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2025 DAILYLAW 70205 (KAR)

KARNATAKA JANATA VEDIKE v. STATE OF KARANATAKA

CCC/592/2025 · 2025-12-19

K S Mudagal

Contempt Petitionbody2025

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54524-DB CCC No. 592 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 592 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. KARNATAKA JANATA VEDIKE NO.5, TULASIPURA NEAR NICE ROAD ANJANAPURA POST BANGALORE - 560062 REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT SMT.PAVITHRA K.S. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI SRINATH P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARANATAKA REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING BANGALORE-560 001 ...PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. SRI AMLAN ADITYA BISWAS AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER BMTC BUILDING, SHANTI NAGAR BANGALORE-560 027 3. SRI JAGADEESHA G AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54524-DB CCC No. 592 of 2025 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD BANGALORE-560 009 4. SRI VIJAY KUMAR THE TAHSILDAR BANGALORE NORTH TALUK KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G ROAD BANGALORE-560 009 5. SRI VASANTHA KUMAR P MANAGING DIRECTOR THE KARNATAKA PUBLIC LANDS CORPORATION LTD 2ND FLOOR, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G ROAD BANGALORE-560 009 …ACCUSED (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-4 R-5 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED ARE HEREIN FOR HAVING WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN ORDER DATED 18.02.2025 IN W.P. NO.1704/2025 (KLR-RES-PIL) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT AS FOUND AT ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54524-DB CCC No. 592 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 18.02.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.1704/2025 (KLR-RES-PIL). 2. It is the complainant's allegation that certain portions of lands falling in Sy.No.43 situated at Kachohalli Village, Dasanapura Hobli, Bengaluru North Taluka have been encroached upon. 3. In view of the aforesaid allegation, this Court had directed the accused to look into the representations made by the complainant, examine the facts, and take an appropriate decision in accordance with law. 4. The learned counsel for the accused submits that the representations have been examined and it was found that certain areas of land were encroached upon. Part of the encroachment has been removed and further steps are being taken in this regard. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54524-DB CCC No. 592 of 2025 5. Considering that the accused has already taken a decision in regard to the complainants representation as directed, we are not persuaded to accept that any action is required to be initiated for wilful disobedience of the order of this Court. 6. Needless to state that the accused shall continue to act in accordance with law and take effective steps pursuant to the representations made by the complainant. 7. The complaint is closed with the aforesaid observations. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S.MUDAGAL) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20