- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6598-DB CCC No. 100294 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100294 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. B.S. GAONKAR, ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTOR, AGE. 61, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O. “TIRUMALA, NO.84/6, 1ST CROSS, GANDHINAGAR, DHARWAD-580001. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI V.M. SHEELAVANT, SRI VINAY S.KOUJALAGI, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY IT’S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PORTS, INLAND WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-01. DR. ANILKUMAR B.H. 2. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD., PORTS AND INLAND WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, DHARWAD DIVISION, DHARWAD-01, DR. T.S. MURLIDHAR. 3. THE CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC ACCOUNT COMMITTEE KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6598-DB CCC No. 100294 of 2024 SECRETARIAT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-01, DR. K.S. KRISHNAREDDY. …ACCUSED (BY SRI G.K.HIREGOUDAR, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE.) THIS CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT AGAINST THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENTS FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDER PASSED BY THIS COURT IN C.C.C.NO.100247/2022 DATED 17/01/2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-D AND TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR ACT OF CONTEMPT ON SUCH TERMS AS THIS COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND ETC.,. THIS CONTEMPT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: 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) Learned counsel Sri V.M.Sheelavant after arguing the matter for some time, seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the contempt petition with liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6598-DB CCC No. 100294 of 2024 2. Submission of the learned counsel is placed on record. The contempt petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE MRK CT: UMD. List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26