- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7517-DB CCC No. 100097 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 11TH 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.100097 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MARIYAMMA W/O DARA RAJARATNAM, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. H.NO.65, 3RD CROSS, MANTUR ROAD, ARALIKATTI, HUBLI. 2. KONDAYYA S/O DARA RAJARATNAM, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC. PAINTING, R/O. H.NO.65, 3RD CROSS, MANTUR ROAD, ARALIKATTI, HUBLI. 3. GALAYYA S/O DARA RAJARATNAM, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC. PAINTING, R/O. H.NO.65, 3RD CROSS, MANTUR ROAD, ARALIKATTI, HUBLI. 4. ZHANSI RANI D/O DARA RAJARATNAM, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC. PAINTING, R/O. H.NO.65, 3RD CROSS, MANTUR ROAD, ARALIKATTI, HUBLI. - COMPLAINANTS (BY MS. GAYATRI S.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. RUDRESH GHALI, AGE: MAJOR, THE COMMISSIONER, HUBLI DHARWAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, HUBLI-590001. - ACCUSED 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT, M.S.BUILDING, VEEDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. - PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R2) MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.06.12 10:42:18 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7517-DB CCC No. 100097 of 2025 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 ACCUSED FOR DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 22.11.2024 (GM-RES) PASSED BY THIS COURT IN W.P.103934/2024 IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY & ETC. 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) Learned counsel for the petitioners/complainants has filed a memo dated 11.06.2025 stating that the respondents have issued endorsement in terms of the directions of the learned Single Judge. The learned counsel would therefore submit that the contempt petition may be closed granting liberty to the petitioner to raise a challenge to the endorsement issued. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7517-DB CCC No. 100097 of 2025 Placing the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners/ complainants on record the contempt petition stands closed while reserving liberty to the petitioners/ complainants to raise challenge to the endorsement subsequently issued by the respondents. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE BVV, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 9