- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9700-DB CCC No. 1228 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1228 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRIDHAR PATLA S/O LATE THIMMAPPA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT NO.5-35, PATLA HOUSE NEHRUNAGARA, NEAR VIVEKANANDA COLLEGE PUTTUR, KABAKA NEHRUNAGAR (PUTTUR D.K.) DAKSHINA KANNADA - 574 203 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI AKSHATA SHARMA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI MAJOR MANIVANNAN, I.A.S THE COMMISSIONER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KUMARA PARK WEST, GUTTAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 020 2. SRI C.L. SHIVAKUMAR, K.A.S THE SECRETARY BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KUMARA PARK WEST, GUTTAHALLI BANGALORE-560020 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. DEEPTI A., ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED NO.1; ACCUSED No.2 IS SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9700-DB CCC No. 1228 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 24.02.2025 IN W.P.NO.2572/2024 (BDA) PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT, PRODUCED HEREWITH AS ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW & ETC. 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 MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA 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 24.02.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in WP.No.2572/2024 (BDA). 2. In terms of the said order, the BDA was directed to consider the complainant's case after affording him an opportunity of a personal hearing and bearing in mind the report/order of Justice Sri. D.V. Shylendra Kumar Committee. The accused has issued an endorsement dated 07.11.2025. However, it is alleged that the accused was not afforded any opportunity to be heard. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9700-DB CCC No. 1228 of 2025 3. The learned counsel for the accused submits that the sale deed had already been executed prior to the filing of the writ petition and therefore nothing further could be done without the complainant taking further steps. 4. It was necessary for the BDA to have brought this fact to the notice of the learned Single Judge in WP.No.2572/2024. However, the same was not done. It does appear that the order dated 24.02.2025 was passed on an assumption that BDA had yet to execute the sale deed. 5. In view of the above, we do not consider it apposite to initiate any proceedings for the willful disobedience of the order under Contempt of Court Act, 1971. However, we clarify that this will not preclude the complainant from availing of the substantive remedies, if any, in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE SD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25