- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54549-DB CCC No. 331 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 331 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR. ASHISH KUMAR PANDEY SON OF MR. BIJAY KUMAR PANDEY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT: C 105, MJ LIFESTYLE AZALLYA MJ NAGAR ROAD, CHOODASANDRA BENGALURU - 560 099 2. MS. NEETI MISHRA WIFE OF MR. ASHISH KUMAR PANDEY AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT: C 105, MJ LIFESTYLE AZALIYA MJ NAGAR ROAD, CHOODASANDRA BENGALURU - 560 099 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI HARSHAL JOSHI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI ANKUR TRIPATHI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54549-DB CCC No. 331 of 2025 2. SRI JAGADEESHA G DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE CITY DISTRICT KANDAYA BHAVANA, K. G. ROAD BENGALURU - 560 009 …ACCUSED (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 & 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, PRAYING TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED HEREIN UNDER CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT FOR VIOLATING THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. No.31290/2024 (GM-RES) DATED 25.11.2024 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A. 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 MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainants have filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 25.11.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.31290/2024 (GM-RES). - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54549-DB CCC No. 331 of 2025 2. The complainants had filed the said petition alleging inaction on the part of the accused for enforcing the recovery certificate issued in their favour by the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority [RERA]. The recovery certificate has been issued pursuant to the proceedings in the complaint filed by the complainants before the said authority. 3. The learned AGA appearing for the accused has handed over a memo enclosing therewith confiscation order dated 25.09.2025, whereby certain properties of the defaulter had been confiscated. The said order also indicates that if the defaulter does not clear the amount as set out in the recovery certificate, public auction process will be conducted under Section 169 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 in respect to the properties confiscated in terms of the confiscation order. 4. In view of the above, the accused has taken steps for enforcing the recovery certificate. Therefore, we do not consider it apposite to initiate any proceedings for willful disobedience of the orders passed by this Court, at this stage. 5. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54549-DB CCC No. 331 of 2025 6. The complainants are at liberty to apply afresh in the event, the recovery proceedings are not completed within a reasonable time. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S.MUDAGAL) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29