- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1950-DB CCC No. 200044 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 26TH 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.200044 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. SIDDAYYA S/O MALAKAYYA MATH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, OCC: RETD. ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER, NEKRTC CONTROL OFFICE, KALABURAGI, R/O H.NO.42, RAJESWARI NIVASA, BHOTHARA COLONY, ATANI ROAD, VIJAYAPURA, TQ. AND DIST. VIJAYAPURA-586 108 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. ARUNKUMAR AMARGUNDAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. M. RACHAPPA, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, NORTH-EAST KARNATAKA ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, SARIGE SADANA, MAIN ROAD, KALABURAGI, TQ. AND DIST. KALABURAGI-585 102. 2. SRI. V. ANBU KUMAR, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, Digitally signed by NIJAMUDDIN JAMKHANDI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1950-DB CCC No. 200044 of 2025 KSRTC CENTRAL OFFICE, SHANTI NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 027. 3. SMT. PRIYANGA.M., THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, NORTH-WEST KARNATAKA ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, GOKUL ROAD, HUBLI-589 401. 4. SRI. NARAYANAPPA KURUBAR, THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, NEKRTC, VIJAYAPUR DIVISION, TQ. AND DIST. VIJAYAPURA-586 101. …ACCUSED 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, 153, 1ST FLOOR, 3RD GATE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. …PROFARMA PARTY (BY SRI. MAHANTESH PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1, R3 AND R4; SRI. MALLIKARJUN BASAREDDY, GA FOR R5; V/O DATED 27.02.2025 NOTICE TO R2 DEFERRED FOR PRESENT) THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HIS/THEIR WILLFUL, DELIBERATE, WANTON DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON’BLE COURT DATED 05-08-2024, PASSED IN WP NO. 206973/2014 (S-PRO) AND FURTHER PUNISH THE ACCUSED/S FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1950-DB CCC No. 200044 of 2025 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 Court in WA No.200082/2025 vide order dated 26.03.2025 has granted interim order of stay of the order of learned single Judge of this Court, insofar as payment of arrears is concerned. In view of the same, the contempt petition is dropped with liberty to file fresh contempt petition if, need arises. Sd/- (K NATARAJAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE NJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0