- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45212-DB CCC No. 61 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 61 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. V.K. NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS S/O LATE KALASAIAH RESIDING AT VARTHUR VILLAGE TAVAREKERE HOBLI BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. ASHWIN KUMAR H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. DAYANANADA K.A. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT KRUSHI BHAWANA KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BENGALURU-560 009 ...ACCUSED Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45212-DB CCC No. 61 of 2024 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESETNED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR PROFORMA RESPONDENT & A1) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHERE IN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO FIND THE RESPONDENTS GUILTY OF COMMISSION OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS OF ORDERS OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT IN W.P. No.3968/2021 dated 23.02.2023 AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THE SAME AND CONSEQUENTLY SENTENCE THE ACCUSED TO IMPRISONMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 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 VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45212-DB CCC No. 61 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order of the learned Single Judge dated 23.02.2023 passed in W.P. No.3968/2021. The operative portion of the said order reads as under; "5. For the reasons stated above, this Court is of the considered opinion that the impugned endorsement dated 09.10.2018 issued by the Tahsildar, Magadi Taluk, cannot be sustained. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed while, setting aside the impugned endorsement dated 09.10.2018. The Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban District, is directed to take note of the directions issued by this Court on 15.07.2013 in W.P.Nos.24599- 24600/2012, to hold an enquiry as directed therein and conclude the proceedings as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order." 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondent- State has filed a memo along with the communication issued from the Special Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru South Sub-Division, Bengaluru, wherein the Special Deputy Commissioner - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45212-DB CCC No. 61 of 2024 undertook to conclude the enquiry proceedings within a period of three months. 3. In view of the said memo, the contempt proceedings are dropped. Notice issued to the accused shall stand discharged. All contentions are kept open. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE PN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 25