- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3109-DB CCC No. 200143 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE Mrs JUSTICE K S HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.200143 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. VILAS S/O. TULASIRAM AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O: MUNNALLI VILLAGE TQ. BASAVAKALYAN DIST. BIDAR-585237. …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT.RATNA N. SHIVAYOGIMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. DEVANDRAPPA PANI SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KARANJA PROJECT, BIDAR. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU. …PROFORMA PARTY 3. SRI.KRISHNAMURTHY B. KULKARNI THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU. Digitally signed by KHAJAAMEEN MALAGHAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3109-DB CCC No. 200143 of 2024 4. SRI. ARUN KUMAR KULKARNI SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KARANJA PROJECT, BIDAR. 5. SMT.VAANATHI M M IFS, DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST BIDAR DIVISION, BIDAR. 6. SRI.SURESH MEDUA EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (MINOR IRRIGATION) BIDAR. …ACCUSED (BY SRI.SHIVAKUMAR R. TENGLI, AGA FOR R1 TO R6) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A) INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEDIENCE AND DISRESPECTING THE ORDER DATED 30.11.2020 IN W.P.NO.203613/2019 (LA-RES) VIDE ANNEXURE-C AND B) PASS SUCH OTHER ORDER AS THIS HONOURABLE COURT DEEMS FIT AND PROPER UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3109-DB CCC No. 200143 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND HON'BLE Mrs JUSTICE K S HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) This contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 30.11.2020 passed in W.P.No.203613/2019, wherein the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Bidar was directed to consider the representation of the petitioner / complainant within an outer limit of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order, for consideration of his grievance regarding the claim made to award the compensation insofar as trees situated in the scheduled property. 02. The learned Additional Government Advocate has filed a memo which reads as under: “The respondent No.4 is filing herewith the copy of the order releasing the funds a sum Rs.7,27,564.00 dated 13.06.2025. The copy of the above said order is produced herewith, the same may pending with you and they made as part of the record. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3109-DB CCC No. 200143 of 2024 The above said amount will be released in favour of the complainant within one week from today after complying all the formalities. Hence, the above contempt may kindly be dropped.” 03. Respondent No.4 / Special Land Acquisition Officer, Karanja Project, Bidar is present before the Court. The affidavit undertaking to issue the cheque as noted above is filed. 04. In the light of the above, the contempt proceedings are dropped. The petition is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE Sd/- (K S HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KJJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4 CT:JLR