IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD. DATED THIS THE 2 DAY OF MARCH 2010 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.K. PATIL AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S.PACHHAPUREJ CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE No. 2170 of 2009 (C A) Between: C Mailarappa sb Chanabasappa Bangi, Age: 54 years, Occu: Agriculture, Rio Mulgund, Tq. & Dist. Gadag. Complainant (By Smt. Shashikala Desai, Advocate) And 1. N.y. Prasad, Deputy Commissioner, Gadag, Dist. Gadag. 2. Shivanna Gurupadappa Garag, Project Director, Nagarabhivruddhi Kosha, D.C. Office, Gadag. 3. S.K. Patil, Tahasildar, /h Muncipal Administration, Nagarabhivruddhi Kosha, D.C. Office, Gadag. 4. S.F. Nagatan, Tahasildar, Gadag, Taluk Gadag. 5. Veerayya sb Chandrayya Maridevaramath, Age: 75 years, 0cc: Retd. Govt. Employee, Rio Mulgund, Tal. & Dist. Gadag. 6. Jayaling Chandrashekhar Veenekar, / Chief Officer, Town Panchayat, Mulgund, Tq. Gadag. r I ...espondi’ (NLa This Contempt of Court Case is filed under Section 11 and 12 of the Contempt Of Courts Act, praying to punish the accused for violating the order passed in R.A. No. 72/07 dated 16.08.2007. This Contempt of Court Case coming on for orders this day, Sri N.K. Patil, J., delivered the following: ORDER 1. The instant case is filed by the complainant praying to punish the accused for disobedience of the order of statusquo dated 16.08.2007 passed in R.A. No. 72/07 on the file of Principal Civil Judge (Junior Division), Gadag. 3 2. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for complainant and perused the prayer sought in the petition. As a matter of fact the complainant in fact has got speedy, inexpensive and alternate remedy redressing the matter before the Court below as provided under the relevant provisions of C.P.C. and without resorting to the provisions of law the complainant cannot maintain the petition. Accordingly the contempt proceedings is dropped reserving liberty to the complainant to redress his grievances before the jurisdictional Court and all the grounds urged in the instant petition are kept open. 3. In view of disposal of the contempt petition itself, compliance ofoffice objections is dispensed with. sal 3 UDGE Sd! JUDGE bvv