- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2449-DB CCC No. 200181 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 24TH 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. 200181 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI SHARANABASAPPA S/O ANNEPPA KALASHETTI AGED ABOUT: 57 YEARS, R/O PLOT NO.82, SHAHABAZAR, STREET NO. ROAD, NEAR JODI HANUMAN TEMPLE AREA, SUVARNA NAGAR, KALABURAGI. …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. RATNA N. SHIVAYOGIMATH & SRI S.S. HIREMATH, ADVS.,) AND: 1. SRI YASHWANT V. GURUKAR, IAS THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KALABURAGI, DIST: KALABURAGI – 586101. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIKAS SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 01. …PROFORMA PARTY (BY SRI MALLIKARJUN BASAREDDY, GA FOR R2) Digitally signed by RAMESH MATHAPATI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2449-DB CCC No. 200181 of 2023 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 & 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEDIENCE AND DISRESPECTING THE ORDER DATED 31.05.2022 IN WP NO.201129/2022 (KLR-CON), VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: 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 contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 31.05.2022 passed in W.P.No.201129/2022 by the learned Single Judge of this Court. The operative portion of the said order reads as under: “The writ petition is allowed. The impugned endorsement at Annexure-E dated 10.07.2021 issued by the respondent is quashed. The application filed by the petitioner seeking conversion of the land in question from agricultural to non-agricultural purpose is deemed to have been allowed subject to the condition that the petitioner pays the applicable conversion fee on receipt of appropriate demand for the same from the respondent. The respondent is directed to raise an appropriate demand for payment of - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2449-DB CCC No. 200181 of 2023 conversion fee within the period of four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.” 2. The learned Government Advocate has filed the affidavit of the Deputy Commissioner, Kalaburagi along with Annexures-R1 to R7. The affidavit indicates that the complainant has not submitted online application. Hence, intimation letter dated 28.07.2022 was issued to the complainant requesting to make necessary application through online. The said intimation of the Deputy Commissioner is as per the observation of the Co-ordinate Bench in CCC.No.200081/2022 dated 17.03.2023. 3. In view of the intimation letter dated 28.07.2022, the present contempt proceeding is dropped. Sd/- (K NATARAJAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE MCR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11 CT: PS