- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36135-DB CCC No. 117 of 2025 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 CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 117 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI GIRISH S/O. DEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS RESIDENT OF KASHIPURA VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI ARAKALGUD TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 102 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI MURTHY D.L., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR. MANJUNATHA V FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANT AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HEMAVATHI DAM PROJECT HASSAN - 573 201. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36135-DB CCC No. 117 of 2025 DR. AMEBDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. …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 WILFUL VIOLATION AND DISOBEDIENCE OF THE COURT ORDER DATED 27.09.2022 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO.3387/2022 (LA-RES) AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 27.09.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.3387/2022 (LA-RES). The learned Single Judge had disposed of the said petition without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, but with a - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36135-DB CCC No. 117 of 2025 direction to the respondents to consider the representation of the complainant, within the stipulated period. 2. The learned counsel for the accused submits that the representation has been considered and a petition has been filed under Section 77(2) read with Section 18 of the Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. 3. A copy of the memo enclosing the said petition, is also handed over to the learned counsel for the complainant. 4. In view of the above, the complaint stands closed. 5. Pending applications stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34