- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36005-DB WA No. 684 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 1166 of 2024 CCC No. 1167 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT APPEAL NO. 684 OF 2025 (BDA) C/W CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1166 OF 2024 CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1167 OF 2024 IN WA No. 684/2025 BETWEEN: BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK EAST, BENGALURU- 560 020. REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER. …APPELLANT (BY SRI VACHAN B, ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. B T UMA DEVI, W/O SRI SURESHA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO.25, 1ST CROSS, AZAD NAGAR, CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU-560 018. …RESPONDENT THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO a) SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 22.08.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.1395/2024 AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION ETC. Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36005-DB WA No. 684 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 1166 of 2024 CCC No. 1167 of 2024 IN CCC NO. 1166/2024 BETWEEN: SRI GUJJARAPPA, S/O GANGANNA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT NO.844, 5TH CROSS ROAD, PIPELINE, L N COLONY, YASHVANTHPURA, BENGALURU-560 022. ...COMPLAINANT (BY SRI VASANTH KUMAR H T, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI N.JAYARAM, THE COMMISSIONER, THE BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, T CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK EAST, BENGALURU-560 020. ...ACCUSED (BY SRI B VACHAN, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SECURE THE ACCUSED HEREIN, INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.15269/2024 DATED 14.08.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. IN CCC NO. 1167/2024 BETWEEN: SMT. B T UMA DEVI, W/O SRI SURESHA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.25, 1ST CROSS, AZAD NAGAR, CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU-560 018. ...COMPLAINANT (BY SRI VASANTH KUMAR H T, ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36005-DB WA No. 684 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 1166 of 2024 CCC No. 1167 of 2024 AND: SRI N.JAYARAM THE COMMISSIONER, THE BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, T CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARRK EAST, BENGALURU 560 020. ...ACCUSED (BY SRI B VACHAN, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEM OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAY THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SECURE TH ACCUSED HEREIN, INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS FOR NO COMPLIANCE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE WP NO.1395/2024 DATED 22.08.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND PUNIS THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS APPEAL AND PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) In WA.No.684/2025 1. At the outset, learned counsel for the appellant fairly states that the issue involved in the present case is covered against the appellant by the recent decision of this Court by order dated 09.09.2025 in WA.No.659/2025 captioned 'The Commissioner and Others v. Sri.Gujjarappa': Neutral Citation No.: 2025:KHC:35333- DB. He also submits that in the present case, the respondent was - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36005-DB WA No. 684 of 2025 C/W CCC No. 1166 of 2024 CCC No. 1167 of 2024 not paid the compensation for the acquired land, which would be paid on the date of the acquisition and is required to be adjusted from the consideration for allotment of the alternate site. 2. In view of the decisions rendered by this Court in WA.No.659/2025, the present appeal is dismissed. In CCC.No.1166/2024 and CCC.No.1167/2024 3. Learned counsel appearing for the accused submits that the orders, disobedience of which have been complained, would be duly complied with as the appeals preferred have been rejected. He submits that the compliance would be effected within a period of four weeks from date. 4. In view of the above, the present complaints are closed for the time being, with liberty to the respondent to revive the same, in the event, the orders are not complied with within the period of four weeks as prayed for by the accused. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE NR/-, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16