- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40549-DB CCC No. 550 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH 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. 550 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI NAGARAJU S S/O LATE SAMPANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 2. SRI SHANKARAPPA S/O LATE PILLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 3. SMT. JAYALAKSHMAMMA W/O LATE BIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 4. SMT. KAVERAMMA W/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 5. SMT. KAVERAMMA W/O LATE NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40549-DB CCC No. 550 of 2025 6. SMT. GANGAMMA W/O LATE MUNIVEERAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, 7. SMT JAYANTHI W/O VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF DODDATHOGURU VILLAGE BEGURU HOBLI ELECTRONIC CITY POST BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU - 560 100. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI PAVAN KUMAR N, ADVOCATE FOR SRI L. SRINIVASA BABU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. RAJENDRA KUMAR KATARIA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. JAGADEESHA G DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU - 560 009. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40549-DB CCC No. 550 of 2025 3. H. SRINIVAS THE THASILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU - 560 009. 4. SMT. KAVITHA REVENUE INSPECTOR C/O DEPUTY THASILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU - 560 009. …ACCUSED 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 56001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT ON 22.02.2024 IN W.P. NO.20668/2022 (KLR-REG) PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40549-DB CCC No. 550 of 2025 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) 1. The complainants have filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 22.02.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.20668/2022 (KLR- REG). 2. In terms of the said order, the accused was directed to place the application of the complainants before the Committee for regularization of unauthorized occupation and thereafter, the Committee was directed to consider the said application and pass orders as expeditiously as possible. 3. The accused has issued an endorsement dated 08.10.2025, a copy of which is enclosed with the memo. The said endorsement has been passed, inter alia, stating that the village in question falls within 18 kilometer radius of the BBMP jurisdiction and therefore, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40549-DB CCC No. 550 of 2025 there was no provision to place the application before the Committee in question. 4. In view of the stand taken by the accused, the present complaint is closed with liberty to the complainants to avail their remedy with regard to the aforementioned endorsement dated 08.10.2025. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 58