- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11535-DB CCC No. 1078 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N.V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I. ARUN CCC NO. 1078 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI JAYARAMU S/O LATE N NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT KAGGALAHALLI VILLAGE HAROHALLI HOBLI KANAKAPURA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 112 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI BHAT GANAPATHY NARAYAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI MAHADEVA THE COMMISSIONER CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL KANAKAPURA TALUK KANAKAPURA RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 117 ...ACCUSED Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11535-DB CCC No. 1078 of 2024 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI N DEVHADASS, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SMT. K S ANASUYA DEVI, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE PROSECUTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTION AND ORDER DATED 11.06.2024 IN W.P.NO.19908/2023 (KLR-RES) PASSED BY THIS COURT AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND SENTENCE HIM FOR IMPRISONMENT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11535-DB CCC No. 1078 of 2024 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) As per the operative direction contained in the order dated 11.06.2024 passed by learned Single Judge while disposing of the writ petition, the petitioner-complainant was permitted to make one more representation to respondent No.3-the Commissioner, City Municipal Council, Ramanagara District, for change of khata in his name. The present contempt petition is filed alleging non- compliance of the said order. 2. Today when the contempt petition came up for consideration, learned Senior Advocate Mr. N. Devhadass for the respondents files the compliance affidavit along with which produced is the endorsement dated 05.02.2025 which rejected the representation of the complainant. The copy of the endorsement is given to learned advocate for the complainant. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:11535-DB CCC No. 1078 of 2024 3. In view of the above, learned advocate for the complainant seeks permission to withdraw the present contempt petition with liberty to challenge the endorsement dated 05.02.2025 in accordance with law. 4. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. However, this court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of such recourse which may be taken. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE BKV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 55