- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35617-DB CCC No. 298 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 298 OF 2023 BETWEEN: GURUNATH VADDE S/O. VAIJINATH RAO AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT No.47 BHAVANI BIJALGOAN, BELKUNI, BHOPALGAD, BIDAR-585 326 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. HANUMANTHAPPA HARAVI B GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. SHILPA M. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH BIDAR-585 401 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. N. PRAVEEN KUMAR, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35617-DB CCC No. 298 of 2023 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR FRAGRANT DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTION ISSUED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. No.10662/2022 DATED 05.12.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, PLEASED KINDLY INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED, HENCE, THIS PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. 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 RAJESH RAI K - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35617-DB CCC No. 298 of 2023 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Heard the learned counsel appearing for the complainant as well as the learned counsel appearing for the accused. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the accused that the directions contained in the order dated 05.12.2022 passed by this Court have already been complied with and an endorsement has been issued considering the representation preferred by the complainant. 3. In the above view of the matter, the Contempt of Court Case is dropped without prejudice to the contentions of the parties and their rights to challenge the endorsement, if aggrieved by the same. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE RAK,List No.: 3 Sl No.: 2