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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8679-DB C.C.C. No.4/2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.4/2023
BETWEEN:
SMT. UMA THANDUR W/O AJIT THANDUR AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.500/4PB5 LUCERNE GARDEN CHAMMAPPAJI ROAD KURUBARAHALLI MYSURU-570 010. …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. SAMASHRITHA, ADV., FOR SRI. AKARSH KUMAR GOWDA, ADV.,)
AND:
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SRI. B.N. GIRISH TAHSILDAR MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA NAZARBAD MOHALLA MYSURU-570 010. …ACCUSED
2.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF KARNATAKA ROOM NO.320, 3RD FLOOR VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001.
… PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAHUL CARIAPPA K.S. AGA FOR PROFORMA R2 & A1)
Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8679-DB C.C.C. No.4/2023
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR INTENTIONAL DISOBEDIENCE OF DIRECTIONS OF THE ORDER DATED 22.8.2022 MADE IN WP NO.16489/2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. ALLOW THE ABOVE CONTEMPT PETITION WITH COSTS & ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL)
This contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 22.08.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.16489/2022. The operative portion of the said order reads as under:
"4. Having regard to the prayer made in the writ petition and the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that it is the bounden duty of the respondent-Tahsildar to consider the representations given by the petitioner, who, having acquired the land in question under a registered instrument, is seeking mutation and entry of the name of the petitioner in the land revenue records. The Tahsildar shall consider the representations in accordance with law
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8679-DB C.C.C. No.4/2023
and pass necessary orders as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
Ordered accordingly."
2. The respondent has filed an affidavit indicating that the name of the complainant has been restored, as ordered.
3. In view of the said affidavit, there is compliance of the order of the learned Single Judge, hence, the contempt proceedings are dropped.
Notice issued to the accused stands discharged.
Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE
Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE
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