- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13813-DB CCC No. 100383 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100383 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SHRI MALLIKARJUN VEERANGOUDA PATIL AGE. 75 YEARS, OCC. PRESENT CHAIRMAN OF VIJAY MAHANTESH VIDYA VARDHAK SOCIETY R/O. ILLKAL, TQ. HUNGUND, DISTRICT BAGALKOT-587101. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. V.M. SHEELAVANT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR. RICHARD VINCENT SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (MINES), VIDHANSOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. SHRI. GIRISH R. DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KHANIJA BHAVANA, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. 3. SMT. K.M. JANAKI THE HON’BLE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BHARATHI H M Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.10.16 10:46:34 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13813-DB CCC No. 100383 of 2023 BAGALKOT, DISTRICT-587101. 4. SMT. K.M. JANAKI THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BAGALKOT DISTRICT 587101. 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA ….PROFORMA RESPONDENT …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GANGADAR J.M. AAG FOR SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR PROFORMA RESPONDENT; SRI. HARSH DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR PROPOSED R6) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, SECURE THE PRESENCE OF THE ACCUSED, INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AND PUNISH THEM FOR HAVING COMMITTED CONTEMPT OF THE ORDER DATED 05/04/2016 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN RSA NO.100193/2016 AND RSA NO.100194/2016 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13813-DB CCC No. 100383 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Learned counsel for the complainant Sri V.M. Sheelavant seeks leave to withdraw the contempt petition and to go before the RSA Court with liberty to urge all the grounds. Submission is placed on record. Contempt petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE VMB CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 19