- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3787-DB CCC No. 967 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 967 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI KENCHAPPA S/O POOJAR KARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT KAREKATTE VILLAGE SANTHEBENNURU HOBLI CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 213 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI ADINARAYANAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI GANGADHARASWAMY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE DISTRICT DAVANAGERE-HARIHAR ROAD KARUR, DAVANAGERE - 577 006 2. SRI ABHISHEK VASANTHA NAIK THE ASST. COMMISSIONER HONNALI SUB-DIVISION HONNALI - 577 217 DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 3. SRI YERRISWAMY THE TAHSILDAR CHANNAGIRI TALUK CHANNAGIRI - 577 213 DAVANAGERE DISTRICT Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3787-DB CCC No. 967 of 2024 4. SRI. K.N. SHIVALINGAPPA S/O VEERABASAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT KAREKATTE VILLAGE SANTHEBENNURU HOBLI CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 213 …ACCUSED 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M.S. BUILDING (REVENUE DEPARTMENT) DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEDHI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR RESPONDENT Nos.1 TO 3 & 5) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO ISSUE NECESSARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE / VIOLATION OF THE COURT ORDER DATED 24.06.2024, PASSED IN W.P. NO.16092/2024 (KLR-RES). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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) There is no gainsaying, and learned advocate Mr. Adinarayanappa could not dispute the factual position that the order brought under the contempt jurisdiction dated 24.06.2024 passed by learned Single Judge is an interim order. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3787-DB CCC No. 967 of 2024 2. The order in question is that, in the pending writ petition, learned Single Judge has issued notice fixing the next date of hearing and in the meantime, stay is granted. The order is not only an interim but, the other side is yet to be heard. No right of any of the parties are finally crystalised. 3. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to invoke the contempt jurisdiction to entertain the present petition. 4. It will be open for the complainant to work his right and remedies in the proceedings of the writ petition where the controversy is at large to be considered on merits. 5. On the above score only, the contempt petition is dismissed. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2