- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13628-DB CCC No. 100239 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8TH 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.100239 OF 2025 BETWEEN: RAGHURAM, S/O VENKAPPA SHETTY, AGE. 60 YEARS, OCC. CIVIL CONTRACTOR, R/O. CHAMUNDI HEIGHTS, JAYANAGAR, VIDYANAGAR, HUBBALLI 580020. TQ. HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. D.J. NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. K.C. SATISH, THE CHIEF ENGINEER, MINOR IRRIGATION (NORTH) ZONE, VINAYAKA B V Digitally signed by VINAYAKA B V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13628-DB CCC No. 100239 of 2025 NOW AT VIJAYPUR, DIST. VIJAYPUR-382870. 2. SRI. B.C. PATIL, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MINOR IRRIGATION DIVISION-583277, KUSTAGI, TQ. YELBURGA, DIST. KOPPAL. …ACCUSED 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, SECRETARY, PWD DEPARTMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-01, REPRESENTED BY AGA, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) 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 INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST A1 ACCUSED AND A2 ACCUSED FOR OFFENCES COMMITTED BY HIM FOR THE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 31-01-2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENCH AT DHARWAD IN WP NO.106867/2024 (GM- RES) VIDE ANNEXURE-H & ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13628-DB CCC No. 100239 of 2025 THIS CCC 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. ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) This contempt petition is filed complaining disobedience of the order dated 31.01.2025 passed in W.P. No.106867/2024 whereunder this Court directed the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner/complainant in accordance with law and pass necessary orders. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate files an affidavit of the second respondent/accused No.2 – The Executive Engineer, enclosing Office Order dated 30.09.2025, which indicates consideration of the representation of the complainant and intimating the complainant that action will be taken to consider the payment of SD amount in terms of the tender clause on submission of list of family members/legal heir-ship certificate. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13628-DB CCC No. 100239 of 2025 3. In view of the issuance of the endorsement by considering the representation of the complainant, the contempt would no more survive for consideration. We are satisfied that there is substantial compliance of the directions issued by this Court. Accordingly, the contempt proceedings are dropped with liberty to the complainant to challenge the said endorsement, if he is aggrieved by the same. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE KMS, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 10