- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15467-DB CCC No. 100283 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100283 OF 2025 BETWEEN: DEVAPPA, S/O BASAPPA, AGE. 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED FROM SERVICE, R/O. BAHADURABANDI, TQ. & DIST. KOPPAL-583238. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR BALAGERIMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI B.K. PAVITHRA AGE. MAJOR, OCC. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINOR IRRIGATION AND GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. SHRI K.C. SATISH AGE. MAJOR, OCC. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, THE DEPARTMENT OF MINOR IRRIGATION AND GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAPURA-586101. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15467-DB CCC No. 100283 of 2025 3. SHRI N. LINGARAJU AGE. MAJOR, OCC. THE SUPERINDENT ENGINEER THE DEPARTMENT OF MINOR IRRIGATION AND GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT, KALBURGI CIRCLE, KALBURGI-585211. 4. SHRI BASAVARAJ S. PATIL AGE. 58 YEARS, OCC. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, THE DEPARTMENT OF MINOR IRRIGATION AND GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT, KOPPAL-583231, DIST. KOPPAL. 5. SHRI JAGANATH JOTHAGONDA AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, THE DEPARTMENT OF MINOR IRRIGATION AND GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT, KOPPAL-583231, DIST. KOPPAL. …ACCUSED 6. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS AGA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRL. GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,1950, PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR VIOLATION OF THE ORDERS DATED 17/02/2025 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO.106973/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE- A AND TO PASS SUCH OTHER ORDERS AS DEEM FIT UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15467-DB CCC No. 100283 of 2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) This contempt petition is filed complaining disobedience of the order dated 17.02.2025 passed in W.P. No.106973 of 2024, wherein the learned Single Judge has passed the following order: “4. The learned AGA would submit that the issue, no doubt, is covered by the said order, but the petitioner has not challenged the same from 2015 to 2024. After 9 years of the cause of action arising, the petitioner is before this Court. The same submission was made in the aforesaid petition. Moreover, the claim has been turned down by the State only in 2024. The blame cannot be laid to the doors of the petitioner. Therefore, the petition is disposed on the same terms that led to disposal of Writ Petition No.106610/2024. Ordered accordingly.” 2. The respondents/accused filed W.A. No.100605/2025 and the Division Bench, by order dated 12.11.2025 allowed the writ appeal and set aside the order of the learned Single Judge complained herein. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15467-DB CCC No. 100283 of 2025 3. In view of setting aside the order of the learned Single Judge, the contempt petition would no more survive for consideration. Accordingly, the contempt proceedings are hereby closed. Pending interlocutory application, if any, stand disposed of as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE KMS, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 34.5