- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47265-DB CCC No. 788 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 788 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MRS. CAROLINE AROKIASAMY WIFE OF LATE F. AROKIASWAMY AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS R/AT 314, 6TH 'C' CROSS OMBR LAYOUT, BHUVANAGIRI BANGALORE - 560 033 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI JOSHUA HUDSON SAMUEL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI N.A. HARRIS CHAIRMAN BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KUMARA PARK WEST T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD BANGALORE - 560 020 2. SRI MANIVANNAN P COMMISSIONER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KUMARA PARK WEST T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD BANGALORE - 560 020 Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47265-DB CCC No. 788 of 2025 3. SMT. KRIPALINI G.K. THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KUMARA PARK WEST T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD BANGALORE - 560 020 …ACCUSED 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M S BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY ACCUSED No.1 & 3 ARE SERVED & UNREPRESENTED, SRI AJAY KUMAR M., ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.2 & SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA FOR ACCUSED No.4) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO HOLD THE ACCUSED GUILTY OF CONTEMPT FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 04.02.2025 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.36481/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-K AND CONSEQUENTLY PENALIZE THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47265-DB CCC No. 788 of 2025 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. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 04.02.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.36481/2024 (LA- BDA). The operative part of the said order is set out below: "4. Be that as it may, since the petitioner is seeking a clarification as to if petition schedule properties belonging to the petitioner have been acquired or not, if not, is seeking issuance of no objection certificate, in the facts situation of the matter, petition is disposed of, directing the respondent - BDA to consider the representations of the petitioner and issue necessary endorsement taking into consideration the claim of the petitioner and the notification which is now brought to the notice of this Court within an outer limit of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 5. It is made clear that if in event of the properties being claimed by the petitioner are notified, petitioner is at liberty to seek such remedies as may be available under law before the Hon'ble Justice Keshavanarayana Committee which is looking into the grievance of the persons as that of the petitioner whose lands have been acquired under the aforesaid notification." 2. The accused have filed a memo, inter alia stating that in compliance with the said order, a survey was conducted in the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47265-DB CCC No. 788 of 2025 presence of the complainant on 28.10.2025 and it is confirmed that the property in question falls within the acquired area of Arkavathi Layout in Survey No.94 of Hennur Village. The memo also includes therewith an endorsement dated 07.11.2025. 3. In view of the above, the direction issued by the learned Single Judge having been complied with, albeit, belatedly, we consider it apposite to close the present complaint. 4. Accordingly, the complaint is closed. Needless to state that if the complainant is dissatisfied with the endorsement dated 07.11.2025, she is not precluded from availing appropriate remedies. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19