- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27586-DB CCC No. 159 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. 159 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR. RAVEENDRA S/O CHINNA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT NADAVARDAHALLI VILLAGE AVINAHALLI HOBLI SAGARA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 401 2. MRS. PRAMILA W/O LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT NADAVARDAHALLI VILLAGE AVINAHALLI HOBLI SAGARA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 401 3. MR. S.P. NAGAPPA S/O LATE PUTTA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS R/AT KALLUKOPPA VILLAGE MANDAGADDDE HOBLI THIRTHAHALLI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 220 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI MANJUNATH S., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27586-DB CCC No. 159 of 2025 AND: 1. MR. GURUDATTA HEGADE THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 2. MR. SATHYANARAYANA THE ASST. COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA SUB DIVISION SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 3. MR. S.A. RANJITH KUMAR THE TAHASILDAR THIRTHAHALLI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 432 …ACCUSED 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 01 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 21-09-2023 PASSED IN W.P.NO.8921/2021 (KLR-RES) AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27586-DB CCC No. 159 of 2025 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. Accused No.1 – Mr.Prabhuling Kavalikatti, Deputy Commissioner, Shivamogga is present in Court. 2. An affidavit of compliance is filed by accused No.1. Paragraph 7 of the affidavit is relevant and is set out below: "7. I state that in compliance with the order, the following actions have been undertaken; A. As per the earlier direction issued by the Hon'ble Court in Civil Contempt Petition No.159 of 2025 dated 16.04.2026, I have granted 4.25 acres each in respect of Sy No.17 of Shiranelli Village, Mandagadde Hobli, Thirthahalli Taluk, who are the Petitioner in Writ Petition No. 32234/2019 & 8921/2021, as under; 1. Sri Sadiyanayaka, S/o Karadinayaka 2. Sri Narayanappa, S/o Giddanayaka 3. Sri Kannamma, W/o Chinnanayaka and 4. Puttanayaka, S/o Chinnanayaka Copy of the Deputy Commissioner Order dated 01.06.2026 along with English Translation is herewith produced as ANNEXURE - R1. B. I state that I have directed the Tahsildar to take steps to implement the same in RTC in Bhoomi Software Checklist. Copy of the same is herewith produced along with English Translation as ANNEXURE - R2. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27586-DB CCC No. 159 of 2025 C. I state that the said order at Annexure R1 is passed subject to the result of the Writ Appeal filed against the order dated 21.09.2023 passed in Writ Petition No.8921 of 2021 filed in Writ Appeal (FR) No.1545 of 2026 on 08.06.2026, as per the Government Order No: RD-LGX/108/24 Bengaluru Dated 17.2.2026." 3. It is stated that the State has filed an appeal against the order dated 21.09.2023 passed in Writ Petition No.8921/2021 (KLR-RES), the disobedience of which is alleged. The allotment made to the complainant would be subject to the outcome of the writ appeal. 4. The present complaint is closed with the aforesaid observations. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 17