- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3824-DB CCC No. 141 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 141 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. K. RAJAMANIKYAM S/O LATE KUPPU SWAMY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS WORKING AS BLUE PRINTER KGF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 6TH CROSS, ROBERTSONPET KGF - 563 122 KOLAR DISTRICT AND R/A PARANDAHALLI NEW EXTENSION 3RD BLOCK, KGF KOLARA DISTRICT - 563 122. …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. RASHMI K., ADVOCATE FOR SRI SUBRAMANYA BHAT M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI AJAY NAGABHUSHAN SECRETARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3824-DB CCC No. 141 of 2024 GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 01. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE SECRETARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 01. …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 06.07.2023 PASSED IN W.P.NO.9017/2023 (ANNEXURE-C). THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3824-DB CCC No. 141 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Heard learned advocate Ms. K. Rashmi for learned advocate Mr. M. Subramanya Bhat for the complainant and learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan for the respondents. 2. The directions which were brought under the contempt jurisdiction as contained in the order dated 06.07.2023 of learned Single Judge disposing of the writ petition were as under, "Having taken note of the grievance urged by the petitioner that he is due to retire from service on 31st March, 2027 and considering the apprehension expressed by the petitioner that respondent No.2 will not re-deposit a sum of Rs.90 lakh, which has been withdrawn by the respondent No.2 from the corpus fund of the KGF Urban Development Authority, the *respondent No.1 is directed to consider the representations dated 23rd October, 2019 (Annexure-E), 26th November, 2021 (Annexure-E1); 30th May, 2022 (Annexure- E2); 05th December, 2022 (Annexure-E3); and 02nd November, 2022 (Annexure-E4), within an - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3824-DB CCC No. 141 of 2024 outer limit of three weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of." 3. In response to the contempt petition, compliance affidavit is filed. It is stated that the representation of the complainant has been decided. Further more, the endorsement dated 06.05.2024 (copy at page 19 - Annexure-R1), was produced wherein it is stated that Rs.50 lakhs has been deposited in the account of the respondent-The Commissioner, KGF Urban Development Authority. 4. Learned advocate for the complainant stated that the complainant is satisfied with the same. 5. In view of the above, the contempt petition does not survive. It is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40