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2026 DAILYLAW 19250 (KAR)

N K ANANDA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

CCC/1201/2025 · 2026-06-04

K S Hemalekha

Contempt Petitionbody2026

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26511-DB CCC No. 1201 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1201 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. N.K. ANANDA S/O LATE KRISHNAMURTHY AGED 50 YEARS GRAND SON OF LATE NAGAPPA R/AT NO.127, 5TH CROSS 2ND MAIN, SARVABHOUMA NAGAR BILLEKAHALLI, B.G. ROAD, VTC BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE - 560 076 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI NATARAJ D., ADVOCATE FOR SRI PRUTHVI WODEYAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560 001 BY ITS SECRETARY ... PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT 2. MAJOR MANIVANNAN P THE COMMISSIONER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T.CHOWDAIAH ROAD Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26511-DB CCC No. 1201 of 2025 KUMARA KRUPA WEST BANGALORE - 560 020 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT, SMT. DEEPTI AYATHAN, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR VIOLATING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE HON'BLE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 25.10.2021 IN W.P.NO.13779/2021 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR HIS WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE IN EXERCISE OF THE POWERS. 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 MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA 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 25.10.2021 passed in W.P.No.13779/2021 (LA-BDA). This Court is informed that the same was the subject matter of an appeal being W.A.No.1088/2025 which was disposed of on 19.01.2026. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26511-DB CCC No. 1201 of 2025 2. The Bangalore Development Authority [BDA] has preferred a Special Leave Petition against the said decision and by an interim order dated 22.05.2026, the Supreme Court has directed that status-quo be maintained by the parties. 3. In view of the above, the present complaint does not survive. The same is disposed of with liberty to the complainant to file a fresh complaint, if the cause so arises. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32