- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37836-DB CCC No. 138 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 138 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SANTHOSH KUMAR V R S/O M. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O NO.351, 5TH A-CROSS, M. RAMAIAH LAYOUT, ATTUR MAIN ROAD, YELAHANKA UPANAGARA, BENGALURU-560 064. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. HANUMANTHAPPA HARAVI B. GOWDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. ANIL KUMAR THE TAHASILDAR, YELAHANKA TALUK, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560 064. …ACCUSED 2. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA REPTD BY PRL. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIKASA SOUDHA, Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37836-DB CCC No. 138 of 2023 BENGALURU-560 001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR FRAGRANT DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTION ISSUED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NO.18946/2022 DATED 22.9.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K) This contempt petition is initiated against the willful disobedience of the order dated 22.09.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.18946/2022 to consider the representation dated 24.08.2022 by the Tahsildar. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate has filed compliance affidavit dated 06.08.2025 along with an endorsement dated 23.01.2023. 3. We have perused the endorsement. The same depicts that the Tahsildar has considered the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37836-DB CCC No. 138 of 2023 representation of the complainant and in view of non-placing of the material documents, he was not able to change the khatha and therefore, the same was rejected. 4. In that view of the matter, the contempt petition does not survive for further consideration. However, if the complainant is aggrieved by the endorsement and subsequent order 24.05.2025, is at liberty to challenge the same. All the contentions left open. SD/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE CR List No.: 3 Sl No.: 22