Sri. Mahadevaswamy Vs Sri Ramesh — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2025)

Sri. Mahadevaswamy Vs Sri Ramesh — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.381 OF 2023

BETWEEN:

SRI. MAHADEVASWAMY S/O MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, RESIDING AT SHINDANAPURA VILLAGE AND POST THERANKAMBI HOBLI GUNDALPET TALUK.

Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka

SRI C R SRIDHAR MURTHY S/O LATE RAJAIAH R/AT NO.40 4TH BLOCK, HOSUR ROAD, GUNDLUPET TALUK GUNDLUPET-571 111.

BOTH ARE WORKING AS HELPERS IN

WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT, AT TAGGALUR VILLAGE BEGUR HOBLI GUNDLUPET TALUK-571 111.

SRI H B NANDEESHA S/O LATE BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS,

WORKING AS WATER SUPPLY OPERATOR

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AT DEBUR VILLAGE , NANJANGUD TALUK-571301.

4. SRI MAHESH

S/O MALLEGOWDA G E, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, WORKING AS WATER SUPPLY OPERATOR AT GUNDLUPET TOWN MUNICIPALITY, GUNDLUPET TALUK-571 111.

SRI DASA SHETTY S/O CHIKKA VENKATA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, WORKING AS WATER SUPPLY OPERATOR GUNDLUPET TOWN MUNICIPALITY, GUNDALPET 571 111.

SRI ALIULLA S/O ZABI ULLA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, WORKING AS WATER SUPPLY OPERATOR AT TOWN MUNICIPALITY COUNCIL, GUNDLUPET -571111.

SRI G B ESHWARA S/O G B BOREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, WORKING AS A DRIVER TOWN MUNICIPALITY COUNCIL, GUNDLUPET 571111.

SRI N SHANKAR S/O LATE NAGANNA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, WORKING AS PUMP OPERATOR SINDHU HALLI WATER PUMP OPERATOR,

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NANJANGUD TALUK 571118.

SRI N SHIVA SHANKAR MURTHY S/O NANJAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, WORKING AS PUMP OPERATOR, TAGLOOR VILLAGE, GUNDLUPET TALUK-571109.

SRI NASEEMUDDIN

S/O ABDUL SATTAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER SINDHU HALLI WATER PUMP NANJANGUD TALUK 571118.

SRI NAGAMALLAPPA S/O LATE GURU MALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS A PUMP OPERATOR, THE PUMP HOUSE, NANJANGUD TALUK 571118.

SRI RAMESH

S/O G S CHIKKEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, WORKING AS A WATER SUPPLY ASSISTANT, TOWN MUNICIPALITY COUNCIL, GUNDLUPET 571109.

SRI PUTTASWAMY S/O LATE SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, WORKING AS A WATER SUPPLY ASSISTANT AT TOWN MUNICIPALITY COUNCIL, GUNDLUPET 571109.

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…COMPLAINANTS

(BY SRI. SRINIVAS V., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI RAMESH

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHAMARAJNAGAR DISTRICT CHAMARAJANAGAR-571 313.

STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001.

…ACCUSED

(BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA)

THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 (1) OF THE CONTEMPT'S OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR SHOWING WILLFUL DISRESPECT AND DISOBEDIENCE TO THE ORDER DATED 26.5.2022 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NO.4811/2022 C/W WP NO.15833/2021 (S-REG) VIDE ANNEXURE-A.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

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ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL)

Learned counsel for the complainant has filed a memo dated 25.10.2025 seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the present contempt petition.

The memo reads as under;

"Since the order have been complied nothing survive for consideration hence, this contempt petition may be closed, in the interest of justice and equity."

In view of the aforesaid memo, the contempt

proceeding is dropped.

Sd/(ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE

Sd/(VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE

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