- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:513-DB CCC No. 636 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 636 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. V. ANNAPOORNA W/O. VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MARKAD DODDI KOTHATHI HOBLI MANDYA TALUK-571 401. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI ARCHANA MURTHY P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR. SHIVAKUMAR BIRADAR THE TAHSILDAR MANDYA TALUK MANDYA-571 401. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 009. …ACCUSED Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:513-DB CCC No. 636 of 2024 (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 READ WITH 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 WRIT PETITION NO.12325/2022 DATED 13.07.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, ETC. 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) The direction of learned Single Judge was to consider the representation of the complainant-petitioner regarding conducting of phodi and durast in respect of the land in question. 2. Today when the contempt petition came up for consideration, learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:513-DB CCC No. 636 of 2024 stated that necessary endorsement is issued deciding the representation. 3. The factum of decision on the representation could not be disputed by learned advocate Smt. P. Archana Murthy for the complainant. 4. Since the representation is decided, the present contempt petition does not survive. 5. It is accordingly disposed of. At this stage, learned advocate for the complainant submits that liberty may be reserved for the complainant to challenge the endorsement/order on merits. Such recourse is permissible for the complainant, however, with regard to that, this Court does not express any opinion on merits. SD/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4