- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5243-DB CCC No. 113 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 113 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. N NARASIMHAIAH S/O NARASIMHAMURTHY SINCE DEAD BY LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES SMT NARASAMMA W/O LATE N NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS HOUSEHOLD WORK 2. MOHAN KUMAR S/O LATE N NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 3. VIJAY KUMAR S/O LATE N NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT CHAKUVALLI, ADAVANAHALLI POST DABBEGHATTA HOBLI TURUVEKERE TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 215 4. SMT PUSHPALATHA W/O DEVARAJ Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5243-DB CCC No. 113 of 2025 D/O LATE N NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS RESIDING AT No.4 SEEGEHALLI VILLAGE KODIGEHALLI POST MAGADI MAIN ROAD BENGALURU - 560 091 5. B.B. SHIVANNA S/O BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETIRED WATER SUPPLIER/BILL COLLECTOR AMMASANDRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH PRESENTLY RESIDING AT BYADARAHALLI DABBEGHATTA HOBLI TURUVEKERE TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 577 215 6. K.S. PARAMESHWARAIAH S/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RETIRED WATERMAN AMMASANDRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH PRESENTLY RESIDING AT KAGGERE GUBBI TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 577 215 7. A.N. MANJUNATH S/O NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETIRED WATERMAN AMMASANDRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH RESIDENT OF AMMASANDRA DABBEGHATTA HOBLI TURUVEKERE TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 577 215 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5243-DB CCC No. 113 of 2025 8. H.R. SHADAKSHARI S/O RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS WATERMAN AMMASANDRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH TURUVEKERE TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 577 215 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI GANGADHARAPPA A.V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. PRABHULINGA KAVALIKATTI (FATHER NAME NOT KNOW TO COMPLAINANTS) AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION VISHWESHARAIAH TOWER DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 …ACCUSED 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE TO THE ORDER DATED 08.07.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.6880/2018 CERTIFIED COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-D, BE PLEASED TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ACCUSED NO.1 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED NO.1 SUITABLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5243-DB CCC No. 113 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainants have filed the present complaint alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 08.07.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.6880/2018 (S-RES). 2. The operative part of the said order reads as under: "[A] The petition is allowed-in-part directing the second respondent to take every measure that may be necessary to collate all details as regards the rate of pay/salary and emoluments that the petitioners were paid as employees of the Adityapattana Town Municipal Council and Dandinashivara Mandala Panchayath and pass orders in the light of the provisions of Section 115(1)(g) and Section 318 of the Act as extracted. [B] The second respondent shall complete this exercise at the earliest but not later than 30.11.2024 and to facilitate this exercise, the petitioners are reserved with liberty to file a certified copy of this order with the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5243-DB CCC No. 113 of 2025 second respondent within two [2] weeks from the date of receipt thereof." 3. The accused has filed a compliance affidavit regretting the delay. However, affirming that the orders have been complied with. It is affirmed that an enquiry was conducted and the salary details of the writ petitioners have been noted. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the complainants submits that details collated are incorrect and there is no dispute regarding the salaries that were paid to the complainants in the year 2014. He submits that it would be necessary to file a rejoinder to controvert the facts as set out in the proceedings dated 25.02.2025. 5. In the given circumstances, we are unable to accept that any proceedings of wilful disobedience of orders are required to be initiated. The accused have collated the details as directed. The question whether the same are correct cannot be adjudicated in these proceedings. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5243-DB CCC No. 113 of 2025 6. The complaint is accordingly closed. However, the complainants are at liberty to avail substantive remedies if any, in respect of the said proceedings in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS, List No.: 2 Sl No.: 14