- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27476-DB CCC No. 897 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH 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.897 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. R.V. JATHANNA S/O LATE V.D. JATHANNA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RETIRED PLANNING DIRECTOR DISTRICT URBAN DEVELOPMENT CELL UTTAR KANNADA, KARWAR NOW R/AT #76, BADAGABETTU, BAILURU, TANTHRI NAGAR, 1ST CROSS, UDUPI - 576 101. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI SUBRAHMANYA BHAT M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MRS. DEEPA CHOLAN I.A.S. THE UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-01. 2. PRABHULINGA KAVALIKATTE THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 01. …ACCUSED Digitally signed by C K LATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27476-DB CCC No. 897 of 2025 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY THE UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 01. …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 21.03.2025 PASSED IN W.P.NO.17545/2022 (ANNEXURE-A), AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. 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 1. ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The accused No.3 has filed the compliance affidavit. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the complainant examines the same and submits that the order dated 21.03.2025 passed in W.P.No.17545/2022 (S-KSAT), the disobedience of which is alleged, has been complied with. He, however, seeks liberty to agitate any other issue that may arise. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27476-DB CCC No. 897 of 2025 3. In view of the above, the present complaint is closed. This order would not preclude the parties from agitating any other issue that may arise. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE CKL List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4