- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14921-DB CCC No. 78 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH 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. 78 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. NARAYANAMMA W/O LATE MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, 2. SRI. RAVI S/O LATE T.MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 3. SMT. SUJATHA D/O LATE T.MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 4. SRI. UDAYAKUMAR S/O LATE T.MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 5. SMT. SAVITHA D/O LATE T.MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNTAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14921-DB CCC No. 78 of 2023 6. SRI. KANTHARAJ S/O LATE T.MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, COMPLAINANTS 1 & 3 TO 6 R/AT NO.2, KOLANDAPPA GARDEN, AANE PALYA, ADUGODI POST, BANGALORE-560 030. COMPLAINANTS 1 TO 6 ARE REPRESENTED BY GPA HOLDER SRI. RAVI S/O LATE T.MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.2, KOLANDAPPA GARDEN, AANE PALYA, AUDUGODI POST, BENGLAURU – 560 030. 7. SMT. NARAYANAMMA W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, 8. SMT. GEETHA D/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 9. SRI. RAMESH S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED 50 YEARS, COMPLAINANT NO.7 TO 9 ARE RESIDING AT TULAKANAMMA GARDEN, VANNARPET, VIVEKNAGAR POST, BENGLAURU – 560 047. COMPLAINANT NO.7 TO 9 ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR GPA HOLDER, SRI. M.PAPARAJU S/O LATE MUNIYELLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14921-DB CCC No. 78 of 2023 RESIDING AT 13/10, YARRAPPA GARDEN, AUSTIN TOWN, BENGALURU - 560 047. 10. SMT. JAYALAKKSHMI W/O LATE VENUGOPAL, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 11. SMT. KRISHNAMMA D/O LATE MUNIYELLAPPA, AGED 63 YEARS, 12. SRI. M.PAPARAJU S/O LATE MUNIYELLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 13. SMT. KAMALA D/O LATE MUNIYELLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 14. SMT. HEMAVATHI D/O LATE MUNIYELLAPPA, AGED 52 YEARS, COMPLAINANTS 10 TO 14 ARE R/AT NO.13/10, YARRAPPA GARDEN, AUSTIN TOWN, VIVEKANAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560 047. 15. SRI. JAYARAM S/O MUNIYAMMA, AGED 67 YEARS, 16. SRI. KRISHNAIAH S/O MUNIYAMMA, AGED 53 YEARS, COMPLAINANT NO.15 AND 16 ARE R/AT NO.11/8, S.R.GARDEN, VANNARPET, VIVEKANAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560 047. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14921-DB CCC No. 78 of 2023 COMPLAINANT NO.10,11,13 TO 16 ARE REPRESENTED BY GPA HOLDER SRI. M.PAPARAJU S/O LATE MUNIYELLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT NO.13/10, YARRAPPA GARDEN, AUSTIN TOWN, VIVEKANAGAR POST, BENGALURU – 560 047. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. M.B.CHANDRACHOODA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. BALACHANDRA S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANTS AGED MAJOR, THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU DISTRICT, BENGALURU – 560 009. 2. SRI. SHIVAPPA NAYAK S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANTS, AGED MAJOR, TAHASILDAR, ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL, BENGALURU DISTRICT. 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. RAHUL CARIAPPA., AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, R/W SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14921-DB CCC No. 78 of 2023 CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACTS, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN SHE PRAYS THAT THE HON’BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE AND NON COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDER DATED 18.12.2021 PASSED IN W.P.NO.35682/2011 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN & 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 directions issued vide judgment dated 18.12.2021, passed in W.P.No.35682/2011, at Annexure- A. The directions are as follows: “[a] The petition is allowed in part, and the second respondent’s impugned order dated 14.07.2011 is quashed and the proceedings in Revision Petition No.75/2011-12 is reinstated for reconsideration in a time bound manner. [c] The petitioners shall appear before the second respondent without further notice on 17.01.2022. The - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14921-DB CCC No. 78 of 2023 second respondent shall dispose off the proceedings within an outer limit of five [5] months. [d] The revenue entries for subject property shall be restored in favour of the petitioners and those entries subject to appropriate orders in the necessary proceedings.” 2. We have heard Sri.M.B.Chandrachooda, learned counsel for the complainants and Sri.Rahul Cariappa, learned AGA for Respondents Nos.1 to 3. 3. The learned Additional Government Advocate has placed a Memo on record, producing a copy of an order dated 10.01.2025, passed by the Special Deputy Commissioner-II, Bengaluru South Sub-Division, Bengaluru. It is further submitted by the learned Additional Government Advocate that the said order of the Deputy Commissioner is under challenge in W.P.No.27680/2025. 4. In the above view of the matter, leaving open all the contentions of the complainant to be agitated in the - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14921-DB CCC No. 78 of 2023 pending writ petition, the present Contempt of Court case stands closed. Notice, if any, issued shall stand discharged. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE JJ List No.: 3 Sl No.: 18