- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12840-DB CCC No. 949 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND CCC NO. 949 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. PROJIN INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITED A COMPANY EXISTING UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.427, 80 FEET ROAD 6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA BANGALORE-560095 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR SRI DINESH RAMACHANDRA AGED 47 YEARS …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI ARJUN RAO, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RAJENDER KUMAR KATARIA PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA M S BUILDING BENGALURU-560001 2. SRI DAYANANDA K A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12840-DB CCC No. 949 of 2024 KG ROAD BENGALURU-560009 3. SMT DURGASHREE THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ENFORCEMENT CELL BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT K.G. ROAD BENGALURU-560009 ...ACCUSED 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH REVENUE DEPARTMENT (SECRETARY) M S BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU KARNATAKA - 560001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF AND INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THEM FOR HAVING WILLFULLY DISOBEYED THE JUDGMENT OF THIS COURT DATED 21.06.2022 IN WRIT APPEAL NO.3964/2017 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12840-DB CCC No. 949 of 2024 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 Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan invited attention of the court to the directions in paragraph 7 of the order of learned Single Judge brought under the contempt jurisdiction which requires the respondents to pay to the appellant- petitioner the amount of Rs.2,20,00,000/- which was deposited by the petitioner in course of the auction. 2. In the compliance affidavit which figures on record, the following stand is noticed on part of the respondents extracting from paragraph 5, "...the Complainant is legally entitled to receive back his initial bid amount of Rs.2,20,00,000/- deposited on 25.06.2007 for which the State Government undertakes to refund the said amount, if reasonable time is granted by this Hon'ble Court. I state necessary steps have been taken by the state government to refund the aforesaid amount to the complainant and we are waiting for necessary approval from the Finance Department. Hence, some reasonable time is required to complete the aforesaid exercise to refund initial bid amount of Rs.2,20,00,000/- to the complainant." - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:12840-DB CCC No. 949 of 2024 3. In course of the hearing today, learned Additional Government Advocate stated that Bill is also raised towards entitlement of the petitioner and the same is sent to the Treasury. She also stated that the amount will be credited to the account of the petitioner within one week. 4. It is directed that respondents shall ensure that the amount as approved for the petitioner to which the petitioner is entitled to, shall be credited to the savings account of the petitioner within two weeks. 5. The present contempt petition is disposed of accordingly.. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5