- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6580-DB CCC No. 133 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 133 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. S R CHANDRASHEKAR S/O RANGASWAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT SONDEKUPPA DASANAPURA HOBLI BENGALURU NORTH TALUK-562 123 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. RAMU VENKATESH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUNIL S.NARAYAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DURGASHREE N. AGED ABOUT MAJOR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER REVENUE DEPARTMENT DODDABALAPURA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-561 203 …ACCUSED 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6580-DB CCC No. 133 of 2025 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560 001 ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA IN WP NO.18931/2023 (LR) DATED 10.01.2024 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AND FURTHER ENFORCE THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6580-DB CCC No. 133 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Following directions in the order of learned Single Judge dated 10.01.2024 while disposing of the writ petition are brought under contempt jurisdiction for their alleged breach, "(i) The impugned orders dated 22nd March, 2019 passed by the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, Bengaluru in Appeal No.783/2013 and order dated 16th March, 2009 passed by the respondent-Assistant Commissioner in case No.LRF:SR(DB):368/2007-08 are hereby quashed and set-aside; (ii) The matter is remitted back to the respondent- Assistant Commissioner to consider the case of the petitioner including the consequences of the subsequent amendment brought to the provisions of Sections 79-A and 79-B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act in Karnataka Amendment No.56 of 2020; (iii) The petitioner shall appear before the respondent-Assistant Commissioner on 06th February, 2024, without waiting for further notice from the Assistant Commissioner; (iv) If revenue entries have been altered pursuant to the impugned order dated 16th March, 2009, the same shall be restored in favour of the petitioner." - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:6580-DB CCC No. 133 of 2025 2. Learned advocate Mr. Ramu Venkatesh who appeared through video conferencing for learned advocate Mr. Sunil S. Narayan for the complainant submitted that the directions are not complied with by the authority and other direction in the nature of restoration of entries etc. is also not complied with. 3. A bare perusal of the directions go to show that learned Single Judge has not prescribed any time limit for the purpose of compliance and for the competent authority to act according to the directions. In that view, it is not possible to put at this stage any of the respondents have committed contempt, much less a willful contempt in not complying with the directions, for, time limit is not set for the authorities in that regard. 4. At the same time, since it will be trite that the directions of the court are complied with, it is provided that the directions shall be complied with within a period eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order by the authority concerned failing which, the complainant will have the cause of action to file contempt petition in respect of non-compliance. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:6580-DB CCC No. 133 of 2025 5. With the aforesaid observations, the present contempt petition is not entertained. It is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6