- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4228-DB CCC No. 857 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. 857 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI ARJUN RAO S/O LATE VENKOBA RAO AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.678 3RD CROSS, SHIVAJI ROAD HUSMANIA BLOCK KALYANAGIRINAGAR MYSORE-570 019 REPRESENTED BY HIS ATTORNEY HOLDER - A.S. RAVI KUMAR. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI VIKRAM HUILGOL, SENIOR ADVOCATE ALONG WITH SRI GIRISHA T.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. K.M. MAHESH KUMAR S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4228-DB CCC No. 857 of 2024 TAHSILDAR MYSURU TALUK MYSURU-570 001. 2. LAKSHMIKANTH REDDY G. S/O SHARASCHANDRA REDDY THE CHAIRMEN MISSING FILE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE MYSORE DISTRICT MYSORE-570 001. 3. SEEMANTHINI W/O SANTHOSH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROJECT OFFICER CITY SURVEY, MEMBER OF MISSING FILE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE MYSORE DISTRICT NAZARABAD MYSORE-570 001. 4. K. RAKSHIT S/O RAMESH K.H. AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MYSORE SUB DIVISION MEMBER OF MISSING FILE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE MYSORE DISTRICT MYSORE-570 001. …ACCUSED 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4228-DB CCC No. 857 of 2024 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 26.02.2024 IN CCC NO.40/2023 (CIVIL) PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D AND ORDER DATED 29.09.2022 IN WRIT PETITION NO.19706/2022 (KLR-RR/SUR) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE ORDERS PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT AND FURTHER ENFORCE THE ORDER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. 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 - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:4228-DB CCC No. 857 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Heard learned Senior Advocate Mr. Vikram Huilgol assisted by learned advocate Mr. T.R. Girisha for the complainant and learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan for the respondent State and its authorities. 2. Learned Single Judge while disposing of the writ petition as per its order dated 29.09.2022 permitted the petitioner to file an application to the Tahsildar, Mysuru Taluka, who was in turn directed to consider the application of the petitioner within stipulated time. The subject matter was regarding conducting of phodi and durast work in respect of the land in Survey No.181 admeasuring 5 acres situated at Srirampura, Kasaba Hobli, Mysuru Taluka. 3. It appears that in respect of the said directions, a contempt proceedings were required to be filed which was CCC No.40 of 2023 which was disposed of by the Division Bench on 26.02.2024 wherein, the complainant was permitted to supply further documents relating to record of the case to be placed before the - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:4228-DB CCC No. 857 of 2024 Missing File Reconstruction Committee since the said documents were not available. The case of the complainant was directed to be considered after complainant submits such documents before the Missing File Reconstruction Committee. 4. In response to the present contempt petition, compliance affidavit came to be filed and also was filed memo dated 30.01.2025 by learned Additional Government Advocate on behalf of the State along with which copy of endorsement dated 18.01.2025 passed by the Tahsildar, Mysuru Taluka, Mysuru has been produced. 5. As per the said endorsement the request of the petitioner to conduct durast in respect of the land in question came to be rejected for the reason stated in the endorsement which included that the documents produced are found to be fake and fabricated. 6. Since the endorsement is passed, contempt petition does not survive as the directions of learned Single Judge stands complied with. 7. Accordingly, the contempt petition is disposed of. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:4228-DB CCC No. 857 of 2024 At this stage, learned Senior Counsel wanted the Court to reserve liberty for the complainant to challenge the aforesaid endorsement on merits. He further submitted that the complainant also wants to challenge the proceedings of the meetings. The liberty on both the course is reserved for the complainant by instituting appropriate independent proceedings in that regard, in respect of which however this Court does not express any opinion on merits. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53