- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7472-DB CCC No. 100132 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100132 OF 2025 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. PACHAPURE, 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, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. - PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED U/S 11 AND 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 & ETC. MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.06.11 11:35:04 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7472-DB CCC No. 100132 of 2025 THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING ON INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) Learned Government Advocate has filed an affidavit of the Deputy Director of Department of Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Belagavi along with copy of order dated 25.04.2025 in Review Petition No. 100027/2025 wherein learned Single Judge has stayed the order passed in W.P. No. 106605/2024, at the instance of the review petitioner. In that view of the matter, learned Government Advocate submits that the contempt petition may be closed and the parties may be directed to await result of the review petition and thereafter act in accordance with the directions that may be issued in the review petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7472-DB CCC No. 100132 of 2025 Accordingly contempt petition stands closed while directing the parties herein to await result of the review petition. As and when orders are passed in the review petition, and if any directions are issued therein, the parties will accordingly comply with the said orders. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE BVV, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 21