- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8278-DB CCC No. 100204 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100204 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. PRATHIBA W/O. RUDRAMUNI KAMMAR, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O: GANESH NAGAR, HALIYAL ROAD, DHARWAD-580003. 2. SMT. GAYATRI D/O. RUDRAMUNI KAMMAR, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O: GANESH NAGAR, HALIYAL ROAD, DHARWAD-580003. 3. SMT. PRUTHVIJA D/O. RUDRAMUNI KAMMAR, AGE: 21 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O: GANESH NAGAR, HALIYAL ROAD, DHARWAD-580003. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. SHIVASAI M.PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: SHRI. MAHESH SHIRUR, I.F.S., THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED, ”VANA VIKAS” 1ST FLOOR, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560 003. …ACCUSED Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8278-DB CCC No. 100204 of 2025 THIS CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT AND ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDING AGAINST THE ACCUSED/ RESPONDENT NO.4 FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH THE ORDER OF THIS COURT DATED 11-06-2024 AT ANNEXURE-B PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.104222/2023, AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENT NO.4 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 counsel for the petitioner/complainants submits that the respondents have partly complied with the directions issued by the learned Single Judge and have passed an order appointing the petitioner No.2. However, death benefits of the deceased are yet to be paid. Nevertheless a memo for withdrawal has been filed at the hands of the petitioner/complainants. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8278-DB CCC No. 100204 of 2025 The contempt petition is dismissed as withdrawn while also reserving liberty to the petitioners to seek revival of the contempt petition if the death benefits of the deceased are not paid to the petitioners. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE NAA CT: UMD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30