- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5126-DB CCC No. 100057 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH 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. 100057 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. KOTRESH S/O MADIVALAPPA YALAMALI AGE. 66 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O M.G. HAVERI-580001. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SHUBHENDU A. AKALWADI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. VIJAYAMANTESH DANAMMANAVAR AGE NOT KNOWN, OCC. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI-580001. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. V.S. KALASURMATH, AGA FOR A2; NOTICE TO A1 IS SERVED) THIS CCC IS FILED U/S 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, PRAYING TO, HOLD THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED HEREIN GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OF COURT, FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDERS PASSED BY THIS COURT IN WP NO.101290/2024 DATED 23/02/2024, VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF AS THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, 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 MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5126-DB CCC No. 100057 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA) The present contempt proceedings are initiated alleging non-compliance of the order dated 23.02.2024 passed in WP No.101290/2024, wherein this Court had issued a mandamus to the Deputy Commissioner, Haveri to complete the proceedings at Annexure-G to the writ petition, within 60 days. Learned AGA files a memo placing on record a copy of the order dated 19.3.2025, which indicates that the proceedings have been completed. In view of the same, since there is substantial compliance of the order dated 23.02.2024 passed in WP No.101290/2024, the present contempt proceedings are dropped. Pending applications, if any, are disposed of, as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE JTR CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 34