- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47808-DB CCC No. 346 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 346 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VISHNUKANTH G KATHARE AGED 62 YEARS (SENIOR CITIZENSHIP CLAIMED) S/O LATE SRI. GANAPATHI N KATHARE AND LATE SMT. LAXMI BAI G KATHARE RESIDING AT PID NO.1-56-1, NO.1 12TH KM, TUMKUR ROAD, PEENYA OPPOSITE TO PEENYA TELEPHONE EXCHANGE BANGALORE 560058. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. KARTHIK.N.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REP. BY REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560001. …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. VIJAYAKUMAR R THE TAHASILDHAR BANGALORE NORTH TALUK GROUND FLOOR, KANDAYA BHAVAN Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47808-DB CCC No. 346 of 2025 DISTRICT OFFICE ROAD AMBEDKAR VEEDHI SAMPANGI RAMA NAGAR BENGALURU - 560009. …ACCUSED (BY SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA ) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HONBLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO HOLD THAT THE RESPONDENT NO.4/ ACCUSED NO.2 IS GUILTY OF COMMITTING CONTEMPT OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE HONBLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BENGALURU IN WP NO.1687/2025 DATED 23.01.2025 (ANNEXURE-D) AND INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE RESPONDENT NO.4/ACCUSED NO.2 AND PUNISH THEM BY IMPOSING MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT. 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. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 23.01.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No.1687/2025 (KLR-RES). In terms of the said order, the accused was directed to forthwith implement the order of the Assistant Commissioner and effect the change of khata by taking into account the registered sale deed dated 02.03.1968. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47808-DB CCC No. 346 of 2025 2. The learned AGA appearing for the accused submits that necessary corrections are carried out to implement the said order and the khata would be changed as directed, within a period of one week from date. 3. In view of the above, we consider it apposite to close the present complaint with liberty to the complainant to revive the same, if the khata is not changed within a period of one week from date. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29