- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4227-DB CCC No. 673 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH 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. 673 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. IRSHAD KHALIQ S/O MOHAMMED KHALIQ SHARIF AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT VALAGERAHALLI VILLAGE KENGERI HOBLI BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU-560 091. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. H.T. VASANTH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. JAYARAM THE COMMISSIONER THE BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD KUMARA PARK WEST BENGALURU-560 020. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. B.S. KARTHIKEYAN, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO SECURE THE ACCUSED HEREIN, INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE ORDER PASSED BY Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4227-DB CCC No. 673 of 2024 THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION NO.28818 OF 2023 DATED 16.04.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-C AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT. 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 only direction of learned Single Judge in the order dated 16.04.2024 while disposing of the writ petition was to direct respondent No.1-the Commissioner, Bengaluru Development Authority, Bengaluru to consider the claim of the petitioner about entitlement of the allotment of the land adjoining his site admeasuring 526 sq.ft., and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within stipulated time. 2. Pursuant to filing of the contempt petition, compliance memo dated 06.08.2024 came to be filed by learned advocate for the respondent along with which endorsement dated 31.07.2024 is produced in vernacular. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4227-DB CCC No. 673 of 2024 3. It was explained to the Court by translating that as per the said endorsement, the petitioner's claim is rejected holding that the petitioner is not entitled to allotment. 4. Since the decision is taken as aforesaid, it marks the compliance of the directions of learned Single Judge to consider the claim of the petitioner. 5. The contempt petition does not survive, it is accordingly disposed of. If any grievance persists with the petitioner about the merits of the order/endorsement dated 31.07.2024, it will be open for the petitioner to institute appropriate independent proceedings in respect of which, this Court does not express anything on merits. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49