- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13484-DB CCC No. 100132 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 26TH 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.100132/2025 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: SRI. MAHADEV S/O. SIDDAPPA SOMANATTI, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O. BOLAKADABI, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SRINAND A. PACHHAPURE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. MALLIKARJUN NAIK, THE JOINT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, BELAGAVI, DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. …ACCUSED 2. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, M. S. BUILDING, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED U/S. 11 & 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 12/02/2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION NO.106605/2024 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A AND TAKE ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13484-DB CCC No. 100132 of 2025 THIS PETITION, 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 VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) Heard. 2. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel on both sides, I.A. No.2/2025 is allowed. Contempt proceedings are restored. 3. Learned counsel for the complainant submits that the Login ID has been created. 4. In view of the said submission and taking note of the memo filed by the respondents, we drop the contempt proceedings. 5. We take note of the presence of Miss.Vasi Reddy Jyotsna, Commissioner, Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Bengaluru. Sd/- (S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) JUDGE RH /CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18