- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42950-DB CCC No. 40 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 40 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SHRI PATELAPPA S/O LATE PILLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT ALURUDUDDANAHALLI VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. SUMATHI S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. H BALAKRISHNA TAHSILDAR, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT 571313 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY …ACCUSED (BY SRI. NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA) Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42950-DB CCC No. 40 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12(1) OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE DIRECTIONS PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.19731/2024 (KLR-RES) VIDE ORDER DATED 26.07.2024 AND PUNISH THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the complainant. 2. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging the willful disobedience of the order dated 26.7.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.19731/2024 (KLR-RES), whereby the accused was directed to consider the complainant's representation dated 23.1.2023 in accordance with law. 3. The accused has filed a memo enclosing therewith an endorsement dated 8.8.2025 stating that in terms of the directions issued by the Deputy Commissioner on 7.3.2022, the genuineness of the grant records are to be verified and if it is found to be - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42950-DB CCC No. 40 of 2025 genuine, the complainant's representation/application for change of katha will be considered. 4. In view of the above, the complaint is closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43