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2025 DAILYLAW 75386 (KAR)

SMT. PRABHAVATHI v. STATE OF KARNATAKA

CCC/724/2022 · 2025-09-18

Anu Sivaraman, Rajesh Rai K

Contempt Petitionbody2025

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38701-DB CCC No. 724 of 2022 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. 724 OF 2022 BETWEEN: SMT. PRABHAVATHI DAUGHTER OF HANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS RESIDING AT ANIVALLU VILLAGE BETTADAPURA HOBLI PERIYAPATNA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 102 …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. VASUNDARA T.P., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SIDDAMALLAPPA P.M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001 …PROFORMA RESPONDENT Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38701-DB CCC No. 724 of 2022 2. SRI. K.H. CHANRAMOULI WORKING AS TAHSILDAR - CUM - SECRETARY LAND GRAND COMMITTEE PERIYAPATNA TALUK MYSURU DISTRICT-571 105 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN SHE PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT BE PLEASED (a) TO SECURE THE PRESENCE OF THE ACCUSED BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT FOR HIS ACT OF WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 06.03.2020 PASSED IN WP No.4637/2020 (KLR-REG) AND THEREBY PUNISH HIM BY COMMITTING HIM IN A CIVIL PRISON FOR SIX MONTHS AND IMPOSE A FINE BY TAKING COGNIZANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ETC. 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:38701-DB CCC No. 724 of 2022 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K) The learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the directions issued by the learned Single Judge in Paragraph No.7 have been complied with and the Land Grant Committee was constituted on 27.05.2021. Thereafter, the application of the complainant in Form No.57 has been forwarded to the Deputy Commissioner for considering the application of the complainant vide letter dated 24.08.2022. The Deputy Commissioner in turn by letter dated 25.11.2022 had remitted back the application and directed the Land Grant Committee to take a decision in accordance with law under Section 108(d) of The Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1996. Thereafter, the Land Grant Committee rejected the application of the applicant on 20.01.2023. The said order has been challenged by the complainant. As such, it is submitted that the order of the learned Single Judge has been complied with. In view of the above, the contempt petition - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38701-DB CCC No. 724 of 2022 does not survives for further consideration. Accordingly, the Contempt of Court Case is closed. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE RAK List No.: 3 Sl No.: 13