IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CCC NOS.1161 AND 1195 OF 2019 (CIVIL) BETWEEN:
1. SRI. S.P. MAHENDRAN AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS SON OF SRI. S. PONGIANNAN CARE OF NILAGIRI GOWDA HOSA UPAHARA BEEDI BEHIND GOVERNMENT P.U. COLLEGE PIRIYAPATNA BETTADAPURA-571 102.
2. SRI. S.R. HANUMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS SON OF SRI. RAMEGOWDA RESIDING AT SURAGALLI VILLAGE HOLEHANAHALLI POST OFFICE BETTADAPURA-571 102 MYSURU DISTRICT. ... COMPLAINANTS (BY SMT. B.V. VIDYULATHA, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. SRI. SOMASHEKAR SENIOR GEOLOGIST (MINES) DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO.4, GAGANACHUMBI DOUBLE ROAD KUVEMPU NAGARA MYSURU-570 023.
2. SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVANA RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. ... ACCUSED (BY SRI. A.K. VASANTH, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED NOS.1 AND 2) THESE CONTEMPT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED HEREIN AND TO TAKE SUITABLE ACTION FOR THEIR WILLFUL VIOLATION OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 22.02.2019 IN WRIT PETITION NOS.48211-48213 OF 2018 (GM-MMS) AND TO GRANT ALL CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS.
THESE CONTEMPT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER These contempt petitions are filed on the ground that the order dated 22.02.2019 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition Nos.48211- 48213 of 2018 has been disobeyed. In terms whereof, the respondents were directed to issue transport permits to the petitioners therein on payment of royalties. Since, the same was not done, the instant petitions are filed.
2. A counter affidavit is filed by accused No.1. He has stated that transport permits could be issued only upon payment of royalties. In terms of Annexure-R2, namely a communication by one of the petitioners, the same would indicate that payments were made on 31.07.2019. Consequently, permits have been issued on 03.08.2019.
3. In view of the same, we find no good ground to proceeding further. The proceedings are dropped.
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JUDGE JUDGE ST