- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50238-DB CCC No. 655 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 655 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. SRINIVASA MURTHY S/O CHIKKA PILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RETIRED TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR KARNATAKA STATE KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD R/AT CHOKKANDAHALLI VILLAGE NAGAMANGALA POST JANGAMAKOTE HOBLI SIDLAGHATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT 562 102. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI ARUN A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DR. D.B. NATESH THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KARNATAKA STATE KHADI AND Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50238-DB CCC No. 655 of 2025 VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD KHADI BHAVAN NO.10, JASMA BHAVAN ROAD BENGALURU 560 052. …ACCUSED (BY SRI S. H. RAGHAVENDRA, A.G.A., FOR R-1; DR. SHRIDHAR HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR A-2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST 2ND ACCUSED FOR HAVING COMMITTED CONTEMPT TO THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NO.47382/2014 DATED 04.07.2024 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE- C AND TO CAUSE THE 2ND ACCUSED TO BE PROSECUTED AND PUNISH FOR SUCH ACTS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA) 1. The present CCC is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 04.07.2024 wherein, it is ordered as under: [A] The petition in W.P. No.47382/2014 is allowed quashing the Board's order dated 22.09.2014 [Annexure-A] and the petition in W.P. No.20597/2012 is disposed of directing the Board to extend notional - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50238-DB CCC No. 655 of 2025 promotion to the petitioner from the date he was entitled to and grant all consequential benefits as permissible in law. [B] The petitioner, to receive such benefits, shall be at liberty to file a certified copy of this order with the Board within four [4] weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order and Board, within three [3] months from the date of receipt of such certified copy, shall communicate the details of the calculation and the payments payable to the petitioner. 2. The accused has filed the compliance affidavit and also filed a memo placing on record the pension payment order dated 24.11.2025, whereunder the amounts payable to the complainant have been quantified. 3. The learned counsel for the complainant submits that the payments are yet to be made. 4. Learned counsel for the accused submits that since the requisite orders have been passed, the payment shall be made in due course. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50238-DB CCC No. 655 of 2025 5. In view of the aforementioned, the above complaint is closed with liberty to the complainant to revive the same, if payments are not received within a period of four weeks from date. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 27