- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:322-DB CCC No. 100382 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. 100382 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. N. MOHAN S/O N. NARASAPPA, AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. DAILY WAGE WORKER, R/O. HOUSE NO.176, 14TH WARD, BEHIND VISHAL THEATRE, SANDUR, DIST. BALLARI, KARNATAKA-583 119. 2. D. GANGADHAR S/O D. NINGAPPA, AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. DAILY WAGE WORKER, R/O. NO.39, WARD NO.1, TARANAGAR, SANDUR, DIST. BALLARI, KARNATAKA-583 119. 3. MAILAPPA K. S/O CHANNABASAPPA K., AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. DAILY WAGE WORKER, R/O. WARD NO.19, SMIORE COLONY, NEAR SRISAILA SCHOOL, SANDUR, DIST. BALLARI, KARNATAKA-583 119. 4. YARRISWAMY S/O MAILAPPA, AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. DAILY WAGE WORKER, R/O. WARD NO.4, HOUSE NO.356, V N BADIGER Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.01.22 11:05:47 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:322-DB CCC No. 100382 of 2025 KALER ONI, SANDUR, DIST. BALLARI, KARNATAKA-583 119. & COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI RAMACHANDRA V. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR SRI NANDISH PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI K.A. NAGENDRAPRASAD, I.A.S., DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BALLARI, DIST. BALLARI-583 119. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY AGA. & ACCUSED (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, ADVOCATE FOR A1; SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR PROFORMA R2) 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSONS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 07.01.2025 PASSED IN W.P.106110/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:322-DB CCC No. 100382 of 2025 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, by order dated 07.01.2025 passed in W.P. No.106110/2024 had issued certain directions. The present contempt petition is filed on the ground that the said order has not been complied with. 2. Today, counsel for the 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. 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:322-DB CCC No. 100382 of 2025 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