- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17810-DB CCC No. 1079 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. 1079 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT GOWRAMMA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS W/O LATE SAMPAGERE KRISHNAPPA, 2. G. K. LAXMINARAYANA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O. LATE SAMPAGERE KRISHNAPPA, 3. K. SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, S/O. LATE SAMPAGERE KRISHNAPPA, 4. K. VENKATAPATHI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, S/O. LATE SAMPAGERE KRISHNAPPA, 5. SMT. HEMAVATHI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, D/O. LATE SAMPAGERE KRISHNAPPA, 6. SMT. PREMA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, D/O. LATE SAMPAGERE KRISHNAPPA, Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17810-DB CCC No. 1079 of 2025 ALL ARE RESIDING AT GANAGALURU VILLAGE, ANAGONDANAHALLI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU-563 130. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. VIKRAM HUILGIL, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI KARTHIK V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI MUNISH MOUDGIL (IAS), S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANTS AGED ABOUT MAJOR SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT STATE OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. SRI DURGASHREE N W/O NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANTS AGED ABOUT MAJOR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DODDABALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION DODDABALLAPURA - 561 203 3. SRI. H.G. NAGANNA GOWDA S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANTS AGED ABOUT MAJOR TAHSILDAR HOSAKOTE TALUK HOSAKOTE 562 114 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17810-DB CCC No. 1079 of 2025 BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 562 114. …ACCUSED 4. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT DATED 04.09.2024 IN WP NO.22576/2022 (KLR-RES) A COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C, PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE ORDERS PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17810-DB CCC No. 1079 of 2025 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 04.09.2024, passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No.7170/2023 (KLR-RES) C/w. Writ Petition No.22576/2022 (KLR-RES), whereby Writ Petition No.7170/20223 was allowed and Writ Petition No.22576/2022 was allowed in-part and directions were issued to the concerned authorities/respondents to "consider the recommendation made by the respondent No2/Assistant Commissioner." Clause (ii) and (iii) of the operative portion of the said order are set out below: " (ii) W.P.No.22576/2022 is allowed-in-part. The respondents shall consider the recommendation made by the respondent No.2/Assistant Commissioner as per Annexure-J and after verifying the records shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with law; (iii) This order will not come in the way of the competent authority to hold an enquiry to ascertain whether the grant is genuine:" 2. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the complainant submits that although the recommendations have been - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17810-DB CCC No. 1079 of 2025 considered by the Tahsildar, however, the endorsement issued is wholly unsustainable as it seeks to overrule the recommendations. He submits that the Tahsildar cannot sit over the decision of the Assistant Commissioner. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the accused summits that the said directions also include verification of the records and the endorsement is issued after the records have been verified. 4. In view of the above, we do not consider it an apposite to initiate any proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. However, we clarify that this order will not preclude the complainant from availing any substantive remedies if aggrieved by any order or action of the Tahsildar or any other authority. 5. In view of the above, this Contempt Petition stands closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BK : List No.: 2 Sl No.: 24