- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50830-DB C.C.C. No.686/2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.686/2024 BETWEEN: 1. DEEPAK ANAND S/O SRI. B.M. ANAND AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS. 2. VIVEK ANAND S/O SRI. B.M. ANAND AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS. BOTH RESIDING AT APARTMENT NO.3 SUNNINGDALE HOUSE NO.22/8, VITTAL MALYA ROAD BANGALORE 560 001. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. S.V. BHAT, ADV.,) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE MULTI - STORIED BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. ….. PROFORMA RESPONDENT Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: High Court Of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50830-DB C.C.C. No.686/2024 2. SRI. TEJAS KUMAR THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER -2 KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD NO.14/3, RASTROTHANA PARISHATH BUILDING, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. SHWETHA KRISHNAPPA, AGA FOR PROFORMA R1 SRI. H.L. PRADEEP KUMAR, ADV., FOR A2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO HOLD THE ACCUSED SLAO AS COMMITTED CONTEMPT OF THE ORDERS OF THE HON'BLE COURT DATED 09.10.2023 PASSED IN W.P.NO.4334/2023 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-G AND PUNISH HIM FOR CONTEMPT OF THE ABOVE ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. 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 VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50830-DB C.C.C. No.686/2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 09.10.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.4334/2023. The operative portion of the said order reads as under: "11. Needless to state that the petitioner shall appear before the respondent-SLAO on 30.10.2023 at 11.00 a.m., without any further notice with all the relevant documents in support of his claim. The respondent-SLAO shall be at liberty to call for such other further particulars as required for effective determination of compensation. All the exercise shall be completed in passing the award within a outer limit of eight weeks from 30.10.2023." 2. The accused has filed affidavit indicating that as per the direction of the learned Single Judge, award came to be passed on 09.11.2023. This Court has noticed that the award dated 09.11.2023 was not approved. 3. Today, a memo is filed indicating that award dated 09.11.2023 has been approved by the competent authority. In - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50830-DB C.C.C. No.686/2024 view of passing of the award and its approval, the order of the learned Single Judge is complied. 4. In view of passing of the award and its approval, the accused shall take immediate steps to release the amount. It is needless to observe that the complainant is at liberty to seek reference, if so advised. 5. With the above liberty, the contempt proceedings are dropped. Notice issued to the accused stands discharged. All the contentions are kept open. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE BSR List No.: 3 Sl No.: 27