- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11584-DB CCC No. 100390 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100390 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. BASAPPA S/O MUDAKAPPA GORAGUDDI AGE 91 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O MALLUR VILLAGE, TQ. SAUNDATTI, DISTRICT BELAGAVI 591123. 2. SRI. HANAMANT S/O MUDAKAPPA GORAGUDDI AGE 32 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O MALLUR VILLAGE, TQ. SAUNDATTI, DISTRICT BELAGAVI 591123. 3. SRI. SHIVAPPA S/O MUDAKAPPA GORAGUDDI AGE 29 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O MALLUR VILLAGE, TQ. SAUNDATTI, DISTRICT BELAGAVI 591123. - COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. H.M. DHARIGOND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. MALLIKARJUN HEGGANNAVAR THE TAHASILDAR SAUNDATTI TALUK, SAUNDATTI DISTRICT BELAGAVI 591123. - ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA ITS REPRESENTED BY AGA, DHARWAD BENCH AT DHARWAD. - PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRAVEEN UPPAR, AGA FOR A1 & PROFORMA RESPONDENT) Digitally signed by VINAYAKA B V Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11584-DB CCC No. 100390 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 ACCUSED FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 22.11.2023 PASSED IN W.P. NO. 106866/2023 PASSED BY THIS COURT VIDE ANNEXURE-A IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY & ETC. THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) The present contempt petition has been filed asserting disobedience of the direction passed in W.P. No. 106866/2023. In the aforementioned writ petition, which is disposed of as per order dated 22.11.2023, direction at paragraph No. 5 reads as follows: <5. This being the position, this court is of the view that Tahasildar, Saundatti shall take appropriate measures in terms of the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner marked at Annexure-H and proceed further as contemplated in law.= 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate has filed an affidavit and submits that the order of the Assistant - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11584-DB CCC No. 100390 of 2024 Commissioner dated 03.06.2022 was a direction for re- building of file. It is submitted that steps have been taken and records have been placed before the 8Missing File Committee9 on 29.05.2024 and steps have been taken as per law. 3. In the light of the above and accepting the steps taken, it can be said that there is no willful disobedience of the order. Accordingly, proceedings are dropped. Needless to state that the steps to be taken by the respondents should reach logical finality, without unnecessary procrastination. Sd/- (S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) JUDGE BVV, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 14