- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12876-DB CCC No. 1102 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1102 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI. VENKATSWAMY S/O. KRISHNA BOVI AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO. 3, 1ST CROSS BOVI COLONY, MARIYAPPANAPALYA JNANABHARATHI POST BANGLAORE 560056. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SARAVANA S - ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DR B R AMBEKDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001. ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT 2. SRI KUMARNAIK G COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T CHOWDAIAH ROAD KUMARA PARK WEST BENGALURU-560020. 3. SRI SHANTHARAJU THE SECRETARY BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12876-DB CCC No. 1102 of 2023 T CHOWDAIAH ROAD KUMARA PARK WEST BENGALURU-560020. 4. SMT BASANTHI THE ADDITIONAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T CHOWDAIAH ROAD KUMARA PARK WEST BENGALURU-560020. …ACCUSED (BY SRI.HARISH A S – AGA FOR PROFORMA RESPONDENT NO.1; SRI. MURUGESH V CHARATI – ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED NOS.2 TO 4) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT , R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE AND INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING INTENTIONALLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 26.08.2022 IN W.P.NO.60472/2016 (BDA) AND OTHER CONNECTED MATTERS PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. THIS CCC, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12876-DB CCC No. 1102 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR) This contempt petition is initiated by the complainant against the accused for disobedience of the order passed by the learned single Judge in W.P.No.60472/2016 (BDA) dated 26.08.2022. 2. Learned counsel Sri Saravana is present before the Court physically and undertakes to file vakalath along with NOC in respect of the complainant. 3. Learned AGA for Respondent No.1 is present before the Court physically. 4. Learned counsel Sri Murugesh V Charati for Respondent Nos.2 to 4 is present before the Court physically. He submits that against the order passed by the learned single Judge in W.P.No.60472/2016, an appeal has been preferred in W.A.No.444/2024 and the same is pending consideration. 5. Keeping in view the submission made by learned counsel for the parties and that an appeal is pending for consideration of the issues in between the parties to the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:12876-DB CCC No. 1102 of 2023 proceedings and in a given peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, the contempt proceedings does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the contempt proceeding is hereby dropped. However, in view of memo filed by the counsel for the complainant, liberty is granted as sought for. SD/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE SD/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE DKB