- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6103-DB CCC No. 645 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 645 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI HARISH P.K. S/O KRISHNAREDDY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, SOHANI KUTERA, R/AT 118, 4TH A CROSS, NEAR GANESHA TEMPLE, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, BENGALURU - 560 100. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI VINOD KUMAR K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI SHASHIDHAR MADYAL TAHSILDAR ANEKAL TALUK (FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO COMPLAINANT) AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6103-DB CCC No. 645 of 2024 ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL - 560 106 …ACCUSED (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE ABOVE CONTEMPT PETITION AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO.9900/2024 DATED 22.04.2024 MARKED AT ANNEXURE - A. 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) As back as on 20.01.2025, the following order was passed, "Following was the direction in the order dated 22.04.2024, extracted from paragraph 4, "Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of while directing the second respondent-Tahsildar, Anekal Taluk, to update the revenue records having regard to the acquisition of title by the petitioner in terms of registered sale deed dated - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6103-DB CCC No. 645 of 2024 29.09.2023, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order." 2. It is in respect of the above direction that non- compliance was alleged and this contempt petition was filed. 3. Today, learned Additional Government Advocate Smt.Pramodini Kishan states that the directions are complied with and the revenue record is updated in light and in accordance with the sale deed concerned. The affidavit of compliance figures on record of the proceedings. The updating of the revenue record is also communicated to the complainant. 4. Learned advocate for the complainant is not present. 5. In order to give a chance to confirm the compliance, stand over to 22.01.2025. To be listed at 2.30 p.m." 2. Thus, it was noted that the order of learned Single Judge was complied with by updating the revenue records in light of the sale deed concerned and the updating of the revenue records was also communicated to the complainant, as stated by learned Additional Government Advocate. Thereafter, the contempt petition was adjourned from time to time awaiting the presence of counsel for the complainant. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:6103-DB CCC No. 645 of 2024 3. On 06.02.2025, order was again passed in which the absence of counsel for the complainant was noted and the petition was directed to be listed on 11.02.2025. Today also, counsel for the complainant is absent. 4. In view of the observations made in the order dated 20.01.2025, the contempt petition does not survive. 5. It is accordingly disposed of. In case of genuine difficulty, the complainant shall have liberty to revive the contempt petition after filing a note before the Registry. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 81