- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7329-DB CCC No. 100108 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100108 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SHRI SHRINIVAS S/O NARASINGH NADAGOUDA AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, 2. SHRI SHIRISH S/O NARASINGH NADAGOUDA AGE. 49 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE & BUSINESS, THE COMPLAINANTS NO.1 & 2 ARE RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.536, KULKARNI GALLI, BELAGAVI-590002. MOBILE NO.9945707999 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. SANJAY S. KATAGERI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. MOHAMMAD ROSHAN, IAS, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, BELAGAVI-590002. 2. SHRI BASAVARAJ NAGARAL THE TAHASILDAR-GRADE-I, BELAGAVI, D.C. COMPOUND, BELAGAVI-590002. 3. MR. RAJU GALAGALI THE REVENUE INSPECTOR, UCHAGAON, HOBALI. UCHAGAON, TALUKA & DISTRICT. BELAGAVI-591108. MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.06.06 12:37:10 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7329-DB CCC No. 100108 of 2025 4. SHRI SANTOSH S/O RAMESH MANDALIK AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE & BUSINESS, R/O BENAKANHALLI VILLAGE, BELAGAVI, TALUKA & DISTRICT. BELAGAVI-591108. 5. SHRI PRAVEEN S/O RAMESH MANDALIK AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE & BUSINESS, R/O. BENAKANHALLI VILLAGE, BELAGAVI, TALUK & DISTRICT. BELAGAVI-591108. …ACCUSED 6. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY ITS REVENUE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR A1-A3 AND PROFORMA RESPONDENT No.6; NOTICE TO A4 AND A5 ARE SERVED) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,1950, PRAYING TO, THAT THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 3 HEREIN HAVE WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 27-09-2022 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.103647/2022 BY THIS HON’BLE COURT AS PER ANNEXURE-A HEREIN AND THEREBY THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 3 HEREIN HAVE COMMITTED CIVIL CONTEMPT AND AS SUCH THEY BE KINDLY PUNISHED AS PER SECTIONS-12 AND 14 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY ALLOWING THIS CONTEMPT PETITION WITH COSTS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7329-DB CCC No. 100108 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) Learned Government Advocate has entered appearance for respondent Nos.1 to 3. 2. Learned Government Advocate has filed an affidavit of the Revenue Inspector, Uchagaon, Taluk and District Belagavi along with copy of the RTC and mutation order bearing No.T113 dated 04.06.2025. Learned Government Advocate submits that the revenue entries that were altered subsequent to the directions issued by the learned Single Judge on 27.09.2022 was not for any malafide reasons. On the other hand, it is stated in paragraph 6 of the affidavit that while complying with the directions issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Belagavi, unintentionally the entries were made. However, realizing the mistake, the entries have been restored in terms of the mutation order dated 04.06.2025, as it was prior to the order dated 27.09.2022. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7329-DB CCC No. 100108 of 2025 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has gone through the affidavit and the mutation entry and the RTC and is satisfied that the entries were restored in terms of the directions issued on 27.09.2022. Accordingly, the contempt petition stands closed. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE MBS, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 10