- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13791-DB CCC No. 100121 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 100122 of 2025 CCC No. 100123 of 2025 AND 1 OTHER IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100121 OF 2025 C/W CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100122 OF 2025 CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100123 OF 2025 CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100169 OF 2025 IN CCC NO.100121/2025 BETWEEN: DATTATREYA S. GUDDALLI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC. ASST. ENGINEER TECHNICAL, R/O: C/O. UMESH ARAMANI, NO.71, LAXMIVAN, SHIRUR PARK, VIDYANAGAR, HUBLI 580031. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. MALLIGAWAD, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. PANKAJ KUMAR PANDEY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.10.29 11:00:44 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13791-DB CCC No. 100121 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 100122 of 2025 CCC No. 100123 of 2025 AND 1 OTHER REPRESENTED BY KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU 560009. 2. VIJAY B.P. THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR (HUMAN RESOURCE) KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU 560009. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. ANIRUDH A. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO, INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ACCUSED NO.1 FOR THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED. 29/11/2024 PASSED IN W.P. NO.105510/2024, VIDE ANNEXURE-C. IN CCC NO.100122/2025 BETWEEN: PRABUHISINGH S/O. GURAPPA HAJERI AGE: MAJOR, OCC. ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, R/O. C/O. UMESH ARAMANI, NO.71, LAXMIVAN, SHIRUR PARK, VIDYANAGAR, HUBLI 580031. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. MALLIGAWAD, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. PANKAJ KUMAR PANDEY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13791-DB CCC No. 100121 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 100122 of 2025 CCC No. 100123 of 2025 AND 1 OTHER THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU 560009. 2. VIJAY B.P. THE DIRECTOR (HUMAN RESOURCE) THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR (HUMAN RESOURCE), KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU 560009. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. ANIRUDH A. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT,, PRAYING TO, INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ACCUSED NO.1 FOR THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 16/12/2024 PASSED IN W.P.NO.107440/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-C. IN CCC NO.100123/2025 BETWEEN: …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. MALLIGAWAD, ADVOCATE) UMESH K. ARAMANI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC. ASST. ACCOUNTS OFFICER, R/O. C/O. UMESH ARAMANI, NO.71, LAXMIVAN, SHIRUR PARK, VIDYANAGAR, HUBLI 580031. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13791-DB CCC No. 100121 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 100122 of 2025 CCC No. 100123 of 2025 AND 1 OTHER AND: 1. MR. PANKAJ KUMAR PANDEY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU 560009. 2. VIJAY B.P. THE DIRECTOR (HUMAN RESOURCE) THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR (HUMAN RESOURCE) KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU 560009. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. ANIRUDH A. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO, INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ACCUSED NO.1 FOR THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 29/11/2024 PASSED IN W.P.NO.105509/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-C. IN CCC NO. 100169 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SHREEDHAR NAGAPPA GOUDAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC. ASST. ENGINER ELETRICAL R/O. C/O. UMESH ARAMANI NO. 71, LAXMIVAN, SHIRUR PARK, VIDYANAGAR, HUBLI 580031. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. MALLIGAWAD, ADVOCATE) - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13791-DB CCC No. 100121 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 100122 of 2025 CCC No. 100123 of 2025 AND 1 OTHER AND: 1. MR. PANKAJ KUMAR PANDEY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU 560009. 2. VIJAY B.P. THE DIRECTOR (HUMAN RESOURCE) THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR (HUMAN RESOURCE), KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU 560009. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. ANIRUDH A. