- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14861-DB CCC No. 100282 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100282 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT. SUMANGALA D/O. SHIVAPPA HALLIKERI @ SMT. SUMANGALA W/O. ANDAPPA KADIYAVAR AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O. SAVADI VILLAGE, TALUK RON, DISTRICT: GADAG. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. H.M. DHARIGOND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. B.S. BHAJANTRI THE TALUK HEALTH OFFICER, TALUK HOSPITAL COMPOUND RON, TALUK: RON, DISTRICT: GADAG-582209. 2. SRI. ANILKUMAR BEVINMARAD THE PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, GRAM PANCHAYATH SAVADI, TALUK: RON, DISTRICT: GADAG-5822093. 3. SMT. VIJAYALAXMI D/O. BASAVARAJ NITTALI @ SMT. VIJAYALAXMI W/O. BALAPPA DALAVAYI AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: NOW SELECTED AS ASHA WORKER R/O. SAVADI VILLAGE, TALUK: RON, DISTRICT: GADAG 582209. Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.11.05 10:41:20 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14861-DB CCC No. 100282 of 2025 4. SMT. MANGALA D/O. SHANKARAPPA HADAPAD @ SMT. MANGALA W/O. MALLAPPA HADAPAD AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: NOW SELECTED AS ASHA WORKER, R/O. SAVADI VILLAGE, TALUK: RON, DISTRICT: GADAG-582209. …ACCUSED 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA IT’S REPRESENTED BY AGA DHARWAD BENCH AT DHARWAD. ….PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. LAXMAN T. MANTAGANI, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED NO.2; NOTICE SERVED TO ACCUSED NOS.1, 3 AND 4; SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR PROFORMA RESPONDENT) 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, ALLOW THE CONTEMPT PETITION AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED. 11.02.2025 PASSED IN WP NO.103171/2017 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT VIDE ANNEXURE-A, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, 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. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14861-DB CCC No. 100282 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) This contempt petition is filed complaining disobedience of the order dated 11.02.2025 in Writ Petition No.103171/2017, whereunder this Court passed the following order: “(i) The petition allowed-in-part. (ii) The impugned resolution dated 24.08.2016 passed by respondent No.5 which selected the respondent Nos.6 and 7 as Asha worker at Savadi village vide Annexure-N stands quashed. (iii) The respondent Nos.4 and 5 shall now reconsider the applications of the petitioner, respondent Nos.6 and 7 bearing in mind the observations made in the course of the order. (iv) The reconsideration and the necessary action shall be complied within three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order, if not earlier.” 2. On issuance of notice, accused have appeared before this Court. Accused No.1 has filed affidavit dated 23.09.2025, as well as affidavit dated 03.11.2025, reporting compliance. Along with the affidavit dated 03.11.2025, accused No.1 has enclosed order dated 30.10.2025 of the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14861-DB CCC No. 100282 of 2025 District Health Family Welfare Officer, Gadag District, appointing the complainant as Asha Worker. 3. As the complainant is appointed as Asha Worker, we are of the considered opinion that the order under complaint is complied. Hence, the further proceedings are dropped. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE SH Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 7