- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13658-DB CCC No. 100225 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100225 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. B.C. SHRINIVAS S/O. CHANNAPPA AGE. 49 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTORS, R/O. 223/B, 8TH CROSS, MAIN ROAD, 1ST BLOCK, EAST, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 011. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. VINOD SHANKAR PAWAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SRI. SAMEER SHUKLA, PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, VIKASASOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SRI. SUNDAR B. KOLI PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING-DIVISION DEPARTMENT, BELAGAVI-590001. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SRI. D.M. BANNUR PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING SUB-DIVISION DEPARTMENT, BELAGAVI 590001. VINAYAKA B V Digitally signed by VINAYAKA B V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13658-DB CCC No. 100225 of 2025 4. JUNIOR ENGINEER, SRI. BHARAMANANDA DESAI PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING SUB-DIVISION DEPARTMENT, BELAGAVI-590001. …ACCUSED 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PRED DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-01. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR A1 AND PROFORMA RESPONDENT; SRI. SHIVARAJ V. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR A2 TO A4) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER BY EXERCISING ITS JURISDICTION UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT AND TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED HEREIN FOR VIOLATING THE INTERIM ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.102379/2025 DATED 09- 04-2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-A TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE & ETC. THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13658-DB CCC No. 100225 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) This contempt petition is filed complaining disobedience of interim order dated 09.04.2025 passed in WP No.102379/2025. 2. The complainant in the aforesaid writ petition had sought for interim prayer to stay all further proceedings pursuant to impugned order dated 1.3.2025 canceling tender notice. This Court granted interim order of stay as prayed for. 3. The present complaint is filed complaining that despite interim order of stay of further proceedings, the respondents invited fresh tender. 4. On issuance of notice, respondents/accused have appeared before this Court. 5. Learned counsel Sri. V Shivaraj Hiremath files an affidavit of accused No.2, Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Engineering Division, Belagavi stating that respondents would not proceed with the tender process and the accused Nos.2 and 3 would submit that they would not open financial or technical bid during the pendency of writ petition or until further orders to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13658-DB CCC No. 100225 of 2025 be passed in the said writ petition. The said affidavit is placed on record. 6. In view of categorical statement by accused No.2, further proceedings are dropped. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE JTR, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 10