- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16071-DB CCC No. 17 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 17 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. M. T. KRISHNAPPA S/O. THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, 2. T. THIMMAIAH S/O. THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS, BOTH ARE RESIDING AT 1ST CROSS, BANDIGOWDA LAYOUT, MANDYA - 571 401. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. AKARSH KUMAR GOWDA AND SRI. SAMASHRITHA R., ADVOCATE FOR C1 SRI. ANIL KUMAR S., ADVOCATE FOR C2) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. DR. H.N. GOPALA KRISHNA THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA - 571 401. Digitally signed by MOUNESHWARAPPA NAGARATHNA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16071-DB CCC No. 17 of 2023 3. N.A. KUNJI AHMED THE TAHASILDAR MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA - 571 401. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. HARISHA A.S., AGA FOR PROFORMA R1, A2 AND A3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED HEREIN BY TAKING SUITABLE ACTION TO PUNISH THEM FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 20.7.2017 PASSED IN WP NO.28908-909/2012 (KLR-LG) AND AFFIRMED BY ORDER DATED 17.2.2021 IN WA NO.927/2018 (KLR-LG) IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsel for complainants and learned Additional Government Advocate for respondents/accused are present physically. 2. This contempt proceeding has been initiated by the complainants to take suitable action against respondents/accused for willful disobedience of the order dated - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16071-DB CCC No. 17 of 2023 20.07.2017 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.No.28908-909/2012 (KLR-LG) and affirmed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in WA.No.927/2018 (KLR-LG) dated 17.02.2021. 3. Learned counsel for complainants submits that he has filed a memo dated 17.04.2025 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw this contempt proceeding with liberty to challenge in accordance with law. 4. The said memo is taken on record. 5. In view of the memo filed by learned counsel for complainants, complainants are permitted to withdraw this contempt proceeding. 6. Accordingly, this contempt proceeding is hereby dropped with liberty as sought for. Sd/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE PHM/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26