IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ C.C.C. No.1571/2019 (CIVIL) BETWEEN:
1 . SRI. M.K.N. MURTHY @ M.K. NARASIMHA MURHTY AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS RETIRED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION, R/AT NO.648 RAVI NILAYA, SIT MAIN ROAD TUMAKURU - 572 103.
2 . SRI. V. SUBBARAYAPPA S/O LATE H. VEERANNA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS RETIRED TASK FORCE COMMANDER KARNATAKA LAND. ARMY CORPORATION, R/AT: NO.1462 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN ROAD JUDICIAL LAYOUT, G.K.V.K. POST BENGALURU - 560 055.
3 . SRI. B. SRINIVASA REDDY S/O BHANDRA REDDY AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS RETIRED ASSISTATN DIRECTOR KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION, R/AT NO.3417/8 1ST MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS GAYATHRI NAGARA BENGALURU - 560 021.
4 . SRI. B.H. BADARABANDI S/O HANUMANTHARAYA BADARABANDI AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RETIRED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION R/AT GANGOTHRI NILAYA GACHCHINAKATTI COLONY BLDE ROAD, VIJAYAPURA - 586 103.
5 . SRI. B. SHANKARAPPA S/O BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS RETIRED TASK FORCE COMMANDER KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION R/T NO.69, 2ND MAIN, BHARATI LAYOUT SADDUGUNTE PALYA BENGALURU - 560 029.
6 . SRI. N. MARIGOWDA S/O NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS RETIRED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION R/AT NO.13, 3RD MAIN ROAD VENKATAMMA RAMAIAH LAYOUT MATHIKERE, BENGALURU - 560 054.
7 . SRI. B. MUDDAIAHA S/O LATE BYLAPPAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS RETIRED TASK FORCE COMMANDER KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION R/AT KAMALA NIVAS, K.P.K. ROAD 4TH CROSS, SAPTAGIRI EXTESION TUMKUR – 572 103.
8 . SRI. ABDUL AZEEZ S/O LATE M. ABDUL KHADAR AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS RETIRED TASK FORCE COMMANDER KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION R/AT NO.6, GROUND FLOOR 3RD CROSS, K.H.B. MAIN ROAD R.T. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032.
9 . SRI. M. THIMMARAYAPPA S/O LATE MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS RETIRED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION R/AT: NO.45/A, 4TH "A" MAIN ROAD 4TH CROSS, GOVINDARAJ NAGR BENGALURU - 560 040.
10 . SRI. K. NAGARAJA S/O LATE SHREKANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS RETIRED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION R/AT J.C.R. 7TH CROSS CHITRADURGA – 577 501.
11 . DEVARAJ M.G S/O LATE M.L GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.953 2ND CROSS, 10TH MAIN AGB LAYOUT, OPP: SAPTAHAGIRI HOSPITAL, BANGALORE – 78.
12 . SRI. D.S. CHILANI S/O LATE SHANKRAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RETIRED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION R/AT: PLOT NO.6, ANJANA NAGARA MALAMARUTI EXTENSION SECTOR NO.8, BELAGAVI – 570 017.
13 . SRI. G.K. LINGAPPAIAH S/O LATE G. KESHAVAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS RETIRED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION R/AT: NO.008, SHARAVATHI GOKULA APARTMENT, 5TH CROSS DWARAKA NAGAR, NEAR PESIT COLLEGE, HOSAKEREHALLI BSK 3RD STAGE BENGALURU - 560 085.
14 . SRI. B. LINGACHAR S/O LATE LINGACHARYA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS RETIRED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KARNATAKA LAND ARMY CORPORATION R/AT NO.1932, 5TH CROSS SUBHASH NAGARA, MANDYA.
15 . SMT. SARASWATHI W/O LATE SURYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT NO63-C, PAPANNA BUILDING GOVINDAPURA, BENGAURU NORTH NEAR ARABIC COLLEGE BENGALURU - 560 045.
16 . SMT. MANGALA M. SHIGIHALLI W/O LATE M.S. SHIGIHALLI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT PLOT NO.36/45M 11TH CROSS BHAGYANAGARA, HINDAWADI BELAGAVI - 590 011.
17 . SMT. NIRAMALA D. GULLANAVAR W/O LATE D.G. GULLANNAVARA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT NO.8/80, "A" INDRAPRASTHA NO.16, BASTIBALA, PAMPA CIRCLE HUBLI ROAD, LAKSHMESHWARA GADAG DISTRICT - 582 116.
18 . SMT. RATHNAMMA W/O LATE B. NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.3049, SUDHAMA NILAYA NEAR ROYAL SCHOOL, CHINTAMANI CHIKKABALLAPURA DISRICT – 563 125.
19 . SMT. KUSUMAVATHI W/O LATE MAHADEVAIAHA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT: MANDARA, BEHIND P & T QUARTERS, SHANKARIPURAM HASSAN - 573 201.
20 . SMT. ANSAR UNNISA W/O LATE ABDUL HAKEEM AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT: NO.127, C.V. ROAD 4TH CROSS, BANNIMANTAP "A" LAYOUT, MYSORE - 570 015.
…COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. M. SUBRAMANYA BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND:
SRI. ATHIQUE A.K, IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA RURAL DEVELOPMENT & PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001.
(BY SRI. V. SREENIDHI, AGA) ... ACCUSED THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DELIBERATE AND INTENTIONAL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON’BLE COURT MADE IN W.P. NO.8221-8240/2018 DATED:09.04.2018 AS PER ANNEXURE-F AND TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW BY ALLOWING THIS CONTEMPT PETITION WITH EXEMPLARY COSTS AND TO PASS APPROPRIATE SUITABLE ORDERS.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ARAVIND KUMAR J, MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R
Learned AGA has filed counter affidavit enclosing endorsement dated 12.09.2018 –Annexure-R-2 and endorsement dated 20.11.2019 – Annexure-R-3 issued to complainants whereunder request of complainants have been considered and rejected and direction issued to first respondent to consider the joint representation submitted by complainants has since stood complied.
In that view of the matter, contempt proceedings stands dropped. However, complainants are at liberty to challenge the communication dated 12.09.2018 – Annexur-R-2 as well as endorsement dated 20.11.2019 - Annexure-R-3 in appropriate proceedings and no opinion is expressed on the merits of the claim.
SD/- JUDGE SD/- JUDGE DR