- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6533-DB CCC No. 100121 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 16TH 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.100121 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SHRI. IMAMSAB S/O MADARASAB MULIMANI AGE. 78 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O TIPPAYIKOPPA, TQ. HIREKERUR, DIST. HAVERI 581111. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SHIVRAJ S. BALLOLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI. DARSHAN K J PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, KODAMAGGI GRAM PANCHAYAT, KODAMAGGI, TQ. RATTIHALLI, DIST. HAVERI 581116. 2. SMT. LEELAVATI W/O HANUMANTAPPA KABBAR THE PRESIDENT, KODAMAGGI GRAM PANCHAYAT, KODAMAGGI, TQ. RATTIHALLI, DIST. HAVERI 581116. 3. SHRI REVAPPA S/O FAKIRAPPA KEMPRANGANNANAVAR AGE. MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O TIPPAYIKOPPA, TQ. HIREKERUR, DIST. HAVERI 581111. …ACCUSED 4. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. M.M. KHANNUR, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT) MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6533-DB CCC No. 100121 of 2024 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, PUNISH THE RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED FOR WILLFULLY DISOBEYING THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 12/01/2018 PASSED BY THE LEARNED ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, HIREKERUR IN OS NO.201/2017 VIDE ANNEXURE-A & 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Learned counsel for the complainant seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the contempt petition with liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings. The said submission is placed on record. The contempt petition stands dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought. 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.: 30