- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:490-DB CCC No. 888 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH 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. 888 OF 2022 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. DEEPIKA D HEGDE W/O SRI DINESH HEGDE AGED 31 YEARS R/AT JAYARATHNA HOME MOLAHALLI POST, KUNDAPUR UDUPI DISTRICT DAKSHINA KANNADA - 576 222 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI I.THARANATH POOJARY, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SMT. MONIKA JULIET R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. SRI D.S. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:490-DB CCC No. 888 of 2022 3. SRI SANDEEP G.U. AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY RAJATHADRI MANIPALA UDUPI - 576 104 4. SRI ASHISH REDDY M.V. AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST KUNDAPURA DIVISION KUNDAPURA - 576 201 …ACCUSED (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 2B R/W SECTION 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY AND WILFULLY DISOBEYED THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.13175/2021 DATED 23.08.2021 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:490-DB CCC No. 888 of 2022 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 complainant has filed the present complaint alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 23.08.2021 passed in W.P.No.13175/2021 (GM-MM-S). 2. In terms of the said order, the respondents were directed to consider the complainant's (writ petitioner) prayer for grant of deemed extension of quarry lease in accordance with sub-rule (4) of Rule 8-A of the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994, [Rules]. 3. The respondents have since considered the complainant's request and have accepted the deemed extension of quarry lease albeit subject to certain conditions which according to the complainant are not in conformity with Rule 8-A of the said Rules. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:490-DB CCC No. 888 of 2022 4. Since the directions given to the respondents to consider the complainant's request for deemed extension has been considered, the present complaint is not maintainable. 5. If the complainant is aggrieved by the condition imposed by the respondents, it is open for the complainant to avail appropriate remedies. 6. In view of the above, the present complaint is closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25