- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9392-DB CCC No. 100052 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100052 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. KOMARIGOUDA S/O POTHALINGANA GOUDA OCC. CLERK CUM DATA ENTRY OPERATOR, TALURU GRAM PANCHAYAT, AGE. 35 YEARS, R/O. TALURU, TQ. SIRUGUPPA, DIST. BALLARI-583103. 2. VIJAY S/O HARIJAN ADEPPA AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. CLERK CUM DATA ENTRY OPERATOR, BEERAHALLI GRAM PANCHAYAT, R/O. BEERAHALLI, TQ. SIRUGUPPA, DIST. BALLARI-583103. 3. SHRI. DADASAHEB S/O SILRASAB D. AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. CLERK CUM DATA ENTRY OPERATOR, KALLINGERI GRAM PANCHAYAT, R/O.KALLINGERI, TQ. SANDUR, DIST. BALLARI-583128. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. JAYANT RAMACHANDRA ITAGI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. UMA MAHADEVAN ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJA DEPARTMENT, MULTI STORY BUILDING, BANGALORE, 3RD FLOOR, 3RD GATE, KARNATAKA-560001. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.08.04 11:44:49 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9392-DB CCC No. 100052 of 2025 2. DR. ARUNDHATI CHANDRASHEKHAR THE COMMISSIONER, KARNATAKA PANCHAYAT RAJ COMMISSIONERATE OFFICE, KALIDAS MARG, GANDHINAGAR, BANGALORE-560009. 3. SHRI. R.S. SANKANUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BALLARI-583102. 4. SHRI. GIRIJA SHANKARA RECRUITMENT AUTHORITY AND DEPUTY SECRETARY, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BALLARI-583102. …ACCUSED 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY A.G.A. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRAVEEN UPPAR, HCGP FOR A1,A2,A4 & R5; SRI. V. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR A3) 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, PUNISH TO ACCUSED NO.1 TO 4 IN CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS FOR HAVING COMMITTED CIVIL CONTEMPT OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER IN W.P.NO.101721/2024 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE HIGH COURT VIDE ANNEXURE-A & ETC. THIS CCC 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9392-DB CCC No. 100052 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) The present contempt petition has been filed seeking to take appropriate action and punish accused Nos.1 to 3 for having committed willful contempt of order dated 9.7.2024 passed in WP No.101721/2024, a copy of which is produced at Annexure-A. 2. The observation made by the learned Single Judge while disposing off the writ petition is in the context of setting aside the order at Annexure-A. It is to be noticed that subsequent to disposal of the writ petition pursuant to the observation made therein, fresh notification has been issued on 30.09.2024. It is to be noticed that as against the said notification dated 30.09.2024, WP No.107842/2024 has been filed attacking the correctness of the procedure followed in issuance of notification dated 30.09.2024. Further, insofar as said proceedings in WP No.107842/2024, the interim order has been granted on 22.01.2025 making the impugned seniority list subject to result of the said writ petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9392-DB CCC No. 100052 of 2025 3. In the present writ petition, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that order of learned Single Judge had made certain observation regarding procedure which has not been followed while issuing notification dated 30.09.2024. 4. Nevertheless, noticing that WP No.107842/2024 has been filed in which all contentions have been raised, the present proceedings are dropped while making it clear that all contentions of the petitioners including as raised in the present petition are kept open and dropping of the proceedings must not be construed as adjudication as regards the contentions raised in WP No.107842/2024. Pending applications, if any, are disposed off as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) JUDGE JTR CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 11