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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15315-DB CCC No. 484 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 484 OF 2025 BETWEEN:
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VENKATESH K S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT NO.01, ALLAHAHALLI VILLAGE OPP. TO NANDI GARDEN ANJANAPURA POST BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE - 560 108 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI SURESH K., ADVOCATE) AND:
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STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIKAS SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT
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MANIVANNAN P COMMISSIONER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KUMARAPARK WEST, GUTTAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 020 …ACCUSED (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR R-1;
MS. ANANYA RAI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI MURGUESH V. CHARATI, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.2)
Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15315-DB CCC No. 484 of 2025
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO INITIATE PROSECUTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE COURT ORDER IN WRIT PETITION NO.9648/2024 DATED 29.10.2024, AT ANNEXURE-C, SENTENCE THE ACCUSED FOR IMPRISONMENT.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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 complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 29.10.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.9648/2024 (BDA), whereby the complainant was directed to make a representation within a period of four weeks from the date and the accused was directed to consider the same within four months from the date of receipt of such representation.
2. The learned counsel for the accused has handed over a memo enclosing therewith a copy of the endorsement dated 02.03.2026, disposing of the complainant's representation.
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15315-DB CCC No. 484 of 2025
3. In view of the above, the complaint is closed.
4. We, however, clarify that this order will not preclude the complainant from availing of any remedies in respect of the endorsement dated 02.03.2026, albeit in accordance with law.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE
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