- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44995-DB CCC No. 497 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH 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. 497 OF 2025 BETWEEN: K S GEETHA W/O R. RANGASWAMY. AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS. R/AT ADICHUNCHANAGIRI ROAD, VIDYANAGAR, HASSAN-573 202 REPRESENTED BY HER PA HOLDER K. KRISHNA, S/O LATE K.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT NO. 63/2, ANANDA NILAYA, 6TH CROSS, SARAKKI MAIN ROAD, J.P.NAGAR, I PHASE, BENGALURU-560 078 …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA N, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. H A MANJUNATHA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDA, Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44995-DB CCC No. 497 of 2025 BENGALURU- 560 001 REPD. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. MANIVANNAN COMMISSIONER THE BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST, BENGALURU- 560 020 3. KRIPALINI. G. K., K.A.S., THE ADDITIONAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST, BENGALURU-560 020 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA FOR A1 SRI. AJAY KUMAR M, ADVOCATE FOR A2 A3 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS, ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DIDO-OBEYED THE ORDERS PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.4903/2024 (LA-BDA) DATED 14.10.2024. 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44995-DB CCC No. 497 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 14.10.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.4903/2024 (LA-BDA), whereby accused Nos.2 and 3 were directed to consider the complainant's representation dated 6.12.2023, within a period of four months. 2. The accused submit that there are more than 1260 applications seeking for alternate site, regularization of revenue plots or release of land from acquisition. Accordingly, all such applications have been referred to a Committee constituted by Former District Judges. It is stated that the complainant's representation will be considered by the said Committee. 3. In view of the above, we are unable to accept that there is any willful disobedience of the order passed by this Court. 4. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44995-DB CCC No. 497 of 2025 5. It is clarified that this would not preclude the complainant from availing of the remedies if her representation is not acceded to. 6. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38