- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14000-DB CCC No. 100320 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100320 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. BADASHASAB, S/O ALLASAB NAINAPUR, AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O PATTADKAL, TALUK. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT 587201. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. H.M. DHARIGOND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. V. RASHMI MAHESH THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001. MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14000-DB CCC No. 100320 of 2025 2. SRI. SANGAPPA IAS, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, BAGALKOT, DISTRICT BAGALKOT 587101. 3. SRI. SANTOSH JAGALASAR THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BAGALKOT SUB DIVISION, BAGALKOT, DISTRICT. BAGALKOT 587101. 4. SRI. MADHURAJ K., THE TAHASILDAR, BADAMI TALUK BADAMI, DISTRICT. BAGALKOT 587201. …ACCUSED 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, IT’S REPRESENTED BY AGA DHARWAD BENCH AT DHARWAD. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR ACCUSED/ RESPONDENT) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 1950, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE CONTEMPT PETITION AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 05-06-2024 PASSED IN WP.NO.103951/2021 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT VIDE ANNEXURE-J IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14000-DB CCC No. 100320 of 2025 THIS CCC 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 MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) The complainant is before this Court complaining disobedience of the order dated 05.06.2024 passed in W.P. No.103951/2021 wherein this Court directed respondents No.1 and 2 i.e., the State, and the Deputy Commissioner to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 26.12.2013 and pass suitable orders in accordance with law. 2. On issuance of contempt notice, accused persons have appeared through learned Additional Government Advocate. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate files an affidavit, dated 15.10.2025, of accused No.2-Deputy Commissioner, Bagalkote, enclosing the endorsement dated 26.09.2025. The affidavit is placed on record. 4. A perusal of the aforesaid endorsement dated 26.09.2025 would indicate the following: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14000-DB CCC No. 100320 of 2025 “Upon detailed examination of the records, it is found that the said land was purchased in the name of the Government, represented by the Tahsildar, Badami, through a registered sale deed dated 29-April-2010 for a valuable consideration of Rs.2,62,500/-. This being a voluntary sale transaction and not a compulsory acquisition under any land acquisition proceedings.” 5. In view of consideration of the representation of the complainant and issuance of endorsement dated 26.09.2025, we are of the considered opinion that there is substantial compliance of the directions issued by this Court. Hence, further contempt proceedings are dropped with liberty to agitate or challenge the endorsement before the appropriate forum if the complainant is aggrieved by the same. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE KMS, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 25