- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:925-DB CCC No. 531 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH 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. 531 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI G RANGAPPA S/O.GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 2. SRI. KRISHNA NAIK S/O.LINGA NALK AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS 3. K SAVITHRAMMA W/O.LATE.VEERESHCHAR AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDENT OF NO.20 POST OFFICE ROAD AGARADAHALLI SHIVAMOGGA - 577 227 4. SRI H N KUMAR S/O NARAYANASWAMY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 5. SMT. MANJULA W/O AJJAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 6. SRI NAGARAJAPPA S/O GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:925-DB CCC No. 531 of 2024 7. SRI AJJAIAH S/O GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS 8. SRI RANGAPPA S/O KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 9. SRI HANUMANTHAPPA S/O THIMMABHOVI AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 10. SRI KARIYAPPA S/O GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 11. SRI VEERESH S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS 12. SRI CHANDRAPPA S/O HALAPPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 13. SMT. DAKSHAYANAMMA W/O VEERABHADRACHAR AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS 14. SRI PRAVEEN KUAMR S/O VEERESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 15. SMT. GIRIJA BAI W/O YUVARAJ AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 16. SMT. NETHRAVATHI W/O RAMESH NAIK AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 17. K YUVARAJ S/O KRISHNA NAIK AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:925-DB CCC No. 531 of 2024 18. SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O SANNARUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 19. SRI MARAPPA S/O GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 20. SMT. SAKAMMA W/O DEVENDARAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS 21. SRI RAMESH S/O RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS 22. SRI CHANDRA SINGH S/O RANGANATH SINGH AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS 23. SMT. YELLAMMA W/O ERAPPA D/O GUTHYA BHOVI AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 24. SRI LAKSHMANA S/O GUTHYAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF HACHINA SIDDAPURA VILLAGE HOLEHONNURU HOBLI BHADRAVATHI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 301 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. BALARAJ A C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. NAGARAJ MAJOR THE TAHSILDAR BHARAVATHI TALUK BHADRAVATHI - 577 301 …ACCUSED - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:925-DB CCC No. 531 of 2024 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M S BUILDING DR. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 10 AND 11 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE NECESSARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEYING THE ORDERS PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.7946/2020 DATED 26.06.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ALLOW THE ABOVE CONTEMPT PETITION BY GRANTING SUCH OTHER RELIEFS AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE. 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) Endorsement is already issued, as stated fairly by learned advocate for the complainants which marks the compliance of directions of the Court which are subject matter of the present contempt petition. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:925-DB CCC No. 531 of 2024 2. In that view, the contempt proceedings does not survive. It is accordingly disposed of. Liberty is reserved for the complainants to challenge the endorsement on merits, if so advised. However, this Court does not express any opinion on merits of such challenge. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 3