- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8685-DB C.C.C. No.165/2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.165/2023 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SHRIPAD MAHABALESHWAR HEGDE S/O LATE MAHABALESHWAR HEGDE AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/A NO.121, PRAGATI NAGAR SIRSI-581402 UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT. 2. SRI. B.S. KRISHNA S/O B.V. SATYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT. 5TH CROSS, PRAGATI NAGAR SIRSI-581402 UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT. 3. SRI. SHIVRAM S/O VISHNU BHAT AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/A 5TH CROSS, PRAGATI NAGAR SIRSI-581402 UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT. 4. SMT. SAROJINI W/O SUBHAS HEGDE AGED ABOUT 52 EYARS R/AT. 10TH CROSS PRAGATI NAGAR. SIRSI-581402 UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT. Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8685-DB C.C.C. No.165/2023 5. SMT. S.R. JAYANTHI W/O LATE K.S. SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/A NO.124/A/9 10TH CROSS, PRAGATI NAGAR SIRSI-581402 UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SMT. NAMRATASHREE HEGDE, ADV., FOR SRI. SATISH K, ADV.,) AND: 1. DR. S. SELVAKUMAR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS M S BUILDINGS BENGALURU-560001. 2. MR. DEVARAJ .R AGE MAJOR ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD, SIRSI DIVISION SIRSI-581401 UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT. 3. MR. PRABHULING KAVALIKATTI AGE-MAJOR THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT URBAN DEVELOPMENT CELL DC OFFICE UTTARA ANNADA DISTRICT KARWAR-581301. 4. MR. KESHAV JOGALE AGE-MAJOR THE COMMISSIONER CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8685-DB C.C.C. No.165/2023 SIRSI-581401 UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT. 5. MR. SHIVANAND JADAR THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE SIRSI-581401 UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT. 6. DR. SUMANTH B.E. THE TAHSILDAR SIRSI-581401 UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT. …ACCUSED 7. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS M S BUILDING BENGALURU-560001. …. PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. S.R. KHAMROZ KHAN, AGA FOR PROFORMA R7, A1 TO A6) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED HEREIN FOR COMMITTING WILFUL BREACH OF THE UNDERTAKING GIVEN TO THIS HON'BLE COURT BY WAY OF A MEMO ON 07.04.2021 IN W.P.NO.4146/2020 AND PUNISH THEM FOR HAVING VIOLATED THE SAID UNDERTAKING, INTENTIONALLY & ETC. 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 VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8685-DB C.C.C. No.165/2023 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) This Contempt of Court Case is filed alleging non compliance of the directions issued by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.4146/2020 (GM-RES-PIL) dated 07.04.2021. The operative portion reads as under: "2. What survives for consideration is the second substantive prayer in the petition. A memo has been filed on record by the State Government which indicates that a work order has been issued to the contractor on 22nd March, 2021. A copy of the same annexed to the memo records that the work will have to be completed by the contractor within a period of eleven months. 3. In view of the documents filed along with the memo, no further directions are required to be issued at this stage. The petition is, therefore, disposed of. All pending applications do not survive and accordingly stand disposed of." 2. It is submitted by the learned Government Advocate that the directions contained in the judgment have been complied with in full. A compliance affidavit to - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8685-DB C.C.C. No.165/2023 that effect is also placed on record 30.08.2024 and written statement and rejoinder have been also been placed on record. Learned Government Advocate, today submits that the entire work has been completed and that the storm water drains have also been handed over. This aspect is not seriously disputed by the learned counsel for the complainant as well 3. In the above view of the matter, we are of the view that there is no willful contempt committed by the accused. The Contempt of Court Case is accordingly dropped. Notice issued to the accused stands discharged. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE BSR/List No.: 3 Sl No.: 23