- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46557-DB CCC No. 122 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.122 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI SWAMY S/O LATE MARIMADAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT MANIGERE VILLAGE, C. A KERE HOBLI MADDUR TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571422. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. V.B. RAVISHANKER, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46557-DB CCC No. 122 of 2024 MANDYA SUB-DIVISION MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. MANJUNATH RAYAPPA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE AND INITIATE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR NON- COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDER DATED 07.02.2023 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NO.4711/2020 ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 AS THE NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDER DATED 07.02.2023 IS IN WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. 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 VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46557-DB CCC No. 122 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 07.02.2023 passed in W.P. No.4711/2020, wherein the learned Single Judge of this Court has quashed the order dated 26.03.2018 and 12.11.2019 and remitted the matter to respondent No.3/the Assistant Commissioner with a direction to issue notice to the aggrieved and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. 2. The respondents filed a compliance affidavit which indicates that pursuant to the order of the learned Single Judge, proceedings were conducted and the order came to be passed on 14.03.2024, which is produced as Annexure-R1. 3. In view of the aforesaid order, the contempt proceedings are closed, granting liberty to the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46557-DB CCC No. 122 of 2024 complainant to challenge the said order. Notice issued to the accused shall stand discharged. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE PN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 44