- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9051-DB CCC No. 1236 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD 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. 1236 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. SRI S. K. PUTTEGOWDA, S/O KRISHNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 2. SRI CHIKKAPAPEGOWDA, S/O CHALUVEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, 3. SMT. KALAYANAMMA, W/O RAMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, 4. SMT. MAHADEVAMMA, W/O SHAMBHULINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, 5. SRI BASAVARAJU, W/O SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, 6. SMT. PARVATHAMMA W/O SANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS 7. SRI DIWAKAR S/O CHALUVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS 8. SRI NINGACHAR I., S/O CHANNABASAVACHARI, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9051-DB CCC No. 1236 of 2023 9. SMT. SIDDAMMA W/O LATE NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS 10. SRI JAYARAM S/O LATE BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 11. SRI S K KRISHNEGOWDA S/O LATE PATEL KRISHNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, 12. SRI THAMMEGOWDA, S/O KULLEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 13. SRI S N NARASEGOWDA, S/O NARASEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 14. SRI BOREGOWDA, S/O MARITHAYIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, COMPLAINANTS NO.1 TO 14 ARE ALL R/O SANABA VILLAGE, CHINNAKURALI HOBLI, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 455 15. SMT. PUSHPALATHA, W/O LATE S K KANTHARAJU, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O BEVINAKUPPE VILLAGE, CHINNAKURALI HOBLI, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 455 16. SMT SHIVAMMA W/O LATE SHIVANNA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O KONANURU VILLAGE, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 432 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9051-DB CCC No. 1236 of 2023 17. SRI P NARASIMHEGOWDA, S/O LATE BETTEGOWDA @ PAPEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/O KAPARANA KOPPALU, KIRANGUR VILLAGE, SRIRANGAPATTANA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 807. LATE SOMASHEKARIAH SINCE DEAD BY LRS, 18(a) SMT. MAHADEVAMMA, W/O LATE SOMASHEKARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, 18(b) SMT. KAMALAMMA W/O CHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 18(c) SRI S. MANJU S/O LATE SOMASHEKARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 18(d) SRI SURESH S/O LATE SOMASHEKARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 18(e) SMT. DAKSHAYINI W/O CHANDRAMOULI, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, 18(f) SRI SOMASHEKHAR S/O LATE SOMASHEKARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 18(g) SMT NETHRAVATHI W/O SHIVAPPA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, 18(h) SMT PREETHI S., W/O LATE JAGADISH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, LATE BETTAMMA, SINCE DEAD BY LR’s - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9051-DB CCC No. 1236 of 2023 19(a) SRI GOPALA, S/O LATE MUDDALINGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, COMPLAINANTS NO.18(a) TO 19(a) ARE ALL R/O SANABA VILLAGE, CHINNAKURALI HOBLI, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRCIT – 571 455. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. P. MAHESHA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR. KUMAR, IAS, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA – 571 401. 2. SRI MANJUNATHA, THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BUILDING, MANDYA – 571 401. 3. SRI RAJESH AMMINBHAVI, KES, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, CAUVERY NEERAVARI NIGAMA LIMITED, SURFACE WATER DATA, ANAND RAO CIRCLE, SHESHADRI ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 001. 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, LAND ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT, M S BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. HARISHA A.S., AGA FOR A-1 & A-2 AND PROFORMA R-4) - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:9051-DB CCC No. 1236 of 2023 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR HAVING WILLFULLY DEFIED AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER / DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 24.01.2023 IN W.P.NO.5791/2022 (LA-RES) ANNEXURE-A, AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, 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 petition is initiated by the complainants against the accused for willful disobedience of the order passed by he learned single Judge in W.P.No.5791/2022 (LA-RES) dated 24.01.2023 vide Annexure-A. 2. Learned counsel Sri P.Mahesha for the complainants fairly submits that the direction issued by the learned single Judge in the aforesaid writ petition has - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:9051-DB CCC No. 1236 of 2023 been complied by the respondents/accused. This submission is taken on record. 3. Learned AGA submits that compliance affidavit has already been filed on 27.03.2024. 4. Keeping in view the submission made by learned counsel for the parties and the compliance affidavit filed by the learned AGA, this contempt proceeding is hereby closed. Sd/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE DKB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10