- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17964-DB CCC No. 150 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 150 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT VANDANA BHAKTA W/O SRI RADHAKRISHNA BHAKTA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO. 136, G V PAI NAGAR NEAR ROTARY ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL PRANTHYA VILLAGE MOODABIDRI TALUK D K DISTRICT 574236 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. RAJASHEKAR S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT INDU M CHIEF OFFICER MOODUBIDRI TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEAR GOVT HOSPITAL MOODUBIDRI D K DISTRICT 574 227 2. SMT. JAYASHREE PRESIDENT MOODUBIDRI TOWN Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17964-DB CCC No. 150 of 2025 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEAR GOVT HOSPITAL MOODUBIDIRI D K DISTRICT 574227 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. K CHANDRANATH ARIGA, ADVOCATE FOR A1 & A2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSONS AND PUNISH THEM SUITABLY AND APPROPRIATELY FOR THE CONTEMPT OF COURT COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED FOR NOT OBEYING THE ORDER DATED 18.12.2024 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.34518/2024 (LB-RES). 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 wilful disobedience of the order dated 18.12.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.34518/2024. In terms of the said order, the Court had passed an interim order to the effect that the complainant will not be dispossessed from the subject premises without due process of law. Additionally, the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17964-DB CCC No. 150 of 2025 Court had noted that if the petitioner had participated in an auction or makes an offer in exercise of the 'Right of First Refusal' the petitioner shall not be prejudiced by the institution of the petition. Apparently, the petitioners offer for the shop in question has not been considered. Further, the petitioners have also not been afforded right of first refusal on the ground that the allocation of the shop in question was reserved for a reserved category and the petitioners do not belong to that category. 2. We note that the action of the respondents does not fall foul of the order, the disobedience of which is complained. The complaint is accordingly closed. We, however, clarify that this would not preclude the petitioners from agitating their grievance in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10