- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36010-DB CCC No. 527 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH 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. 527 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI LAKSHMI VENKATESHWARAKALLU KUTUKARA BHOVI SAHAKARA SANGHA (N) (REGISTERED NO.51899/2022) REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MANJUNATH M.V S/O LATE VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT MESGANAHALLI KUNDANA HOBLI DEVANAHALLI TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT BANGALORE-560 110 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SHANKARAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY SRI PANKAJ KUMARPANDE, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001. ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36010-DB CCC No. 527 of 2023 2. SMT R LATHA THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT BEERASANDRA BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 210. 3. SRI DR BAGADIGOUTHAM THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN BANGALORE-560 001. 4. SMT RENUKADEVI THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BEERASANDRA BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT PIN-562 210. 5. SRI N TEJAS KUMAR THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DODDABALLAPURA BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT PIN-561 203. 6. SRI SHIVARAJ THE THASILDAR AND TALUK MAGISTRATE DEVANAHALLI TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT PIN-562 110. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE AS AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 16.06.2022 IN WP.NO.11537/2022 AND ALSO FOR AN ACT OF COMMITTING AN OFFENCE UNDER THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT BY SECURING THE PRESENCE OF THE ACCUSED BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT AND SENT THEM TO CIVIL PRISON BY CONVICTING THEM IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36010-DB CCC No. 527 of 2023 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 RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K) This contempt petition is initiated for the willful disobedience of the order passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.11537/2022, whereby the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has passed the following order:- "5. The writ petition, as such, is disposed of at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to raise their grievance by way of representation before respondent No.1 within a period of ten days from today. In case any such representation is made by the petitioner, it is directed that respondent No.1 i.e., the Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Bengaluru, shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously. The decision so taken shall be communicated to the petitioner." - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36010-DB CCC No. 527 of 2023 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate has filed the compliance affidavit dated 30.06.2024 along with an endorsement dated 31.10.2023. The same depicts that the representation of the complainant has been considered duly. 3. In that view of the matter, the contempt petition does not survive for the further consideration. Accordingly, the contempt petition is closed. Notice discharge. SD/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE CR List No.: 3 Sl No.: 28