- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47451-DB C.C.C. No.228/2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.228/2023 BETWEEN: 1. N.K. DOMBAR AGED 59 YEARS WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER AT TOWN PANCHAYAT KUNDGOL - 581 113 R/AT. 6TH CROSS RAJESHWARI NAGARA RANI BENNUR, KUNDGOL - 581 113. 2. NAGARAJA M.G. WORKING AS COMMITTEE SECRETARY AT CITY CORPORATION SHIVAMOGGA - 590 001 AGED 45 YEARS S/O CHANDRASHEKHARAPPA M.G. R/AT SRI TEERTHALINGESHWAR NILAYA 2ND CROSS, BASAVESHWAR NAGAR SHIVAMOGGA. 3. SUDHAKAR B. PUJAR AGED 46 YEARS S/O BEERAPPA HUDCO COLONY BAGALKOT ROAD, VIJAYAPURA. 4. VIVEK BANNE WORKING AS OFFICE MANAGER AT DISTRICT URBAN DEVELOPMENT CELL Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: High Court Of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47451-DB C.C.C. No.228/2023 BELGAVI - 577 428 AGED 39 YEARS S/O YADAVAPPA R/AT AP SHIRGAON CHIKODI (T), BELGAVI. 5. SMT. SHEELA BAI WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER AT SHAHABAD, 585228 AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS PLOT NO. 3, BHEEMNAGAR KAKADE CHOWK RING ROAD NEHRU GUNJ, KALABURGI 585104. 6. MALLANAGAOUD BIRADAR WORKING AS COMMITTEE SECRETARY AT VIJAYAPURA MAHANAGARA PALIKE-586101 AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS S/O APPANAGOUDA AT HOSAHALLI POST, TUMBAGI TUMBAGI TALIKOTI, MUDDEBIHAL BIJAPUR 586214. 7. SMT. PREETI WORKING AS OFFICE ASSISTANT (REVENUE) AT VIJAYAPURA MAHANAGARA PALIKE-586109 AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS D/O SHIVANAND KUMASAGI C/O GURURAJ GADED NO.304, NEAR RAMBHAPURI TELEPHONE QUARTERS, KANAKASANDRA BADAVANE, VIJAYAPURA 586109. 8. SRI. VINAY KUMAR HOLEPPAGOL AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS S/O SABAPPA, NO.01 DEVI APARTMENT, YALAKKI SHETTAR COLONY VIDYAGIRI, DHARWAD 580004. 9. SRI. HANAMANT MUDHOL WORKING AS OFFICE ASSISTANT (REVENUE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47451-DB C.C.C. No.228/2023 AT HUBBALI-DHARWAD MAHANAGARA PALIKE-580004 AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O SANGAPPA MUDHOL MUGALKHOD, TQ RAIBAG BELAGAVI 591235. 10. SRI. DANESHWARI B. PATIL WORKING AS OFFICE ASSISTANT (REVENUE) AT HUBALI-DHARWAD MAHANAGARA PALIKE-580004 AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS S/O BASALINGAPPA, BASAVNAGAR AT POST GOKAK, BELGAUM 591307. 11. SRI. BHARATH .A WORKING AS CHEF OFFICER AT SHIKARIPURA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 577427 AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS S/O PUTTA NAIK .A 1780/6, GANGASHRI, 1ST MAIN 6TH CROSS, VINAYAKA EXTN. VIDYANAGAR, DAVANAGERE 577005. 12. ARUN KUMAR E.N. WORKING AS COMMITTEE SECRETARY AT SHIVAMOGGA TOWN PANCHAYAT VIJAYANAGAR 577201 AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS S/O NAGARAJAPPA E SINGRIHALLI VILLAGE HARAPANAHALLI TALUK VIJAYANAGAR 583137. 13. SRI. NAGARAJA WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER AT UDUPI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 576101 AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS S/O KARIWALAPPA, BA PAMANAKALLUR MANVI, RAICHUR 584120. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47451-DB C.C.C. No.228/2023 14. SMT . BHARATI WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER AT TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, GURMITKAL-585214 AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS D/O CHENNABASAPPA H NO 3-966/3, BASAVA NIVAS ATTAR COMPOUND, GAZIPURA JAGAT KALABURAGI 585101. 15. SMT. VIJAYANANDINI .M WORKING AS COMMITTEE SECRETARY AT KMDAS RAJAJINAGARA-560010 AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS D/O ANJANEYA, NO.12, C B NAGAR SULIBELE, HOSKOTE TALUK BENGALURU RURAL 562129. 16. SMT. JYOTI V. UPPAR WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER AT TOWN PANCHAYAT LOKAPUR-587122 AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS D/O VITTAL AT POST, JEERAGAL, MUDHOL BAGALKOT 587313. 17. SRI. MANJUNATH PARASHURAM GULED WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER AT TOWN PANCHAYATH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O PARASHURAM, HEBBALLI PLOT NEAR MODEL HIGH SCHOOL NAVALGUND, DHARWAD 582208. 18. AKSHATA .H WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER AT MANKI TOWN PANCHAYAT-581348 AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS D/O HANUMANT SHIVU HALLER AT BIRKODI, POST KAGAL KUMTA TQ UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT 581351. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47451-DB C.C.C. No.228/2023 19. SRI. HUCHCHESH SHANKARAPPA CHITTARAGI WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER AT MANKI TOWN PANCHAYAT 581348 AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O SHANKARAPPA PRABHAT NAGAR, KUDCHI ROAD JAMAKHANDI, BAGALKOTE (D)-587301. 20. SRI. PRAKASH MATHAD WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER AT TOWN PANCHAYAT CHANNAMMANA KITTUR - 591 115 AGED 42 YEARS S/O BASAYYA R/AT AP HONNIHAL, BELAGAVI (T) AND (D). 21. SMT. ASHWINI AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS D/O GEMSINGH CHAWAN NO.8-1545/AI/D NEAR SEVLAL MANDIR SHIVAJI NAGAR, KALBURGI-585104. 22. MANJUNATHA 23. RAMESH D. GANDKAR. 24. K.T. KATAGI. 25. PRADEEP KUMAR A.B. [COMPLAINANTS 22 TO 25 ARE DELETED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 24.03.2023]. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. A. MAHESH CHOWDHARY, ADV.,) AND: 1. T. MANJUNATH SECRETARY - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47451-DB C.C.C. No.228/2023 DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA MS BUILDING BENGALURU - 560001. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1976, PRAYING TO SUMMON THE ACCUSED AND TRY THEM FOR HAVING COMMITTED CONTEMPT OF COURT BY DISOBEYING THE ORDERS OF THIS HONBLE COURT BENGALURU IN WP NO.15333/2022 DATED 11.10.2022 AT ANNEXURE-A AND SENTENCE THEM FOR THE SAME. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This contempt petition is filed alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 11.10.2022 passed in W.P.No.15333/2022 by the learned Single Judge, wherein, the learned Single Judge has disposed of the writ petition based on the undertaking in the form of affidavit and the submissions placed on record. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47451-DB C.C.C. No.228/2023 2. The respondents/accused filed a compliance affidavit on 09.06.2023. The affidavit indicates that the promotional committee has decided to give promotion from the cadre of Chief Officer Grade II to Chief Officer Grade I and consequently they have effected the promotion as per Annexures-R1 and R2. 3. In view of the affidavit and documents enclosed along with the affidavit, we are of the considered view that there is a substantial compliance of the order of the learned Single Judge and there is no wilful disobedience. The contempt proceedings are dropped granting liberty to the complainants to assail the orders, if so advised. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE ABK, List No.: 3 Sl No.: 1