- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4307-DB CCC No. 100039 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100039 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT. PAVITRA JAIN W/O. LATE PRAKASH J., AGED ABOUT. 37 YEARS, OCC. ANGANAWADI WORKER, AT NADUVINATANDA ANGANAWADI CENTER, R/O. HYARADA, HOOVINAHADAGALI, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR-583217. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI RAVI HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. RAMANAGOUDAR B., AGE. MAJOR, THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, HOOVINAHADAGALI, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR-583219. 2. SHWETA S., AGE. MAJOR, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIJAYANAGAR DISTRICT-560040. 3. SIDDESHWARA N., K.A.S., AGE. MAJOR, THE DIRECTOR, WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. …. ACCUSED 4. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001. …PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI MADANMOHAN M.KHANNUR, AGA FOR PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT; NOTICE TO A1 AND A2 ARE SERVED) Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4307-DB CCC No. 100039 of 2025 THIS CONTEMPT PETITION 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 TAKE COGNIZANCE OF AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE INTERIM ORDER PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.105487/2022 (S-RES), DATED 26.09.2024, VIDE ANNEXURE-D, PASSED BY THE SINGLE JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH AND ALSO AWARD COST OF THIS PROCEEDINGS, IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Heard learned counsel Sri.Ravi Hegde for complainant and learned Additional Government Advocate for respondents/accused Nos.1 to 3. 2. This contempt petition is filed by the complainant for disobedience of interim order dated 26.09.2024, passed in Writ Petition No.105487/2024. This Court passed an interim order as sought for in the writ petition. In writ petition, the following is the prayer with regard to interim relief, which reads as under: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4307-DB CCC No. 100039 of 2025 INTERIM RELIEF “Pending disposal of the captioned writ petition, this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to stay the further process of selection pursuant to Notification dated 12.08.2024 number:U.NI.VI/MA.MA.A.E/I.CI.DI/Aam.KA/Aa m.SA/NEE.PRA/2024-25, issued by the 2nd respondent only in so far as Naduvinatanda Anganawadi Centre is concerned, vide Annexure- E and Notification dated 06.09.2024 number: SHI.A.YO/HU.HA/Aam.KAA/Aam.Sa/NEE.PRA/20 24-25, issued by 1st respondent, vide ANNEXURE-F, in the ends of justice and equity.” 3. The complainant had sought stay of further process of selection, in pursuance to notification dated 12.08.2024, to the post of Anganawadi Worker to Naduvinatanda Anganawadi Centre. It is the allegation of complainant that though the interim order was communicated to the respondents/accused Nos.1 to 3, the respondents were proceeded to publish provisional selection list in Annexure-H on 07.02.2025. 4. This Court, on 14.02.2025, has ordered notice to the respondents/accused Nos.1 to 3 returnable by 05.03.2024. 5. Today, learned Additional Government Advocate, filed an affidavit of the Deputy Director Women and Child - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4307-DB CCC No. 100039 of 2025 Development Department, Vijayanagara District, wherein, paragraph No.5 reads as follows: “5. I humbly submit that, there are some communication gap. Hence, I published provisional list. After noticing the interim order passed by this Hon’ble Court, I took steps to stop further proceedings of selection. I seek apology from this Hon’ble Court and I undertake that, I will not take steps in further selection process. I will withdraw the provisional selection list.” 6. It is to be noted that the respondents/accused Nos.1 to 3 have only published provisional selection list and process is not completed by publishing final list or by appointing someone to the post of Anganawadi Worker. 7. In the above circumstances, the affidavit states that the provisional selection list would be withdrawn. The said undertaking of accused No.2 is placed on record. 8. In view of the above, further proceedings of contempt petition is dropped. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE PMP, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32