- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43583-DB CCC No. 437 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.437 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. KOMALA W/O P A NAVEEN KUMAR AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS HOUSEHOLD R/O MIG-114, KALLAHALLI, II STAGE VINOBANAGARA, SHIMOGA CITY. 2. SMT. LEELAVATHI W/O R S RAMESH RAO AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS OCC-HOUSHOLD, R/O 'SEETARAMA SADANA' KALA BAIRESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD SHARAVATI NAGARA, SHIMOGA CITY. 3. SUHAS R R S/O R S RAMESH RAO AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS OCC-BUSINESSMAN R/O 'SEETARAMA SADANA' KALA BAIRESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD SHARAVATI NAGARA, SHIMOGA CITY …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. ANUSHA N., FOR SRI. DEVI PRASAD SHETTY, ADV.) Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43583-DB CCC No. 437 of 2024 AND: 1. DR. SELVAMANI S/O NOT KNOW TO THE PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIMOGA DISTRICT, SHIMOGA. 2. CAPTAIN AJITH KUMAR S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS AGE - MAJOR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (EXCISE) D C OFFICE COMPOUND, SHIMOGA CITY. 3. N J NAJARAJAPPA S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANTS AGE MAJOR TAHASILDHAR SHIVAMOGGA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT …ACCUSED THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL VIOLATION AND DISOBEDIENCE OF THE COURT ORDER DATED 08.12.2022 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.54804/2018 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43583-DB CCC No. 437 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) Learned counsel appearing for the complainants has filed a memo seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the contempt petition. 2. The memo reads as under; "The petitioner most respectfully submits as under:- That the petitioners in the above petition submits that the petitioners does not want to press the above petition as the prayer sought by the petitioners has become infructuous. Hence the above petition may kindly be dismissed as withdrawn in the interest of justice and equity." 3. In view of the memo, the contempt proceedings are 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.: 33