- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39949-DB CCC No. 400 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 400 OF 2025 BETWEEN: M N ANANTHA RAO S/O. LATE M.B.NARASOJI RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, RESIDING AT MALADEVIHALLI VILLAGE, JAVAGAL HOBLI, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573201. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. HANUMANTHAPPA HARAVI B GOWDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI SANTHOSH KUMAR THE TAHSILDAR, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573201 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA) Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39949-DB CCC No. 400 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR FLAGRANT DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE HON'BLE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.NO.17557/2024 DISPOSED OFF ON 04.07.2024 DESPITE FRESH REPRESENTATION WAS SUBMITTED ALONG WITH NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AS PER OBSERVATION MADE BY THIS HON'BLE COURT ACCORDINGLY REPRESENTATION WAS SUBMITTED AFRESH ALONG WITH RELEVANT RECORDS TILL TODAY THE ACCUSED HAS NOT IMPLEMENTED THE ORDER DATED 04.07.2024 IT AMOUNTS TO CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE PROCEEDINGS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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 wilful disobedience of the order dated 04.07.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No.17557/2024 (KLR-RES). 2. In terms of the said order, the learned Single Judge had permitted the complainant to make a representation and - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39949-DB CCC No. 400 of 2025 further directed the accused to consider the same. The accused has filed a memo indicating that the said directions have been complied with and the representation has been disposed of in terms of the proceedings dated 24.04.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the complainant reserves liberty to challenge the said proceedings. 4. In view of the above, the complaint stands closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 57