- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38250-DB CCC No. 844 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 844 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. JAYARAMEGOWDA S/O LATE PAAPEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS. 2. LATE RAJEGOWDA SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS SMT. SOWBHAGYA B W/O LATE RAJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS ALL ARE R/O. LAKSHMI SAGAR VILLAGE, MELUKOTE HOBLI, PANDAVAPUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571434. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI P. MAHESHA, ADV.) AND: 1. DR. KUMARA, IAS THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA-571401. 2. SRI MANJUNATHA SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BUILDING, MANDYA - 571 401. Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38250-DB CCC No. 844 of 2023 3. SRI MALLIKARJUNA B GUNGE, KES THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, CAUVERY NEERAVARI NIGAMA LIMITED, SURFACE WATER DATA, ANAND RAO CIRCLE, SHESHADRI ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, BENGALURU-560001. …ACCUSED 4. THE STATE OF KARANTAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, LAND ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHERE IN HE PRAYS THAT THE HONBLE COURT BE PLEASED TO (a) INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR HAVING WILLFULLY DEFIED AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER/DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 18.08.2022 IN W.P. No.12175/2022 (LA-RES), VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38250-DB CCC No. 844 of 2023 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Learned counsel for the complainants seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the contempt petition. 2. The memo is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the Contempt of Court Case is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE RAK List No.: 3 Sl No.: 39