- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1107-DB CCC No. 639 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 CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 639 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. PADMA D/O. LATE NINGAIAHA AGED ABOUT 47 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. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 009. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1107-DB CCC No. 639 of 2024 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 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.12653 OF 2022 DATED 29.06.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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 only direction in the order of learned Single Judge was to require the respondent-Tahsildar to consider the claim of the petitioner and pass appropriate order within stipulated time. When the contempt petition came up for consideration, it was undisputedly pointed out that as per the compliance affidavit filed - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1107-DB CCC No. 639 of 2024 along with the endorsement/order dated 20.08.2024 passed by the Tahsildar, by which the request of the complainant is rejected. In that view, there is compliance of the order brought under contempt. The contempt petition does not survive. Accordingly, the contempt petition is disposed of as not surviving. If the complainant is aggrieved by the aforesaid endorsement/order, liberty is reserved for her to institute independent proceedings that may be permitted in law in respect of which, 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.: 3