- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4226-DB CCC No. 365 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH 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. 365 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. RAJALAKSHMAMMA W/O LATE RANGANATHAN N. AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/O POST OFFICE ROAD MADHUVANA HALLI, KOLLEGALA TQ CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT - 571 440. 2. SMT. SUSHEELA D/O LATE RANGANATHAN N. AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O MATADAVEEDI,. KIRGAVAL VILLAGE, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 424. 3. SRI. HARISH R. S/O LATE RANGANATHAN N. AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O POST OFFICE ROAD, MADHUVANA HALLI KOLLEGALA TQ. CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT -571440. Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4226-DB CCC No. 365 of 2024 4. SMT. R. SUMANA D/O LATE RANGANATHAN N. AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O NO.929/12-2, 2ND STAGE INDEERA NAGARA OPP TO RAILWAY STATION KADAKOLA, MYSORE-571 311. 5. SMT. ROOPA R. D/O LATE RANGANATHAN N. AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O NO.1227/1, 3RD MAIN, 8TH CROSS VIVEKANANDA NAGARA, MYSORE - 571 311. 6. SRI. N. CHANNAPPAIAH S/O LATE SRI. NAGESHWARAIAH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS 7. SRI. N. BALARAJU S/O LATE SRI. NAGESHWARAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 8. SRI. N. UMASHANKARA S/O LATE SRI. NAGESHWARAIH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/O POST OFFICE ROAD MADHUVANA HALLI, KOLLEGALA TQ. CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT -571 440. COMPLAINANT NOs.1 TO 8 ARE REP. BY THEIR GPA HOLDER SRI. N. RAVINDRANATH S/O LATE SRI. NAGESHWARAIAH - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4226-DB CCC No. 365 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/O POST OFFICE ROAD MADHUVANA HALLI, KOLLEGALA TALUK CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT-571 440. 9. SRI. N. MAHADEVAN S/O SRI. LATE A. NANJASHETTY AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS R/AT MASANASHETTY ROAD MADHUVANAHALLI, KOLLEGALA TALUK CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT-571 440. 10. SMT. RAJAMMA W/O N. MAHADEVAN AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT MASANASHETTY ROAD MADHUVANAHALLI, KOLLEGALA TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT-571 440. 11. SMT. NIRMALA C. W/O SRI. LATE A. NATARAJU AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT MASANASHETTY ROAD MADHUVANAHALLI, KOLLEGALA TALUK CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT-571 440. 12. SMT. G. ARASA SHETTY S/O SRI. LATE GURUNANJASHETTY AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS R/AT MASANASHETTY ROAD MADHUVANAHALLI, KOLLEGALA TALUK CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT-571 440. 13. SRI. N. SIDDAPPA SHETTY - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:4226-DB CCC No. 365 of 2024 S/O SRI. LATE NAGASHETTY @ NAGASWAMY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/ AT CHIKKADEVASTHANA ROAD MADHUVANAHALLI, KOLLEGALA TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT-571 440. 14. SRI. A. NANDISH S/O SRI. C. ASHOK KUMAR AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS RESIDING AT MAIN ROAD MADHUVANAHALLI KOLLEGALA TALUK CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT-571 440. 15. SMT. SAROJAMMA. M W/O SRI. LATE M. NAGASUNDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS R/AT NO.7/476A, 4TH CROSS SOUTHERN EXTENSION KOLLEGALA TOWN-571 440 CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT. 16. SMT. RAJESHWARI S. W/O SRI. LATE RAJENDRAPRASAD AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT NO.269, 1ST STAGE 8TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS R.P.C. LAYOUT, HAMPINAGARA VIJAYANAGARA, BENGALURU-560 040. 17. SMT. UMADEVI D/O LATE SRI. B. M. MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:4226-DB CCC No. 365 of 2024 REP BY HER LEGAL GUARDIAN HER BROTHER SRI. SIDDALINGASWAMY M. S/O SRI. LATE B. M. MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/ AT NO. 673, RENUKA NILAYA 22ND A CROSS, 18TH MAIN, BSK 2ND STAGE BENGALURU-560 070. …COMPLAINANTS (BY Ms. JAHNAVI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R.GOULAY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. DR. SELVA KUMAR I.A.S. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PORTS AND INLAND WATER AND TRANSPORT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. K.S.KRISHNA REDDY, K.E.S. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AND PROJECT DIRECTOR, PROJECT IMPLEMENATION UNIT KARNATAKA STATE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (KSHIP) PWD COMPLEX BUILDING K.R.CIRCLE, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. SMT. SHILPA NAG C.T, IAS THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT CHAMARAJANAGARA - 571 313. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:4226-DB CCC No. 365 of 2024 4. SRI. RAJESH KALAPPA MUNCI. THE ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KSHIP SUB-DIVISION KOLLEGALA - 571 440 CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT. 5. SRI. SHIVAMURTHY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KOLLEGALA SUB-DIVISION KOLLEGALA - 571 440 CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT. …ACCUSED 6. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PORTS AND INLAND WATER AND TRANSPORT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND RULE 5 OF HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS) RULES, 1972, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DELIBERATE AND INTENTIONAL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 28.11.2023 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT MADE IN W.P.NO.23713/2023 AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND TO PASS APPROPRIATE SUITABLE ORDERS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:4226-DB CCC No. 365 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) When the present contempt petition was taken up, it was stated by learned Additional Government Advocate Smt..Pramodhini Kishan that the State has filed Review Petition No.314 of 2024 in respect of the judgment and order which is the subject matter of the present contempt petition, in which, the Reviewing Court has granted stay as per order dated 08.11.2024. In view of above development, the present proceedings do not survive for the present. They are disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46