- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3742-DB CCC No. 426 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. 426 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI K S SUBBARAJU AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS S/O LATE K N SRINIVASA GUPTA R/AT NO.485, 2ND CROSS 2ND BLOCK, BANASHANKARI 1ST STAGE, BENGALURU-560 050. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SHIVA SHANKAR C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI K B DAYANAND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE CITY KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU-560 009. 2. SRI PRAMOD PATIL ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALORE CITY KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3742-DB CCC No. 426 of 2024 BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU-560 009. 3. SRI VIJAY KUMAR THASILDAR BANGALORE NORTH KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU-560 009. 4. SMT DHANALAKSHMI SPECIAL TAHSILDAR BANGALORE NORTH KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU-560 009. 5. SRI RAJENDER KUMAR KATARIA ,IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT REVENUE DEPARTMENT, 3RD GATE 5TH FLOOR, MS BUILDING Dr. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001. …ACCUSED 6. STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 3RD GATE, 5TH FLOOR, MS BUILDING Dr. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001. ... PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. C.S.PRADEEP, AAG A/W SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3742-DB CCC No. 426 of 2024 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO, THE ACCUSED BE SUMMONED, TRIED AND PUNISH THEM BY IMPRISONMENT AND FINE IN ADDITION TO DIRECTING AN ADVERSE ENTRY IN THEIR SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 23.01.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN COMPLAINT'S WRIT APPEAL NO.1115/2022 AND 1267/2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Apropos the previous order dated 19.09.2024, learned Additional Advocate General Mr. C.S. Pradeep produced the copy of the order dated 09.12.2024 in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.53577 of 2024 in which, the very order brought under the contempt jurisdiction of this Court is under challenge. 2. It could be noticed that the Hon'ble Supreme Court has passed the interim order directing not to disturb the possession of the disputed property. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3742-DB CCC No. 426 of 2024 3. It was submitted that the present contempt petition does not survive for the present. 4. As the order brought under contempt is challenged in the aforementioned Special Leave Petition and the Hon'ble Supreme Court is seized with the matter, this Court is not inclined to invoke the contempt jurisdiction. 5. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of. The parties shall abide by the outcome of the decision in the above said Special Leave Petition. SD/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32