- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:320-DB CCC No. 100109 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100109 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT. KHATOONBI W/O LATE REHAMATULLA, AGE. 58 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O. DOOR NO.126, WARD NO.23, GOLA STREET, KAUL BAZZAR, BALLARI-583 101. & COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. VADIRAJA PADAKANDLA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI N. LINGARAJU, K.E.S., AGE. MAJOR, OCC. SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCE MINOR IRRIGATION CIRCLE, O/O. MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, SHAMBHOGNLLI, KALABURAGI, TQ. AND DIST. KALABURAGI, PIN CODE-585 102. 2. SHRI K.V. NAVEENAKUMARA, AGE. MAJOR, OCC. ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, V N BADIGER Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.01.22 11:05:38 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:320-DB CCC No. 100109 of 2025 WATER RESOURCE MINOR IRRIGATION CIRCLE, O/O. MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, TQ. AND DIST. BALLARI, PIN CODE-583 104. 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. & ACCUSED (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, ADVOCATE FOR A1 AND A2; SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR PROFORMA R3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED NO.1 AND 2 FOR WILLFULLY DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 02/12/2024 PASSED BY THIS COURT IN W.P. NO.106725/2024 AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:320-DB CCC No. 100109 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. This Court on 02.12.2024 in WP No.106725/2024, has passed the following order: <i. Petition is allowed. ii. Writ of mandamus is issued directing respondents to consider the representation dated 22.07.2024 by taking into consideration the orders passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.107600/2017(SKAT) within an outer limit of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.= The present contempt petition was filed on the ground that the said order had not been complied with. 2. Today, counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2 /accused Nos.1 and 2 has filed an affidavit of the present Executive Engineer of the Minor Irrigation Department along with an endorsement issued to the complainant dated 12.01.2026, which states that the request of the complainant has been rejected. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:320-DB CCC No. 100109 of 2025 3. In our opinion, this amounts to compliance of the order passed in WP No.106725/2024. Accordingly, the contempt petition is hereby dismissed, reserving liberty to the complainant to challenge the endorsement, if he is so advised. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE Sd/- (B. MURALIDHARA PAI) JUDGE VB CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 8