- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4843-DB CCC No. 100350 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH 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.100350 OF 2023 BETWEEN: DR VISHWANATH P. HIREMATH S/O. PARAMESHWAR G.HIREMATH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC. DENTAL SURGEON, R/O. H.NO.3510/A, 29TH CROSS, LINGRAJ NAGAR, SOUTH HUBBALLI, TQ. HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI G.I. GACHCHINAMATH, ADVOCATE.) AND: SMT. KUSUM DEPUTY SECRETARY, DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA, ALWAN-E-GALIB MARG, KOTLA ROAD, NEW DELHI-110001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI M.B. KANAVI, CENTRAL GOVT. STANDING COUNSEL.) THIS CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO, INITIATE AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENTS FOR WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDERS PASSED BY THIS COURT IN W.P.NO.102070/2022 DATED 16/11/2022 PASSED BY THE SINGLE JUDGE, UNDER THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT AND ETC.,. THIS CONTEMPT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4843-DB CCC No. 100350 of 2023 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) This contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of order dated 16.11.2022 passed in W.P.No.102070/2022. 2. Today in Writ Appeal No.100419/2023, this Court has stayed the order dated 16.11.2022, passed in W.P.No.102070/2022. Hence, the present contempt petition would no more survive for consideration. Accordingly the contempt is dropped, with a liberty to the appellant to initiate fresh contempt proceedings on the outcome of the Writ Appeal No.100419/2023. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE MRK CT: UMD. List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23