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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17248-DB CCC No. 633 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 633 OF 2024
BETWEEN:
SRI MATHEW THOMAS S/O LATE T.P. JOHN AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS RESIDENT OF NO.2 ARISTOS, SOBHA CITY THANISANDRA MAIN ROAD BENGALURU - 560 064. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI CHAITANYA S.G, ADV.)
AND:
1.
DR. RAJNEESH GOEL CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001.
2.
SMT. RESHMA JANE RODRIGUES THE REGISTRAR RERA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL NO.1/14, 2ND FLOOR SILVER JUBILEE BLOCK UNITY BUILDING, CSI COMPOUND MISSION ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 027.
3.
STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17248-DB CCC No. 633 of 2024
VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI THARANATH POOJAY, AAG A/W SRI KAMROZ KHAN, AGA)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS) RULES, 1981, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HONBLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INQUIRE INTO THE ABOVE COMPLAINT AND IMPOSE A PUNISHMENT OF SIMPLE IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM OF SIX MONTHS AND WITH FINE OF RUPEES TWO THOUSAND ONLY FOR CONTEMPT OF ORDER PASSED BY THE HONBLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU, IN W.P.NO.1859/2024 DATED 23.04.2024 AT ANNEXURE - A AGAINST THE ACCUSED.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU
ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN)
This Contempt of Court Case is filed alleging non- compliance of the directions contained in the order dated 23.04.2024 in W.P.No.1859/2024.
2. Compliance affidavit is placed on record by the learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondents stating that appointment of Chairperson of the Karnataka Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has been
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17248-DB CCC No. 633 of 2024
done and notification has been issued on 03.03.2026. A copy of the notification is also placed on record.
3. In the above view of the matter, nothing survives for consideration in this petition. The Contempt of Court Case is accordingly closed recording the compliance affidavit.
Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE
Sd/- (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE
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