- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:177-DB CCC No. 616 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH 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. 616 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI CHIKKANNA S/O LATE N RAMANNA AGED 69 YEARS R/AT No.10, 6TH MAIN SAMPANGIRAMANAGR BENGALURU 560027 …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. ANITHA S.M. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR SRI RAVI SHANKAR K,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE 560001 ...PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. MR HEMANTHRAJ THE UNDER SECRETARY DEPARMENT OF REVENUE (RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND ENDOWMENTS) STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:177-DB CCC No. 616 of 2024 VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU 560001 3. MR BASAVARAJENDRA H THE COMMISSIONER HINGU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS PAMPAMAHAKAVI ROAD CHAMARAJPET BANGALORE 560018 4. MR PURUSHOTHAM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MUZARAI DEPARTMENT K G ROAD BANGALORE CITY DIVISION BANGALORE 560009 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILFUL VIOLATION AND DISOBEDIENCE OF THE COURT ORDER DATED 04.07.2023 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.10874/2023 (GM-R/C) AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:177-DB CCC No. 616 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 Smt. S.M. Anitha Patil for learned advocate Mr. K. Ravi Shankar for the complainant and learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan for the respondents. 2. Before learned Single Judge, the case of the petitioner- complainant was that his representation dated 25.04.2022 was required to be considered for the purpose of constituting a committee for management of the temple concerned notified under Section 25(3) of the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997. It was the case of the petitioner that there was a need for formation of such committee. 3. The writ petition came to be disposed of by learned Single Judge as per the order dated 04.07.2023, whereby the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:177-DB CCC No. 616 of 2024 respondents were directed to look into the grievance of the petitioner time-bound and consider the representation. 4. When contempt of the aforesaid directions was alleged by the complainant by filing this contempt petition, in response thereto, the compliance affidavit was filed by the Assistant Commissioner of Muzarai Works, Bengaluru in which, it was inter alia stated that respondent No.2-authority has considered the representation of the complainant and the endorsement dated 23.09.2024 was issued providing that necessary action has been taken to notify the temple under Section 23 of the Act pursuant to the complaints made by public. It was further stated that once the temple is notified under the said provision, the Managing Committee shall be constituted as per Section 25 of the Act. 5. In the above view, the authorities have substantially acted towards and in compliance with the directions of learned Single Judge. The Managing Committee could be formed only after notification of the temple under the Act. Therefore, it could not be said that any of the respondents have committed contempt of Court, much less a willful contempt. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:177-DB CCC No. 616 of 2024 6. The present contempt proceedings does not survive any further. 7. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of as not surviving. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 47