- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29477-DB CCC No. 1624 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH 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. 1624 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI MUNIRAJU S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT ARASANAHALLI VILLAGE SULIBELE HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI PRADEEP KUMAR R.H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SOMASHEKAR K.S. TAHSILDAR HOSAKOTE TALUK, HOSAKOTE BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114 …ACCUSED 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., AGA) Digitally signed by K P SWETHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29477-DB CCC No. 1624 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO ISSUE NOTICE TO THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THEM FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDERS OF THIS HON'BLE COURT ORDER DATED 30.06.2025 IN W.P.NO.13671/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-B. 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 30.06.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.13671/2025 (KLR-RES). 2. In terms of the said order, the accused was directed to consider the complainant's application dated 17.02.2025. 3. The learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the accused has filed the compliance affidavit dated 11.06.2026, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29477-DB CCC No. 1624 of 2025 which indicates that the complainant's application was considered and an endorsement dated 22.01.2026 has been issued. 4. In view of the above, the complaint is closed. This order will not preclude the complainant from availing any substantive remedies in the event the complainant is aggrieved in regard to the endorsement dated 22.01.2026. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11