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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31168-DB CCC No. 141 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD 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. 141 OF 2025 BETWEEN:
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SHRI K. SHANMUKHA REDDY S/O. SHRI K. NEELAKANTA REDDY & SMT. K. SREEDEVI AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT NO.223, 6TH CROSS 1ST MAIN, BABA NAGAR KATTEGENAHALLI NEAR BALAJI FORTUNE APARTMENT BENGALURU - 560 063 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI K. RAMACHANDRA HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI PRAKASH TIMMANNA HEBBAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
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SHRI MANIVANAN K THE COMMISSIONER THE BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY CHOWDAIAH ROAD KUMARA PARK WEST BENGALURU - 560 020
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SMT. SARASWATHI THE ADMINISTRATOR M/S. VISHWABHARATHI HOUSE BUILDING COOPERATIVE
Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31168-DB CCC No. 141 of 2025
SOCIETY LTD., (A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF KARNATAKA COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959) NO. 35, RATHNA VILLAS ROAD BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU - 560 004 …ACCUSED
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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA M.S. BUILDING DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. M. V. CHARATI, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.1;
SRI B.L. SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.2 & SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR THE PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT No.3)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO IMPOSE SUITABLE PUNISHMENT TO THE ACCUSED NO.1 AND 2 FOR WILLFULLY VIOLATING THE ORDER DATED 07.03.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.16690/2022 (CS-RES), AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDERS OF THIS HON'BLE COURT & 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 MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31168-DB CCC No. 141 of 2025
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 07.03.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in a batch of writ petitions (W.P.No.39573/2016 (CS-RES) and connected matters).
2. The respondents have filed appeals against the said order and this Court is considering the batch of appeals challenging the
order, the disobedience of which is alleged.
3. It is also pointed out that in view of the same, similar complaints have been closed. Accordingly, present complaint is closed as well.
4. The complainant is at liberty to review the same subject to the outcome of the pending appeals.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KMV/ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32