- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8171-DB CCC No. 100155 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100155 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. KRISHNAKANT S/O. GANAPATI SHANBHAG, AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED CONDUCTOR, R/O. BANDAR ROAD, NEAR BHAGAVAT PETROL PUMP, KUMAR-581343, TALUK. KUMATA, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA. 2. SMT. SHAKEELA W/O. ARUN BHANDARI, AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED OFFICE HELPER, R/O. KAMATE HITTAL, HONNAVAR, TALUK. HONNAVAR, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA-581334. 3. SRI. VIVEKANAND S/O. ISHWAR HEGDE, AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED SENIOR DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, R/O. H.NO.3/6, ISHWAR NILAYA, SURYA NAGAR, STAGE-II, SULLA ROAD, HUBBALLI-580023, TQ. HUBBALLINAGAR, DIST. DHARWAD. 4. SRI. MARUTI S/O. MAHADEV NAIK, AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, R/O. #1355, INDUSTRIAL AREA HEGADE, MACHAGON, AT: POST: HEGADE, TALUK. KUMATA, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA-581330. SAROJA HANGARAKI Digitally signed by SAROJA HANGARAKI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.07.01 10:57:59 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8171-DB CCC No. 100155 of 2025 5. SRI. YOGESH S/O. DAMODAR VAIDYA, AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED SENIOR ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR, R/O. HOLEGADDE, KUMTA-581327, TALUK. KUMATA, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. RAVI HEGDE, ADVOCATE AND SRI. VINAYKUMAR BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. K.H. SHRINIVAS, AGE. MAJOR, OCC. DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, N.W.K.R.T.C. U.K., DIVISION, HUBBALLI ROAD, SIRSI-581402, TALUK. SIRSI, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. PRASHANT S.HOSMANI, ADVOCATE FOR A1) THIS CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,1950, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT-1971 AND PUNISHED THE ACCUSED PERSON FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER PASSED IN WRIT PETITIONS.103132/2024 (S-KSRTC), 103165/2024 (S-KSRTC), 103166/2024 (S-KSRTC), 103169/2024 (S-KSRTC) AND 103170/2024 (S-KSRTC), DATED 24-07-2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH AND ALSO AWARD COST OF THIS PROCEEDINGS IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8171-DB CCC No. 100155 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) Learned counsel for the respondent has filed an affidavit of the Divisional Controller, Dharwad stating compliance of the directions issued by the learned Single Judge. Annexures-R1 to R5 are the details of the cheques issued to the petitioners, the amount and the acknowledgment at the hands of the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are satisfied with the action taken by the respondent. Learned counsel would however submit that, satisfaction would be subject to honouring of the cheques given by the respondent. 3. Accordingly, the contempt petition stands closed while granting liberty to the petitioners to revive this contempt petition, if the cheques are not honoured for any reason. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE MBS CT: UMD/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14