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO, INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ACCUSED NO.1 FOR THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 29/11/2024 PASSED IN W.P.NO.105511/2025. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13791-DB CCC No. 100121 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 100122 of 2025 CCC No. 100123 of 2025 AND 1 OTHER ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) The above contempt petitions are filed complaining disobedience of order dated 29.11.2024 passed in WP Nos.105510/2024, 107440/2024, 105509/2024 and 105511/2025, whereunder, learned single judge of this Court passed the following order: “(i) Petition is allowed (ii) Writ of mandamus is issued directing the respondent-KPTCL to include the name of petitioner in the list of promotion for the post of Assistant Engineer (Ele.) (Diploma (KKR) with effect from 26.06.2024 and consider the case of petitioner for promotion without being influenced by the pendency of the criminal prosecution and pass suitable orders in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.” 2. The said order was subject matter of writ appeal No.100058/2025 and connected appeals. The order of the learned single judge was confirmed and appeals were dismissed. It is stated that against the order of learned single judge as well as in the writ appeal, SLPs were filed before the Hon’ble Apex Court and SLPs were dismissed by the order dated 07.07.2025. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13791-DB CCC No. 100121 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 100122 of 2025 CCC No. 100123 of 2025 AND 1 OTHER 3. Subsequent to dismissal of the SLPs confirming the order of the learned single Judge and order passed in writ appeal, the respondents-accused issued OM dated 20.08.2025 promoting the complainants to the cadre of Assistant Executive Engineers with the following conditions:- “1. ¸ÀzÀjAiÀĪÀgÀ eÉõÀÖvÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß PÀæ.¸ÀA.4 gÀ°è£À ²æÃ.¸ÀÄzsÁPÀgÀ¸Áé«Ä JA, ¦£ï- 17549 gÀªÀgÀ ªÉÄÃ¯É ¤UÀ¢ü¥Àr¸À¯ÁVzÉ. 2. ¸ÀzÀjAiÀĪÀjUÉ ¤ÃrgÀĪÀ ¥ÀzÉÆãÀßwAiÀÄÄ £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄzÀ°è ¨ÁQ EgÀĪÀ Qæ«Ä£À¯ï ¥ÀæPÀgÀt ¸ÀASÉå:26/2017 gÀ CAwªÀÄ wæðUÉ M¼À¥ÀnÖgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. 3. ¥ÀzÉÆãÀßw ªÉÃvÀ£ÀªÀ£ÀÄß ¢£ÁAPÀ: 26.06.2024 jAzÀ PÁ®à¤PÀªÁV(National Fixation) ¤UÀ¢ü¥Àr¹, DyðPÀ ¯Á¨sÁA±ÀªÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄPÀ PÁAiÀÄð¤ªÁðºÀPÀ EAf¤AiÀÄgï(«)(r¥ÉÆèêÀiÁ) ºÀÄzÉÝUÉ ªÀgÀ¢ ªÀiÁrPÉÆAqÀ ¢£ÁAPÀ¢AzÀ ªÀÄAdÆgÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀĪÀÅzÀÄ. 4. ¸ÀzÀjAiÀĪÀgÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ:30.08.2025gÀ M¼ÀUÉ PÁAiÀÄð«ªÀÄÄQÛUÉÆAqÀÄ, ¸ÀܼÀ¤AiÀÄÄQÛUÉƽ¹zÀ PÀZÉÃjAiÀÄ°è ¸ÉÃgÀÄ«PÉ CªÀ¢üÃAiÀÄ M¼ÀUÁV PÀvÀðªÀåPÉÌ ºÁdgÁUÀvÀPÀÌzÀÄÝ, vÀ¦àzÀÝ°è PÀ«¥À椤 £ËPÀgÀgÀ [ªÀ.².¤ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ªÉÄÃ] ¤§AzsÀ£ÉUÀ¼ÀÄ 1987 gÀAvÉ CeÁÕ¥Á®£À ¯ÉÆÃ¥ÀªÉAzÀÄ ¥ÀjUÀt¸À¯ÁUÀªÀÅzÀÄ.” 4. The complainants are promoted rightly subject to the outcome of the criminal proceedings pending against them and pay is directed to be fixed in the promotional post notionally and financial benefits are granted from the date of reporting to the duty. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13791-DB CCC No. 100121 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 100122 of 2025 CCC No. 100123 of 2025 AND 1 OTHER 5. Learned counsel for the complainants submits that the complainants ought to have been paid arrears on promoting the complainants from the date i.e. 26.06.2024, 16.04.2018, 03.10.2016 and 26.06.2024 as directed by the learned single judge. We do not find merit in the said submission. 6. The respondents-accused in official memorandum dated 20.08.2025 directed fixation of pay notionally from i.e. 26.06.2024, 16.04.2018, 03.10.2016 and 26.06.2024 which would be in accordance with the direction of the learned single judge. 7. In view of the official memorandum dated 20.08.2025, promoting the complainants to the cadre of Assistant Executive Engineer(Diploma)(Kalyana Karnataka), we are of the view that there is substantial compliance of the order passed by this Court subject to the outcome of the criminal proceedings against the complainants. Complainants are at liberty to claim any other benefit - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13791-DB CCC No. 100121 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 100122 of 2025 CCC No. 100123 of 2025 AND 1 OTHER subject to the out come of the pending criminal proceedings. 8. Accordingly, further proceedings are dropped. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE HMB Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 7