- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32905-DB CCC No. 1300 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1300 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. B.M. MANJUNATHA S/O LATE KALAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT. BANDI KODIGEHALLI JALA HOBLI BENGALURU NORTH TALUK BENGALURU-562 149 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SHARAN N MAJAGE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. TEJAS KUMAR FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN AGED MAJOR WORKING AS SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER -2 KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD No.14/3, 1ST FLOOR, CFC BUILDING MAHARASHI ARAVINDA BHAVAN NRUPATUNGA ROAD BANGALORE-560 001 2. MAHESH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE MEMBER Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32905-DB CCC No. 1300 of 2024 KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD-1 KHANIJA BHAVANA RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU-560 001 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. H.L. PRADEEP KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2; SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA FOR R3) 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, 1950, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ALLOW THIS CONTEMPT PETITION AND CONSEQUENTLY PUNISH THE ACCUSED / RESPONDENT No.1 FOR THE WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 18.09.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. No.25372/2024 (LA-KIADB) IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32905-DB CCC No. 1300 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the accused persons that the directions passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.No.25372/2024 are in the process of being complied and will be complied with, without any further delay. 2. Learned counsel for the complainant does not object to the above statement. The Contempt of Court case is therefore disposed of recording the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the accused persons that the directions will be complied with, within four weeks from today. 3. In case, the directions passed by the learned Single Judge are not complied with as stated above, the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32905-DB CCC No. 1300 of 2024 complainant is at liberty to seek reopening of the Contempt of Court Case. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE RAK List No.: 3 Sl No.: 37