- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39244-DB CCC No. 709 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 709 OF 2023 BETWEEN: M.A. RAVINDRA RAJU S/O M A SUBBA RAJU AGED 60 YEARS R/AT NO 971, 20TH MAIN ROAD RAJIV GANDHI NAGAR, NTI LAYOUT, 2ND PHASE BENGALURU 560097. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. ASHOK B PATIL.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. AJIT.M THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER 2 (METRO RAIL PROJECT) KIADB, 1ST FLOOR MAHARISHI ARAVINDA BAHVAN NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU 560001 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS ADDITONAL CHIEF SECRETARY COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU 560001 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. B B PATIL, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39244-DB CCC No. 709 of 2023 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO SUMMON THE ACCUSED AND INITIATE THE PROCEEDINGS FOR PUNISHING HIM FOR COMMITTING CIVIL CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN THE COMMON ORDER DATED 12.04.2023, PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P. NO.21204/2022 C/W W.P. NO.20745/2022 (ANNEXURE A). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) This Court by judgment dated 12.04.2023 had directed the passing of the award, sending of award notice and deposit of the compensation amount in the jurisdictional Court within eights weeks. Thereafter, the claims of these stakeholders was to be adjudicated and the compensation was to be released within three months. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39244-DB CCC No. 709 of 2023 2. Learned counsel for the respondent-accused submits that the Award has been passed and an amount of Rs.11 Crores has been deposited in Court. 3. A memo is placed on record by the learned counsel for the complainant wherein it is submitted that direction issued by the learned Single Judge was on 12.04.2023 and that the deposit has been made long beyond the stipulated time, without seeking any extension before the learned Single Judge. It is also submitted that the compliance is defective since an amount of Rs.27 Crores and odd has been deposited by the BMRCL before the SLAO but only an amount of Rs.11 Crores and odd has been deposited by the SLAO before the Civil Court. 4. Having considered the contentions advanced, we notice that there is a delay in complying with the order of the learned Single Judge which has not been explained by the accused. However, in view of the unconditional apology tendered by the accused in the compliance - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39244-DB CCC No. 709 of 2023 affidavit, the contempt petition is closed leaving open the contentions of the parties and the right of the complainant to work out his remedies in accordance with law. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE YN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 26