- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6248-DB CCC No.100147 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100147 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. UMESH MURALIDHAR MOHITE, AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. JUNIOR ASSISTANT IN N.W.K.R.T.C. BAGALKOT DVN, BAGALKOT, R/O. NEAR SHIVAJI CIRCLE, JAMAKHANDI, DIST. BAGALKOT. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. M.S. HARAVI, ADVOCATE) AND: MR. SHASHIDHAR M. MARIDEVERAMAMATH THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, N.W.K.R.T.C., CHIKKODI DIVISIONAL OFFICE CHIKKODI, R/BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER, N.W.K.R.T.C., CENTRAL OFFICES, GOKUL ROAD, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580009. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. VEENA HEGDE, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 1950, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH HIM SUITABLY UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 FOR HAVING COMMITTED WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE INTERIM ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE ON I.A. NO.01/2023 IN W.P. NO.145226/2020 DATED 06-12-2023 AS PER ANNEXURE-A IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6248-DB CCC No.100147 of 2024 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 the learned counsel Sri. M.S. Haravi for the complainant and learned counsel Smt. Veena Hegde for the respondent/accused. 2. The above contempt petition is filed complaining disobedience of interim order dated 6.12.2023 passed in WP No.145226/2020. 3. In the meanwhile, the above writ petition stood disposed of before the Lok Adalat on the joint memo filed by the complainant as well as respondent/accused. In terms of joint memo, the respondent/accused was required to appoint the complainant as trainee Junior Assistant-cum-Typist on probation for a period of two years on completion of one year training. 4. Both the learned counsel would submit that the respondent/accused issued an Office Order dated 7.4.2025 filed before this Court along with an affidavit dated 8.4.2025 of the - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6248-DB CCC No.100147 of 2024 respondent/accused appointing the complainant as training Junior Assistant-cum-Data Entry Operator. 5. Learned counsel Sri. M.S. Haravi for the complainant would submit that in view of Office Order dated 7.4.2025 appointing the complainant as trainee Junior Assistant-cum-Data Entry Operator, the present contempt would no more survive for consideration. Accordingly, he prays for dropping the proceedings. 6. Submission of learned counsel for the complainant is placed on record. Further proceedings are dropped. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE JTR CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 32