- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:847-DB CCC No. 100354 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100354 OF 2024 BETWEEN: GURULINGAYYA S/O. BASAYYA MOTI @ METI, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. HONARALLI, TQ. BAGALKOT, DIST. BAGALKOT, PIN CODE-587102. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKHAR S. NAGASHETTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI. KALAGHATAGI ASHOK BHIMANNA THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, UPPER KRISHNA PROJECT, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT, PIN CODE-587103. …ACCUSED Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:847-DB CCC No. 100354 of 2024 2. SHRI. GITTEMADHAV VITTALRAO, THE GENERAL MANAGER, LAND ACQUISITION, UPPER KRISHNA PROJECT, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT, PIN CODE-587103. …ACCUSED 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, A.G. OFFICE, DHARWAD …PRO-FARMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA FOR ACCUSED) THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED U/S. 11 & 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR COMMITTING THE CONTEMPT OF COURT, IN DISOBEYING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE HIGH COURT IN W.P.NO.112068/2014 DTD. 11/03/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS PASSED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:847-DB CCC No. 100354 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) The complainant has filed this complaint alleging that the first and the second respondents are in deliberate disobedience of the directions of the writ Court in W.P. No.112068/2014 which is disposed of on 11.03.2024. The Writ Court’s direction reads as under: “Respondent No.1 is directed to consider the representation produced as per Annexure-H dated 11.09.2014 and Annexure-J dated 07.10.2014, in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order”. Sri Praveen K. Uppar, the learned Additional Government Advocate who is permitted to appear for the first and the second respondents, places on record a Memo along with a copy of the Endorsement dated 22.05.2024. Sri Praveen K. Uppar submits that in compliance with the directions as aforesaid, the petitioner’s representation has been considered and he is informed that his request cannot be accepted. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:847-DB CCC No. 100354 of 2024 In the light of the afore, and reserving liberty to the petitioner to call in question the endorsement dated 22.05.2024 subject to all exception, the complaint stands closed. Sd/- (B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE RSH/ct-an List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23