- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14980-DB CCC No. 877 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH 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. 877 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. MR. MAHESH KUMAR, S/O NANJUNDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MADAVADI VILLAGE, BELAKAVADI POST, THALAKADU HOBLI, T. NARASIPURA TQ, MYSURU DISTRICT, PIN-570023. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI H. MALATESH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. SURESH ACHAR, TAHASILDAR, T. NARASIPURA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, S/O DON'T HAVE INFORMATION, TALUK OFFICE, T. NARASIPURA, MYSURU DISTRICT, PIN-570023. …ACCUSED 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY PRL. SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14980-DB CCC No. 877 of 2024 AMBEDKAR BEEDI, BENGALURU-01. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO HOLD THE GUILTY OF THE OFFENCE OF CONTEMPT PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 AND PUNISH HIM AS PER LAW, FOR NOT COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDER DATED 30.10.2023 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE HIGH COURT IN WP No.21846/2013 AS PER ANNEXURE-B. 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) Learned Single Judge by order dated 30.10.2023 directed respondent No.4-Tahasildar to consider the application of the petitioner-complainant. 2. In response to the contempt alleged, compliance affidavit is filed by the respondent-Tahsildar, along with which an endorsement is produced, whereby it is indicated that regularization of the land of the petitioner is not possible. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14980-DB CCC No. 877 of 2024 3. In that view, the compliance is done. Therefore, the contempt petition is disposed of as not surviving. It would be open for the petitioner to challenge the endorsement by instituting independent proceedings in accordance with law, in respect of which, this Court does not express any opinion. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE MV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39