- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2325-DB CCC No. 200215 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K NATARAJAN AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.200215 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. PARVAT REDDY S/O SHANMUKHAPPA REDDY, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, RESIDENT OF KAWALAGI (K) VILLAGE FARTABAD HOOBLI, TQ. AND DIST. KALABURAGI. 2. SATISH S/O RANOJI KATTIMANI, AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 3. JEENABAI W/O RANOJI KATTIMANI, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD AND AGRICULTURE BOTH RESIDENT OF KAWALAGI (K) VILLAGE VILLAGE POST HIRE KAWALAGA (B) FARTABAD HOOBLI, TQ. AND DIST. KALABURAGI NOW RESIDENT AT JEWARGI ROAD, KOTNOOR (D) POST NANDIKOOR, TQ. AND DIST. KALABURAGI. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. SHARANABASAPPA M. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: Digitally signed by NIJAMUDDIN JAMKHANDI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2325-DB CCC No. 200215 of 2024 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANSOUDHA BENGALURU-560001. …PROFARMA PARTY 2. SMT. FOUZIA TARANUM B, IAS. TEH DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND MAGISTRATE KALABURAGI-585102. 3. SMT. PARVATI REDDY THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KALABURAGI M AND MIP KALABURAGI-585102. 4. SRI. NAGANAGOUDA Y BHAVI THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (M. R) THE MINOR IRRIGATION AND GWD SUB-DIVISION, KALABURAGI-585102. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. MALLIKARJUN C. BASAREDDY, GA FOR R/A-1 TO R/A-4) THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 10 AND 11 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR COMMITTING THE CONTEMPT OF COURT WILLFULLY, KNOWINGLY DISOBEYED AND GROSSLY VIOLATED THE ORDER OF THIS HON’BLE COURT DATED 05.10.2023 IN W.P.NO.202731/2023, OF ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2325-DB CCC No. 200215 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K NATARAJAN AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order of the learned Single Judge dated 05.10.2023 passed in W.P.No.202731/2023 (LA-RES), the operative portion of the order of the learned Single Judge reads as under:- “It is the grievance of the petitioners that, the land belonging to the petitioners has been utilized by the respondent-authorities for construction of Bridge-cum-Barrage without initiating acquisition proceedings. In this regard, petitioners are permitted to make representation to the competent authority seeking redressal of their grievance and if such representation is made within two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order to the respondents 1 to 3 herein, the same shall be considered by the respondents 1 to 3 within eight weeks, thereafter. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of.” - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2325-DB CCC No. 200215 of 2024 02. The respondents have filed an affidavit of Smt. Parvati Reddy, the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Kalaburagi. 03. The said affidavit is placed on record. 04. The said affidavit indicates that the State Government has passed an order as per Section 15 (2) and (3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred as the ‘New L.A. Act’) and that she would prepare the final draft of the final notification to be issued under Section 19 (1) of the New L.A. Act and thereafter, take steps to pass an award and pay the compensation amount in accordance with law. 05. In view of the specific affidavit of the Special Land Acquisition Officer, the present contempt proceedings are dropped recording the undertaking. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2325-DB CCC No. 200215 of 2024 06. It is needless to observe that if the respondents fail to adhere to undertaking, it is open for the petitioner to file a fresh contempt petition. Sd/- (K NATARAJAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE KJJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5 CT:SI