- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43582-DB CCC No. 440 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.440 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. MR. K S LINGADEVARU S/O LATE SIDDAGANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS R/AT NO.830, 4TH MAIN, 5TH CROSS, NEAR BSVP COLLEGE VIJAYANAGAR BANGALORE - 560 040. 2. SMT. SUMATHI KRISHNAMURTHY W/O N S KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS R/AT NO.701F, BRIGADE GARDENIA JASMINE BLOCK, 9TH CROSS, 11TH MAIN, J P NAGAR 7TH PHASE, BANGALORE - 560 078. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. RAMANANDA A D., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43582-DB CCC No. 440 of 2024 AND: 1. MR. L K ATHEER MAJOR IN AGE, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE -560 001. … ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (UNIVERSITIES) M S BUILDING, BANGALORE- 560 001. … PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAR, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF CONTEMPT COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED BY WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 22.09.2023 PASSED IN GROUP OF WP NO.20623/2023, VIDE ANNEXURE-A, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43582-DB CCC No. 440 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Heard the learned counsel appearing for the complainants as well as the learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondents- State. 2. An affidavit is placed on record today producing documents to show that pension of the complainants have been revised in accordance with the directions issued by this Court. It is submitted that when pension was revised w.e.f. 01.04.1998 in terms of the Government Order dated 15.02.1999, the basic pension payable was Rs.7,691/-. Since the complainants have already got authorized pension of Rs.8,100/-, it is submitted that no amount is paid. 3. It is stated that since fixation of pension had been carried out and fixation had already been done and the complainants were drawing the said pension, no recovery is being effected. 4. The learned counsel for the complainants submits that there are contrary submissions with regard to provisional - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43582-DB CCC No. 440 of 2024 pension. We are of the opinion that those are the matters which cannot be gone into this Contempt of Court case. 5. In the above view of the matter, reserving liberty to the complainants to take up their grievance, if any, in appropriate proceedings, the contempt proceeding is dropped. Notice issued to the respondents/accused shall stand discharged. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE PN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 34