- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:52-DB CCC No. 100263 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 6TH 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. 100263 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SADASHIV S/O. MAHADEV AWALE, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O: AMBEDKAR NAGAR, RAIBAG – 591 317, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. … COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. NEELOPANT SHRIHARSH ASHOK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI. ARAVIND SHRIVASTAVA, IAS, THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SHRI. MOHAMMAD ROSHAN, IAS, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, BELAGAVI - 590 001, TQ / DIST: BELAGAVI. 3. SHRI. SUBHASH SAMPAGAVI, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CHIKODI SUB-DIVISION, CHIKODI - 59, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI. Digitally signed by VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:52-DB CCC No. 100263 of 2025 4. SHRI. SURESH RAMU MUNJE, THE TAHASILDAR, RAIBAG TALUK, RAIBAG – 591 317, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALURU – 560 001. … ACCUSED (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, LEARNED COUNSEL FOR A1 TO A4; SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR PROFORMA R5/A5) 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, INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR INTENTIONALLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 12.06.2024 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO. WRIT PETITION NO.101985/2023 (S-RES) AT ANNEXURE-B PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CONTEMPT 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:52-DB CCC No. 100263 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. In Writ Petition No.101985 of 2023, the following order has been passed: “ORDER a) Writ petition is partly allowed. b) Endorsement dated 09.12.2022 issued by respondent No.4 as per Annexure-A is quashed. c) Consequently, respondent No.4-Tahasildar is directed to consider the representations dated 19.02.2020 and 23.09.2022 as per Annexures-P & Q made by the petitioner for payment of his salary / honourary payment, in accordance with law and communicate decision so made within an outer limit of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. d) In view of the disposal of the petition, pending applications, if any, do not survive for consideration and the same are disposed of.” 2. On the ground that the accused have not complied with the said order, the present contempt petition is filed. 3. Learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4 has filed a memo dated 06.01.2026 and has also produced an endorsement dated 23.12.2025, wherein the jurisdictional Tahsildar has - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:52-DB CCC No. 100263 of 2025 considered the request of the complainant and rejected the same. 4. In the light of the said endorsement, the directions issued in Writ Petition No.101985 of 2023 stands complied with. 5. For the aforesaid reason, the contempt petition is hereby dismissed. 6. It is needless to state that if the complainant is aggrieved by the endorsement issued by the jurisdictional Tahsildar, he is always at liberty to challenge the same in the manner known to law. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE Sd/- (B. MURALIDHARA PAI) JUDGE VNP / CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8