- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4085-DB CCC No. 100117 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 3RD 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.100117 OF 2024 BETWEEN: L. SHIVAKUMARI W/O LATE JAYAPRAKASH AGE. 56, OCC. NIL, R/O #1684/2, 1ST FLOOR, SIDDAVEERAPPA LAYOUT, 13TH CROSS, DAVANGERE-577004. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. M.R. HIREMATHAD, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHREE MAHESHWAR RAO IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOR AGRICULTURE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, 4TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. 2. SHREE PATIL YALLAGOUDA COMMISSIONER FOR AGRICULTURE, SHESHADRI ROAD, BANGLORE-02. 3. SHREE GIRISH H.C., IFS THE COMMISSIONER, WATERSHED DEPARTMENT, 7TH FLOOR, KAVERI BHAVANA, MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4085-DB CCC No. 100117 of 2024 BANGLORE-560001. 4. SHREE MENDL HANUMAPPA DISTRICT WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (DIRECTOR) BALLARY DISTRICT, BALLARI-583101. 5. SHREE DR. MALLIKARJUN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE WATERSHED DEPARTMENT, HOSPET DISTRICT, BALLARY-583101. 6. SHREE MANJUNATH AGRICULTURE OFFICER, WATERSHED DEPARTMENT, SONDURU TALLUK, DIST. BALLARY-583101. …ACCUSED 7. STATE OF KARNATAKA PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-01 …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST ACCUSED HEREIN FOR DISOBEYING THE ORDER OF THIS HON’BLE COURT ORDER DATED 22.04.2013 IN W.P. NO.5800/2013 VIDE ANNEXURE-D & ETC., 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 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4085-DB CCC No. 100117 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Memo dated 19.2.2025 is filed by the learned counsel for the complainant seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the contempt petition with liberty to file appeal/petition before appropriate forum. Memo is placed on record. Contempt petition stands dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file appeal/petition before appropriate forum. Certified copy of the documents produced in this petition be returned to the complainant after obtaining Photostat copy of the same. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE JTR CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 9