- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33036-DB CCC No. 5 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.5 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. B. SHIVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS, S/O LATE S. BASAVARADYA RESIDING AT NANDAGUDI VILLAGE, HOSKOTE HOBLI, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 122. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. CHANDRA SHEKAR R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. SOMASHEKAR .K.S THE TAHSILDAR HOSKOTE, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT REPTD. BY ITS SECRETARY M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33036-DB CCC No. 5 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE ACT OF CONTEMPT OF COURT AND WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 11.06.2024 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA IN W.P.NO.15806/2023 (VIDE ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED HEREIN AND PUNISH HIM FOR THE SAID ACT OF WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE. 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 11.06.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. No.15806/2023 (GM-RES). The complainant had filed the said petition, inter alia, praying that the respondents be directed to consider the representation dated 17.03.2023. 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the accused has filed a compliance affidavit enclosing therewith an endorsement dated 03.03.2025. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33036-DB CCC No. 5 of 2025 3. The learned counsel for the complainant submits that the entire exercise conducted by the accused is misdirected and further the documents sought by the complainant have also not been furnished. 4. Since the representation furnished by the complainant has been considered and disposed of, no proceedings for willful disobedience of the order dated 11.06.2024 are required to be initiated against the accused. 5. In view of the above, the complaint is closed. We clarify that this would not preclude the complainant from availing of substantive remedies for redressal of his grievance, albeit in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE MBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34