- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31546-DB CCC No. 1089 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH 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. 1089 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. K. VIDYASHANKAR S/O LATE B. KRISHNASWAMY AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS SENIOR JOURNALIST R/A 18, 10TH CROSS N.R. COLONY, BENGALURU - 560 028 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI CHETHAN A.C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI MANIVANNAN THE COMMISSIONER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD BENGALURU - 560 020 …ACCUSED (BY SRI AJAY KUMAR M., ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED HEREIN FOR HAVING WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER/DIRECTION ISSUED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN THE JUDGMENT DATED 22.04.2025 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO.11456/2025, PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW & ETC. Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31546-DB CCC No. 1089 of 2025 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 to the order dated 22.04.2025 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in WP.No.11456/2025 (BDA). This court had allowed the writ petition and directed BDA to consider the complainant's representation dated 08.08.2024 for allotment of an alternate site and inform the result of such consideration to the complainant within a period of 8 weeks. 2. The accused has filed a memo enclosing therewith the allotment letter dated 18.05.2026. The same indicates that the complainant's representation has been considered and an alternate site in Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout ‒ B7-SF-3240 has been allotted to the complainant. 3. In view of the above the complaint is closed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31546-DB CCC No. 1089 of 2025 4. However, we clarify that in the event if the complainant's grievance subsists, he is not precluded from availing the substantive remedies, in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE SD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11