- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7158-DB CCC No. 100138 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF MAY 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100138 OF 2024 BETWEEN: NARAYAN HARISCHANDRA PAI, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: 229, RANADE ROAD, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI. … COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SOURABH HEGDE, ADVOCATE REP. SRI. SHREEVATSA HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHUBHA B., COMMISSIONER, CITY CORPORATION OF BELAGAVI, SUBHASH NAGAR, BELAGAVI – 590 002. 2. DEEPA CHOLAN, PRL. SECRATRY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA M.S.BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 009. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. CHETAN MUNNOLI, ADVOCATE FOR A1; SRI. M. M. KHANNUR, AGA FOR A2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED NO.1/RESPONDENT NO.1 FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER IN Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7158-DB CCC No. 100138 of 2024 W.P.NO.101438/2021 PASSED ON 25.07.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-A WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.A. NO. 100639/2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-B ON 20.12.2023 PASSED BY HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH AND ALSO AWARD COST OF THIS PROCEEDINGS IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) This contempt petition is filed under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 read with Article 215 of Constitution of India, complaining disobedience of order dated 25.07.2023 passed in W.P.No.101438/2021 confirmed in W.A.No.100639/2023 dated 20.12.2023. 2. Learned counsel Sri. Chetan Munnoli for accused No.1 and learned AGA for accused No.2 would submit that order under complaint is complied. However, learned counsel for the complainant would submit that the complainant has paid stamp duty and he requests liberty to seek exemption by initiating separate proceeding. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7158-DB CCC No. 100138 of 2024 3. The submissions of both the learned counsels are placed on record. 4. In view of the same, the contempt petition stands dropped with liberty to the complainant to agitate with regard to refund of stamp duty paid on the document registered in accordance with law. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE PMP CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1