- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:33-DB CCC No. 100077 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100077 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SHRI PRASHANT @ PARASHURAM BADIGER, S/O. SHAMBHU BADIGER, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: WORKING AS COMPUTER OPERATOR CUM DATA ENTRY OPERATOR, MUNICIPALITY HARUGERI, RAIBAG TALUKA, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, R/O. JANATA PLOT, HARUGERI, RAIBAG TALUKA, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591220. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. HEMANTHKUMAR L. HAVARAGI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. ABHISHEK S. PANDE, THE CHIEF OFFICER/EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, Digitally signed by MANJANNA E Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:33-DB CCC No. 100077 of 2024 TOWNMUNICIPAL COUNCIL, HARUGERI, RAIBAG TALUKA, BELAGAVI DISTRICT- 591220. 2. SHRI DEVARAJ VAIDYA, THE BHARAT RURAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, HARUGERI, RAIBAG TALUKA, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, PIN-591220. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. SANJAY S. KATAGERI, ADV. FOR A1; SRI. LAXMAN T. MANTAGANI, ADV. FOR A2) THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 & 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEYING AN INTERIM ORDER DATED 24/08/2023 PASSED BY THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT IN W.P.NO.105260/2023 (S-RES) PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING ON IA, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:33-DB CCC No. 100077 of 2024 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) The petitioner has filed a writ petition in WP 105260/2023 for directions to the respondents to continue him in his original post and grant all consequential benefits while impugning certain Communication dated 01.08.2023. The Writ Court has granted the interim order on 24.08.2023 directing the respondents not to relieve the petitioner from duty if he is not relieved by that date. According to the complainant, though he is continued to be on the rolls after the order dated 24.08.2023 he is denied salary and has not been assigned any work. The respondents propose to contest these assertions. However, if the complainant himself is categorical that he has not been relieved and is continued in service, he - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:33-DB CCC No. 100077 of 2024 cannot maintain this complaint, and if he has any grievance, he must pursue the same in the writ proceeding. As such, the proceeding, subject to all exceptions, stands dropped. Sd/- (B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE VMB/CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49