- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41897-DB CCC No. 1209 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1209 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. HARISH MULKI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS S/O SRI. BHOJA R SALIAN RESIDENTS OF No.77 NEAR AYYAPPA TEMPLE HOSUR MAIN ROAD MADIWALA BENGALURU-560 068 2. DILIP B SALIAN AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS S/O SRI. BHOJA R SALIAN RESIDENTS OF No.77 NEAR AYYAPPA TEMPLE HOSUR MAIN ROAD MADIWALA BENGALURU-560 068 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. PURUSHOTHAMA P., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR P.V., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41897-DB CCC No. 1209 of 2024 AND: 1. SMT. MANJU DARSHINI MAJOR IN AGE FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINTS THE SUB REGISTRAR SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK SRIRANGAPATNA MANDYA DISTRICT-571 438 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIKASA SOUDHA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY …ACCUSED (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR A1 & A2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO (i) TAKE SUITABLE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED BY INITIATING THE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS FOR WILLFUL DIS-OBEDIENCE OF THE COURT ORDER DATED 25.09.2024 PASSED IN WP No.22457/2024 (GM-ST/RN) BY THIS HON'BLE COURT AT ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR VIOLATION AND WILLFUL DIS-OBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41897-DB CCC No. 1209 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order of the learned Single Judge dated 25.09.2024 passed in W.P.No.22457/2024. 2. The respondents/accused entered appearance and filed further affidavit dated 23.10.2025. Para Nos.8 and 9 of the affidavit reads as under; "8. I submit that the original sale deed is lost and not traceable and hence the Respondent/Accused is not in a position to handover the original Sale Deed as sought by the Complainant. 9. I respectfully pray that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to declare that the Digitally Signed Sale Deed provided to the Complainant as per Annexure- R2, as the original documents for future usage by the Complainant as there is no change in contents in the digitally signed copy from the original sale deed." - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41897-DB CCC No. 1209 of 2024 3. In view of the aforesaid assertion in the affidavit, the Civil Contempt Case is closed. Notice issued to the accused shall stand discharged. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE PN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 42