- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15179-DB CCC No. 1262 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND CCC NO. 1262 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. NAGARATHNAMMA @ RATHNAMMA W/O. LATE K. RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT NO.94, NAVANEETH KRUPA OPP. SAPHAGIRI APARTMENTS GYM ROAD, HORAMAVU AGARA BENGALURU - 560 043. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI P.N. NANJA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001. ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT 2. SRI BALAKRISHNA THE TAHSILDAR DEVANAHALLI TALUK DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110. …ACCUSED (BY SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA) Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15179-DB CCC No. 1262 of 2024 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDERS OF THIS HON'BLE COURT PASSED IN W.P.NO.6494/2024 DATED 27.05.2024 AFTER ISSUING NOTICE TO THE ACCUSED AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. 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 K. V. ARAVIND ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Neither in the order dated 27.05.2024 of learned Single Judge nor in the subsequent notice dated 17.08.2024 issued by the complainant-petitioner to the Tahsildar, any time limit is prescribed for compliance of the direction of the court. 2. The direction issued was to consider the representation of the complainant in relation to conducting of phodi and durast. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15179-DB CCC No. 1262 of 2024 3. In absence of time limit having been set down for the purpose, it is not possible to conclude at this stage that any contempt, much less a wilful contempt is committed by any of the respondents. 4. While this contempt petition is accordingly not entertained, in view that the directions of the court should not go uncomplied with, the respondents are directed to comply with the directions of learned Single Judge within eight weeks from the date of receipt of service of this order. 5. Subject to the above observation, the contempt petition is not entertained and stands disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE DDU List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3