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NC: 2025:KHC:3755-DB CCC No. 500 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 500 OF 2023 BETWEEN:
SRI.T.K.SUBRAMANYA SON OF KRISHNAPPA AGED 66 YEARS R/A TARABANAHALLI VILLAGE JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK BENGALURU- 560 064. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SANGAMESH R B - ADVOCATE) AND:
1. MOHAN KUMAR THE ASST. DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, YELAHANKA BENGALURU- 560 064. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT MS BUILDING BENGALURU – 560001. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B G – AGA)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER
Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location:
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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NC: 2025:KHC:3755-DB CCC No. 500 of 2023
PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.718/2023, VIDE ORDER DATED 13.01.2023. THIS CCC, 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 K.SOMASHEKAR)
This contempt petition is initiated by the complainant in view of non-compliance of the order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.718/2023 dated 13.01.2023. 2. In the order rendered by the learned Single Judge, there is a specific direction to the Assistant Commissioner, Bangalore North Sub-Division to forward all papers including the original records to the ADLR, Yelahanka Taluk, as expeditiously as possible within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the said order, which is indicated in paragraph No.7 of the order of the learned Single Judge. 3. Learned counsel Shri Sangamesh R.B. for the complainant is present before Court. Similarly, learned AGA for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 is also present. The learned AGA submits that interim order has been granted in the proceedings
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NC: 2025:KHC:3755-DB CCC No. 500 of 2023
in L & D No.4/2024 filed under the relevant provisions of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, which is pending before the Deputy Commissioner and hence the present contempt petition would not survive for consideration.
The learned counsel for the complainant has filed a memo dated 28.01.2025 seeking liberty to file a fresh contempt after the disposal of the said appeal pending before the Deputy Commissioner or after the interim order granted in the said appeal is vacated. The same is taken on record. 4. Keeping in view the submission of the learned AGA, this contempt petition does not survive for consideration, for the present and is hereby dropped. 5. Keeping in view the memo as well as the submission of the learned counsel for the complainant, liberty is granted as sought for. SD/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE
SD/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE KS