- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:756-DB CCC No. 100353 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 22ND 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. 100353 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI CHANDRASHEKAR S/O PARAMANNA MANAMATTI, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELE), R/O. #2051, NO.2051, VANASIRI NAGAR, BEHIND AKASHAVANI PRASARA KENDRA, SATTUR, DHARWAD-580 009. … COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. BINDU GANACHARI, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI PANKAJ KUMAR PANDEY, MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, CORPORATE OFFICE, KPTCL, KAVERI BHAVAN, 1ST FLOOR, BENGALURU-560 009. … ACCUSED (BY SRI B.S. KAMATE, ADVOCATE) 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 WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 14/08/2025 PASSED IN W.P. NO.102643/2025 (S-PRO), IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. V N BADIGER Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.01.28 11:19:40 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:756-DB CCC No. 100353 of 2025 THIS PETITION IS 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. This Court on 14.08.2025 in WP No.102643/2025, has passed the following order: “i. Petition is allowed. ii. Writ of mandamus is issued directing the respondents to consider the representations dated 20.07.2024 and 25.07.2024 at Annexures H and H1, before releasing the seniority/promotion list to the post of Superintending Engineer or Chief Engineer.” The present contempt petition was filed on the ground that the said order had not been complied with. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent/accused submits that the request of the complainant has been considered and rejected and the respondent/accused has - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:756-DB CCC No. 100353 of 2025 produced the endorsement in this regard along with the memo dated 21.01.2026. 3. In our opinion, the endorsement issued by the concerned department amounts to compliance of the order passed in W.P. No.102643/2025. 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.: 10