- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25702-DB CCC No. 500 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 500 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI VENKATA DURGA PRASAD KUNCHALA, S/O LATE K RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WORKING AS JOINT DIRECTOR CUM MEMBER SECRETARY, SATELLITE TOWN RING ROAD, PLANNING AUTHORITY (STRRPA), NO 1, ALI ASKAR ROAD, LRDE BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 052. (PREVIOUSLY WORKING AS JOINT DIRECTOR BENGALURU METROPOLITAN TASK FORCE (BMTF), & R/AT NO 601/1, 2ND MAIN, 2ND CROSS, BEML LAYOUT, III STAGE, RAJARAJESHWARINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 098. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI K.N SATHEESH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI UMASHANKAR S R, I.A.S., PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SRI P RAJENDRA CHOLAN, IAS, THE METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU METROPOLITAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BMRDA), Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25702-DB CCC No. 500 of 2025 NO.1, ALI ASKAR ROAD, LRDE BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 052. 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI K.S HARISH, GOVT. ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, AND SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS, ACT R/W RULE 5 OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS) RULES, 1981, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ISSUE SUMMONS TO THE ACCUSED NO. 1 AND 3 AND THEY BE TRIED FOR THEIR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE JUDGEMENT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 24.03.2025 PASSED IN WP NO.1596/2025 (S-KSAT) C/W WP NO.4805/2025 (S-KSAT) PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) A memo has been filed by Mr.Satheesh K.N., who is also the counsel for the complainant which reads as under: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25702-DB CCC No. 500 of 2025 "The Complainant respectfully submits that, in view of the compliance of the order dated 24.03.2025 passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No.1596/2025 (S-KSAT) C/w. W.P No. 4805/2025 (S-KSAT) by the Accused reinstate the Complainant as Joint Director-cum-Member Secretary of STRRPA vide G.O dated 10.07.2025. Accordingly, the Contempt Petition may be dismissed has become infructuous, to meet the ends of justice." 2. We have been informed by Sri.Harish K.S., learned Government Advocate that re-instatement is subject to outcome of the Review Petition No.203/2025. 3. Hence, the contempt petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (V KAMESWAR RAO) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE NR/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42