- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1820-DB CCC No. 1158 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1158 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SMT ANUSUYAMMA W/O SUNDAR RAM REDDY S AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/A NO.61, NAGASANDRA CIRCLE BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU-560004. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. PARAMESHWARAPPA C T - ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI DAYANANDA K A IAS., DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT KANDAYA BHAVANA K G ROAD BENGALURU-560009. 2. SRI RAJANIKANTH KAS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SOUTH DIVISION BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT KANDHAYA BHAVANA K G ROAD BENGALURU-560009. Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1820-DB CCC No. 1158 of 2023 3. SRI J MANJUNATH IAS COMMISSIONER THE DEPARTMENT OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS REVENUE SURVEY OFFICE IST CROSS, K R CIRCLE BENGALURU-560001. 4. SECRETARY TO G OVERNMENT REVENUE DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING BANGALORE-01. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B G - AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO TAKE THE COGNIZANCE AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW IN VIEW OF THEIR DELIBERATE DISRESPECT INTENTION SHOWN TOWARDS THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 12.07.2022 PASSED IN W.P.NO.1054/2022. 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR) This contempt proceeding is initiated by the complainant against the respondents/accused for having deliberate and willful disobedience of the order passed by - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1820-DB CCC No. 1158 of 2023 the learned Single Judge in WP.No.1054/2022 (KLR-RES) dated 12.07.2022 vide Annexure-B. 2. Learned counsel Sri Parameshwarappa C.T for the complainant and learned AGA Smt Namitha Mahesh B.G for respondent/accused Nos.1 to 4 are present. 3. Learned counsel for the complainant presses into service for consideration of the grounds urged to take action against respondents/accused. 4. In the aforesaid WP.No.1054/2022 dated 12.07.2022 paragraph No.3 indicates as since, the petitioner is seeking for conducting of a Phodi and assessment of new survey number, it would be necessary for the Deputy Commissioner or the concerned ADLR/Tahsildar to consider her request and pass appropriate orders, within period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1820-DB CCC No. 1158 of 2023 5. Learned AGA submits for consideration of the compliance affidavit dated 03.07.2024 filed by Mr.Rajanikanth, presently working as Assistant Commissioner, Bengaluru South Sub-Division, Bengaluru wherein para No.4 of the affidavit indicates as the land to which the survey and phodi is sought, is originally a government land and that same is to be verified with the survey records and that there are some discrepancies, and the same are not matching in Column 3 and 9 of the RTC. However, to proceed with the phodi and durasth work, these discrepancies have to be rectified by the Deputy Director of Land Records. Apart from that, learned AGA also submits for consideration of the endorsement dated 01.06.2024 wherein in the last para of the said endorsement states as in the Court of Asst.Commissoner by registering the case R.A(S)186/2024003 and issue a notice for hearing, the process of counting Pahani Column 3 and 9 for Aakar Bundh area is in progress. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:1820-DB CCC No. 1158 of 2023 6. Keeping in view the submission made by the learned AGA, compliance affidavit dated 03.07.2024 and endorsement, it is deemed appropriate that the present contempt proceeding do not survive for consideration to proceed against Respondents/accused. Consequently, this contempt proceeding is hereby dropped. SD/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE SD/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE RJ