- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2560-DB CCC No. 200236 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 29TH 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.200236 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SABANNA S/O DODDA BHEEMAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O BELGERA VILLAGE, TQ. AND DIST. YADGIRI-585201. 2. HANMANTH S/O DODDA BHEEMAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O BELGERA VILLAGE TQ. AND DIST. YADGIRI-585201. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI ARUNKUMAR AMARGUNDAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M. NARENDRAKUMAR THE ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MINOR IRRIGATION SUB-DIVISION YADGIRI – 585201 Digitally signed by NIJAMUDDIN JAMKHANDI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2560-DB CCC No. 200236 of 2024 2. SMT. PARVATI THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER MINOR AND MEDIUM IRRIGATION PROJECT VIKAS BHAVAN, KALABURAGI – 585102 …ACCUSED 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY VIDHAN SOUDHA BANGALORE -560001. …PROFARMA PARTY (BY SRI MALLIKARJUN C. BASAREDDY,GA FOR R1 AND R3; NOTICE TO R2 SERVED) THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENTS FOR HAVING VIOLATED THE ORDERS PASSED BY THIS COURT IN WP NO.203214/2023 (LA-RES) DATED 01-12-2023 AND PUNISH THE RESPONDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT. 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 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2560-DB CCC No. 200236 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order of the learned Single Judge dated 01.12.2023 passed in W.P.No.203214/2023 (LA- RES). The operative portion of the order of the learned Single Judge reads as under: “(i) Petition is allowed. (ii) A writ of mandamus is issued to respondent nos.3 and 4 with a direction to consider the representations given by petitioner at Annexures ‘F, ‘G’, ‘H’ and ‘J’ in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.” 2. The respondent-State has entered appearance and filed memos dated 30.01.2025 and 20.02.2025. Today they have filed an affidavit of Sri M. Narendrakumar working as Assistant Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department, Sub-Division, Yadagiri. The said affidavit is - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2560-DB CCC No. 200236 of 2024 taken on record. The aforesaid affidavit indicates that the State Government has released Rs.54,60,000/- in favour of the beneficiary in whose favour the land has been utilized without the acquisition. It is submitted that now the respondents would take immediate steps to issue preliminary as well as final notification and thereafter pass award and release the compensation amount in favour of the petitioners. 3. In view of the aforesaid affidavit and the undertaking, the present petition is dropped with liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh contempt petition if the authorities fail to adhere to the undertaking. Sd/- (K NATARAJAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE SWK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2 CT:SI