- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32518-DB CCC No. 303 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH 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. 303 OF 2022 BETWEEN: SRI. A.N. SEENAPPA S/O LATE A.K. NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT ADDAGALLU VILLAGE, RAYALPADU HOBLI, SRINIVASAPURA TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 101 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. CHOKKAREDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. VENKATESH RAJU D/O FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 101 2. SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, S/O FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, TAHSILDAR-SRINIVSAPURA TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 101 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPT BY PRINCIPLE SECRETARY Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32518-DB CCC No. 303 of 2022 REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. HARISHA A.S., AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, PRAYS TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE CASE AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW FOR CONTUMACIOUS ACT OF THE ACCUSED IN DISOBEYING THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 10.07.2020 PASSED IN WP No.5338/2020 (KLR-LG) AS PER ANNEXURE-A WITH COST OF THE ABOVE PROCEEDINGS. THIS CCC, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32518-DB CCC No. 303 of 2022 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K) This contempt petition is initiated against the willful disobedience of the order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.5338/2020 dated 10.07.2020, whereby the learned Single Judge has directed respondents No.2 and 4 therein to consider the representations dated 29.08.2018 and 12.06.2018 at Annexures-A and B to the writ petition within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the said order. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent- State has filed the compliance affidavit dated 04.01.2023 stating that as directed by the learned Single Judge, respondents No.2 and 4 have considered the representations dated 29.08.2018 and 12.06.2018 as per Annexure-R1, endorsement dated 20.09.2022. 3. We have perused the endorsement dated 20.09.2022. The same depicts that the representation of the complainant has been rejected for the time being due to non- availability of land. Having considered the same, the contempt - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32518-DB CCC No. 303 of 2022 petition does not survive for further consideration. If the complainant is aggrieved by the endorsement, he is at liberty to challenge the same in accordance with law. Accordingly, contempt proceeding is dropped. All contentions of the parties are left open. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE PN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 64