- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1911-DB CCC No. 200043 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K NATARAJAN AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 200043 OF 2025 BETWEEN: TUKARAM S/O SHRIPATI MAHEPATI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: NIL R/O MALEGAON VILLAGE, TQ. & DIST. BIDAR – 585403. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. VENKATESH C. MALLABADI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI. KRISHNA BAJPAI, IAS THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER KALABURAGI REGION, VIKAS BHAVAN MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, KALABURAGI – 585101. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY & SOCIAL WELFARE, VIKAS SOUDA, 9TH FLOOR & 10TH FLOOR, VISHVESHWARIAH TOWER, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560001. …PERFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHIVAKUMAR TENGLI, AGA FOR R2; NOTICE TO R1 – SERVED) Digitally signed by RAMESH MATHAPATI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1911-DB CCC No. 200043 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR CIVIL CONTEMPT OF COURT AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE AGAINST THE DIRECTION PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN ORDER DATED 21.11.2024 IN W.P.NO.202986/2024, THE CERTIFIED COPY OF WHICH IS AT ANNEXURE-A, AND TO AWARD APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT TO THE ACCUSED AND TO PASS ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE ORDERS AS MAY BE NECESSARY IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K NATARAJAN AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 21.11.2024 passed in W.P.No.202986/2024 by the learned Single Judge of this Court. The operative portion of the said order reads as under: “(i) The writ petition is allowed; (ii) The impugned order at Annexures-J and K are set aside; the matter is remitted back to the respondent No.2 for reconsideration of fresh in accordance with law, bearing in mind the observations made in this order. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1911-DB CCC No. 200043 of 2025 (iii) The respondent No.2 shall notify the petitioner as well as Mallikarjun and provide them sufficient and reasonable opportunity and hear them and reconsider the application filed by the petitioner afresh in accordance with law. (iv) Liberty is reserved to file pleadings, documents, etc., in favour of the petitioner and Mallikarjun which shall be considered by the respondent No.2 who shall conclude the proceedings within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondent No.1 has filed a memo along with the copy of the order dated 20.03.2025. 3. In view of the same, the present contempt petition is closed with a liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order dated 20.03.2025, if so advised. Sd/- (K NATARAJAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE MCR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18 CT: PS