- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7642-DB CCC No. 777 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH 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. 777 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. G. R. GOPINATH S/O. LATE G. REVANNA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO. 46/2, BINNY MILL ROAD, COTTONPET CROSS, BENGALURU - 560 053 …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. SUMA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI TUSHAR GIRINATH THE COMMISSIONER BBMP, N.R SQUARE, BENGALURU- 560 009 2. SRI YOGESH JOINT COMMISSIONER BBMP, (WEST) MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE - 560 003. Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7642-DB CCC No. 777 of 2024 3. SRI UMESH ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, CHAMRAJPET, BBMP, BANGALORE - 560 018. 4. SRI MARY MUTTHU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANT, R/AT NO. 264, 3RD MAIN ROAD, CHAMARAJPET, BANGALORE - 560 018. …ACCUSED THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEYING OF THE ORDER DATED 22.01.2024 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN W.P.NO.26744/2023 AS PER ANNEXURE - A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7642-DB CCC No. 777 of 2024 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) While learned Single Judge, in his order dated 22.01.2024, has provided that the respondent-the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) shall ensure that steps pursuant to the order under Section 356 of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020 would be taken to its logical end as per law, there is no time limit fixed by learned Single Judge for taking such action. 2. In that view, the plea and the prayer in the petition that contempt is committed is not well-founded. 3. Accordingly, the contempt petition is not entertainable. 4. However, since there is an order of the Court, it is provided that necessary steps in accordance with law may be taken by the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:7642-DB CCC No. 777 of 2024 BBMP within eight weeks from today failing which, the respondent- BBMP may be exposed to contempt jurisdiction. 5. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2