- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12000-DB CCC No. 100094 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100094 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. GURUDUTTA S/O K.V. JAYARAM, AGE: 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT 13/1, G1, SUKRITI APARTMENT, SUBBARAMA CHETTY ROAD, NETAKALLAPPA CIRCLE, BASVANGUDI, BENGALURU 560004. 2. SMT. RANJANI W/O GURUDATTA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, RESIDING AT 13/1, G1, SUKRITI APARTMENT, SUBBARAMA CHETTY ROAD, NETAKALLAPPA CIRCLE, BASVANGUDI, BENGALURU 560004. - COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. KIRAN S. JAVALI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. SAMIT PARVATIKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MARUTI BYAKAOD, (SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, KIADB) KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD, LAKAMANHALLI, OPP. OZONE HOTEL, DHARWAD-580005. 2. BASANGOUDA PATIL, (DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, KIADB), KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD, LAKAMANHALLI, OPP. OZONE HOTEL, DHARWAD 580005. - ACCUSED 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA - PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHASHANK HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR A1; SRI. SHIVAKUMAR S. BADAWADAGI, ADVOCATE FOR A2; SRI. PRAVEEN UPPER, A.G.A FOR PROFORMA RESPONDENT) Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12000-DB CCC No. 100094 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 1950, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDER PASSED BY THIS COURT IN W.P. NO. 100235/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-B & ETC. THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) 1. The present proceedings are initiated asserting disobedience of the direction passed in W.P. No. 100235/2024. It is noticed that the direction passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. No. 100235/2024 was for the respondent-Special Land Acquisition Officer, KIADB, to pass fresh composite award within a period of 30 days. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12000-DB CCC No. 100094 of 2025 2. Learned counsel for the accused No.1 has filed counter affidavit of the Special Land Acquisition Officer, KIADB stating that composite award was passed on 16.03.2023 and approval was made on 09.09.2025. Accordingly it is submitted that present proceedings may be dropped. 3. Learned senior counsel for the complainant submits that complete compliance would require that the notice u/S 12(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 must be served and it is only today that copy of the notice has been served but however none of the other documents which are part of the composite award have been served. 4. Taking note of said stand, it is made clear that the respondent No.1 to serve with acknowledgement the copies of records in connection with the composite award dated 16.03.2023 including the order of approval. 5. Taking note of the same, the present proceedings are dropped. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12000-DB CCC No. 100094 of 2025 6. The complaint to present himself before the Special Land Acquisition Officer, KIADB, Dharwad, on 25.09.2025. It is submitted that all records along with composite award as sought for by the complainant would be furnished. Sd/- (S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) JUDGE BVV, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 15