- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11161-DB CCC No. 100238 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100238 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MRS. LALITHA GIRISH HATTARKI AGE. 53 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O PLOT NO.10898, 1ST MAIN, 5TH CROSS, BEHIND SAIT PETROL PUMP, SADASHIV NAGAR, BELAGAVI. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SANGRAM S. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. AHAMED ASHIK O.S OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX (INVESTIGATIONS), 2ND FLOOR, SURESH COMPLEX, SANJAY GANDHI NAGAR, BELLARY 583101. …ACCUSED 2. THE UNION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT, NEW DELHI. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. M. THIRUMALESH & SMT. ROOPA ANAVEKAR, ADVOCATES FOR A1 AND PROFORMA RESPONDENT) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 1950, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR HAVING COMMITTED CONTEMPT BY VIOLATING THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE HIGH COURT DATED 26/09/2024 IN W.P.NO.110664/2019 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11161-DB CCC No. 100238 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) Learned counsel for respondent No.1 files a memo along with communication dated 28.07.2025 and submits that the direction of the learned Single Judge has been complied with. 2. Learned counsel for the complainant submits that unless the documents sought for are made over to him, he will not be in a position to prosecute the proceedings initiated under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the assessment years 2013-14 to 2018-19. It is submitted that he would challenge the order refusing to divulge information within four weeks. 3. In light of the order passed by the respondent, the proceedings are dropped. Needless to state that in light of the liberty being reserved to challenge the action of the respondent and taking note of the observations made by the learned Single judge directing non-precipitation till - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11161-DB CCC No. 100238 of 2025 consideration of the representation, it would be appropriate that respondent – Authorities not to take any precipitative action in 153-C proceedings for a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) JUDGE VP, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 14