- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36416-DB CCC No. 429 of 2024 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. 429 OF 2024 BETWEEN: ITI RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION No.283, SHREYAS, 1ST CROSS BHCS LAYOUT, UTTARAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 061 REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI NAIK V.S., ADV.) AND: 1. SRI NEERAJ MITTAL CHAIRMAN, TELECOM COMMISSION AND TELECOM SECRETARY MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF TELECOUMMUNICATION SACHAR BHAVAN, NO.20, Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36416-DB CCC No. 429 of 2024 ASHOKA ROAD NEW DELHI - 110 011. 2. SRI RAJESH RAI CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ITI LIMITED, CORPORATE OFFICE ITI BHAVAN, DOORAVANINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 016. …ACCUSED THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HONBLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 24.05.2023 PASSED THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP No.21784/2019 (S-RES) VIDE ANNEXURE-A. 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:36416-DB CCC No. 429 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Learned counsel for the complainant has filed a memo dated 11.06.2025 stating as under; "The complainant has filed the above Contempt Petition for non-consideration of the order passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P. No. 21784/2019 dated 24.05.2023. During the pendency of the above proceedings, the accused respondent declined to grant the relief claimed by the complainant vide communication dated 02.05.2024 which is under challenge by filing a separate Writ Petition in W.P. No.4171/2025. In that view of the matter, the complainant prays that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to dispose of the above Contempt Petition as having become infructuous in view of the subsequent proceedings initiated by the Complainant by filing separate writ petition in W.P. No. 4171/2025, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. Memo is recorded. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36416-DB CCC No. 429 of 2024 3. In view of the memo, the contempt proceeding is dropped. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE PN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 65