- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41907-DB CCC No. 68 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD 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. 68 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. DODDANNA S/O LATE A K CHINNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, SHAMA SHETTIHALLI VILLAGE, MASTI HOBLI, MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 101. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. B VISWESWARAIAH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR. M.R RAVI I.A.S DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KOLAR DISTRICT, KOLAR - 563101. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPTD. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA) Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41907-DB CCC No. 68 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PETITION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY AND INTENTIONALLY DISOBEYED AND DIS-RESPECT THE ORDER DATED 12.06.2024 IN WP NO.2415/2024 (LR) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HONBLE COURT AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 12.06.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.2415/2024(LR), whereby the accused was directed to consider the petitioner's application dated 27.04.2022 in accordance with law within an outer limit of four months. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41907-DB CCC No. 68 of 2025 2. Learned counsel appearing for the accused has handed over an endorsement dated 23.10.2025 and contends that the said application has been considered and disposed of. 3. We, accordingly, close the present complaint. We however, clarify that this order will not preclude the complainant from assailing the endorsement dated 23.10.2025 in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53