- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15907-DB CCC No. 1411 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH 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. 1411 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. P. MANJUNATHA AGE 65 YEARS. SONS OF LATE PILLAPPA R/AT NO. 85, CHOKKANAHALLI JALA HOBLI, BAGALURU POST YALAHANKA TALUK BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT PIN CODE - 562 149 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI MANJUNATHA RAO BHOUNSLE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHREYAS G.S. TAHSILDAR, YALAHANKA BENGALURU NORTH [ADDITIONAL] TALUK BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU - 560 063 …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIKAASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA) Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15907-DB CCC No. 1411 of 2024 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE DIS-OBEDIENCE TO THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT PASSED IN W.P.NO.12271/2024 (KLR-RES) DATED 19.09.2024 (VIDE - ANNEXURE-'A') & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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) Heard learned advocate Mr. K. Manjunatha Rao Bhonsle for the complainant and learned Additional Government Advocate Mr. Naveen Chandrashekar for the respondent-State. 2. While allowing the writ petition as per order dated 19.09.2024, learned Single Judge passed the following operative directions, "(ii) Respondent No.4 - Tahasildar is directed to forthwith restore the petitioner's name in the RTC pertaining to the land bearing Sy. No.173/P10 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15907-DB CCC No. 1411 of 2024 measuring 39 guntas of Marenahalli Village, Jala Hobli, Bengaluru North (Additional) Taluk, Bengaluru Urban District. (iii) This exercise shall be accomplished within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of order copy. (iv) Failing which, the matter will be viewed seriously and appropriate action shall be initiated against respondent No.4 - Tahasildar." 3. As per the above directions, the Tahsildar was directed to restore the petitioner's name in RTC and the exercise was required to be completed within a stipulated time. 4. Learned advocate for the petitioner is justified in submitting that the aforesaid directions are not complied with despite long passage of time, more particularly in view of acceptance of the fact by learned Additional Government Advocate, when queried, that no appeal is filed against the aforesaid order of learned Single Judge. 5. In the totality of circumstances, respondent No.1-Tahsildar, is obliged in law to comply with the directions. 6. Therefore, respondent No.1-Tahsildar is directed to comply with, in any case, the directions within eight weeks from today - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:15907-DB CCC No. 1411 of 2024 failing which, the respondent shall be exposed to aggravated form of contempt. 7. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38