- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35589-DB CCC No. 345 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 345 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI H N GIRISH, S/O.NINGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, HADLAHALLI VILLAGE, HETHTHUR HOBALI, SAKALESHPUR TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT. 2. SMT. ROOPA B C, W/O.LATE H. S. PUTTASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, HADLAHALLI VILLAGE, HETHTHUR HOBALI, SAKALESHPUR TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI ABHINAV RAMANAND A, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. SATHYABAMA, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN 573 201. 2. SMT. SHRUTHI, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SAKALESHPUR SUB DIVISION, LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, SAKALESHPUR TALUK 573134, HASSAN DISTRICT. Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35589-DB CCC No. 345 of 2025 3. SRI ARAVIND, THE TAHASILDAR, SAKALESHPUR TALUK, SAKALESHPUR-273 134. 4. SRI MURUGESH, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SAKALESHPUR TALUK, SAKALESHPUR- 573 134. 5. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, VIDHAN SOUDHA, DR. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION R/W SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION FOR WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 26.05.2023 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT PASSED IN THE WP NO.8776/2023 AT ANNEXURE-A. 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 JOSHI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35589-DB CCC No. 345 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainants have filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 26.05.2023 in WP.No.8776/2023 [KLR-RES]. The operative part of the said order reads as under: ORDER "Petitioners are directed to appear before respondent No.2 on 5th June 2023 and produce the relevant documents to show that a portion of their land is being utilized for road formation. Respondent No.2 shall verify said documents and issue an endorsement wherein he will state as to his opinion whether the land of the petitioners is being so utilized or not and if he comes to the conclusion that it has been so utilized, he will initiate necessary action to have the petitioners duly compensated in accordance with law and the said action would be initiated within two weeks thereafter. The writ petition stand disposed of accordingly." 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the said order has been complied with. It has been ascertained that the complainants land was utilized for formation of road. A compensation has also been fixed. She states that the compensation could not be remitted to the complainants as they have not provided the relevant bank details of the land holders. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35589-DB CCC No. 345 of 2025 3. In view of the above, no further orders are required to be passed in this complaint. 4. It is needless to state that the amount of compensation as determined would be paid to the complainants on the complainants providing the relevant bank details. 5. The complaint is accordingly closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE NR/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53