1. This is a petition filed under Article 215 of the Constitution of India r/w Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 praying to initiate contempt proceedings against the accused Nos. 1 to 3 for disobeying the order dated 08.03.2013 made in W.A.No.3642/2012 and W.A.Nos.8533-8541/2012 on the file of the Division Bench of this Court.

2. For the purpose of convenience, the complainants are here-in-after referred to as "the petitioners" as mentioned in W.P.Nos.40419- 40428/2010.

3. Brief facts of the case leading to the filing of the contempt petition may be stated as under:

Complainants/petitioners filed writ petitions in W.P.Nos.40419-40428/2010 on the file of this Court against the Chief Secretary (Accused No.1), the Commissioner of Hindu Religious Institution and Charitable Endowments (in short "HRICE") (Accused No.2) and the Executive Officer of Sri. Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple, Nanjangud (Accused No. 3), for quashing the notice issued by the Commissioner of HRICE, dated 31.12.2008 at Annexure-A and to direct the respondent No.2 to pay salary and other benefits. They have pleaded that they were employed under the Mysore Religious and Charitable Institution Act, 1927 as indoor and outdoor temple servants for the purpose of supply of flowers, playing musical instruments, decoiating the temple /chariot, keeping the temple premises clean and to regulate the flow of devotees visiting the temple, on a meagre salary and there was no age limit to retire and not entitled for retiral benefits like Officials of Muzarai temple. It is also stated that after the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 came into force, Accused No.2, by his notice dated 3.1.2005, directed Accused No.3 not to pay salary and other benefits as per the 5th Pay Commission report and retire the petitioners on their attaining age of 60 years. The petitioners and other employees of Accused No.3- Temple challenged the notice of Accused No.2 in W.P. Nos.40419-40428/2010 (S-RES). After the Accused entered appearance in the Writ Petitions, learned Single Judge, by order dated 12.12.2011, allowed the writ petitions directing respondent No.3 (who is Accused No.3 herein) to pay salary of the petitioners in accordance with the Fifth Pay Commission notwithstanding the direction issued by Accused No. 2/Commissioner, subject co the petitioners furnishing security for the due re-payment of monies if they are found disentitled to the same on disposal of the appeal by the Apex Court. The petitioners questioned the correctness of order of the learned Single Judge made in WP Nos.40419-40428/2010 (S-Res) in W.A.No.3642/2012 and W.A.Nos.8533-8541/2012. The Division Bench by order dated 8.3.2013 set aside the condition namely in so far as the direction to furnish security and thus modified the impugned order dated 12.12.2011 in the Writ Petitions. It is alleged that the accused have disobeyed the order dated 8.3.2013 made in the above said Writ Appeals and pray for initiating contempt proceedings against Accused Nos. 1 to 3.

4. We have perused the order sheet in this Contempt Petition. This Civil Contempt Petition was filed on 13.08.2013. According to the roster, contempt petition was listed on 23.10.2013 before the Bench of Mr. Justice K.L. Manjunath and Mr. Justice H.S. Kempanna. They adjourned the case to 25.10.2013, There is no order or direction by the division Bench to post the case before some other Bench. But on 24.10.2013, the Registry suo-motu moved the Hon'ble Chief Justice for assigning the Contempt Petition to some other Bench and thus Hon Tale Chief Justice by his special order dated 24.10,2013 ordered to post this matter before tins Bench. The Registry was directed to put up its report as to why the special order for posting the case before some other Bench was obtained. Accordingly, a report dated 5.11.2013 has been submitted. The reason assigned by the Registry is that Hon'ble Mr. Justice K L Manjunath and Hon'b