- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16173-DB CCC No. 642 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION No. 642 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI K. V. SHIVARAM, S/O K. T. VENKATAIAH, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT BALEHONNUR, BALEHONNUR POST, NEAR LAXMINARAYANA TEMPLE, N. R. PURA TQ, CHIKMAGALURU DIST. 577431. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI CHANDRANATH ARIGA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. GURUDATH HEGGADE, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, SHIVAMOGGA DIST, SHIVAMOGGA 577201. 2. MR. SATHYANARAYANA, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SHIVAMOGGA DIST., SHIVAMOGGA 577201. 3. MR. JAKKANNA GOWDA, THE TAHSILDAR, THIRTHAHALLI TQ, THRTHAHALLI, SHIVAMOGA DIST. 577201. …ACCUSED 4. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPT. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16173-DB CCC No. 642 of 2024 VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE 560001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 25.10.2023 IN W.P.No.839/2022 (KLR-RES). THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) The direction in the order of learned Single Judge dated 25.10.2023, while disposing of the writ petition, was to require respondent Nos.2 to 4 to consider the representations dated 06.09.2021 and 04.01.2022 in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders within outer limit of eight weeks. This direction was made subject matter of the present contempt petition. 2. By filing the compliance affidavit, the respondents have produced endorsement dated 08.10.2024 issued by the office of the Tahsildar and Taluk Magistrate of Thirthahalli in which it is - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16173-DB CCC No. 642 of 2024 stated, by relying on a circular of the State Government, that as per the Circular dated 23.06.2012, after amendment in the extent of land under possession, the direction for phodi and durast would be given subsequently and that there is no provision for pakka phodi of 50 Acres. 3. In view of the above endorsement, the direction could be said to be complied with as the representations of the petitioners are considered. In view of the above, the contempt proceedings are closed. 4. However, the complainants are not precluded from challenging the endorsement on its merits, if so advised, in respect of which however this Court has not expressed any opinion. 5. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE VBS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40