- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10590-DB CCC No. 379 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 379 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR G V RAJAKUMAR S/O MR VENKATARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKING AT GUBBI TOWN PANCHAYATH GUBBI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572216. 2. MR N PADMANABHA S/O MR T NAARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS WORKING AT GUDIBANDE PATTANA PANCHAYATH GUDIBANDE TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST-562 109. 3. MR MANSOOR S/O MR ABDUL JABBAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS WORKING AT MAGADI TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MAGADI, RAMANAGARA DIST-562 120. 4. MR ARASA S/O MR KALA ARASAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKING AT HANURU PATTANA PANCHAYATH HANUR TALUK, CHMARAJANAGARA DIST-571 439. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI KESHAVA MURTHY B.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10590-DB CCC No. 379 of 2025 AND: 1. MR UMASHANKAR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIKAS SOUDHA BANGALORE-560001. 2. MR PRABHULINGA KAVALIKATTI DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION 9TH FLOOR, V.V.TOWER DR. AMBEDKAR VEDDHI BANGALORE-560 001. 3. MRS. SHUBHA KALYAN DY. COMMISSIONER TUMKUR DISTRICT TUMKUR-572 101. 4. MRS. SHILPA NAG DY. COMMISSIONER CHAMARAJANAGARA CHAMARAJANAGARA DIST-571 313. 5. MR RAVINDRA .P.N. DY. COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKABALLAPURA DIST -562 101. 6. MR YESHWANTH V. GURUKAR DY. COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA DISTRICT RAMANAGARA DIST-562 159. …ACCUSED 7. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRET DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10590-DB CCC No. 379 of 2025 VIKASA SOUDH DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001. …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 6 HEREIN AND PUNISH THEM FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 21.03.2024 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN W.P.NO.2410/2024 (S-RES) IS SUBMITTED AT ANNEXURE- A. 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 learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the present petition as the same does not survive for consideration, with liberty to challenge the endorsement dated 11.11.2025. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10590-DB CCC No. 379 of 2025 2. The petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE sd List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25