- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1562-DB CCC No. 640 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH 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. 640 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SHANKAR S/O JAVARE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MARKAD DODDI KOTHATHI HOBLI MANDYA TALUK-571 401. …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. ARCHANA MURTHY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR SHIVAKUMAR BIRADAR THE TAHSILDAR, MANDYA TALUK MANDYA-571 401. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 009. ... PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1562-DB CCC No. 640 of 2024 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE OF CONTEMPT OF COURT IN NOT OBEYING THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.12297/2022 DATED 13.07.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE - A AND PASS SUCH OTHER ORDERS AS ARE JUST AND PROPER IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. 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) Learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan invited attention of the Court to the compliance affidavit along with which, the endorsement dated 20.08.2024 is produced, to further submit that the issuance of the said endorsement/order amounts to compliance of the directions of learned Single Judge. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1562-DB CCC No. 640 of 2024 2. Learned advocate Smt. P. Archana Kamath for the complainant is not in a position to dispute the factum of issuance of the said endorsement/order. 3. In view of the above, directions of the Court are complied with. 4. The contempt petition will not survive. Accordingly, it is disposed of. 5. It is, however, clarified that if the complainant is aggrieved by the aforementioned endorsement/order, it will be permissible for him to institute appropriate independent proceedings to challenge the same in respect of the merits of which, this Court does not express any opinion. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2