- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33405-DB CCC No. 1033 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD 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. 1033 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI M JAYARAMA S/O.LATE.MUNISWAMYGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.762, 1ST D MAIN, GIRINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 085 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI JAYASIMHA K S, ADVOCATE FOR SRI SRINIVASA K L, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI N M NARAYANAPPA S/O.LATE. MUNISWAMYGOWDA AGED ABOUT 81YEARS RESIDENT OF NALLUR VILLAGE BETAMANGALA HOBLI BANGARPET TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 114 …ACCUSED (BY Ms. ANAGHA N SHARMA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. S RAJENDRA, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE NECESSARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DIS-OBEYING THE ORDERS PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN RFA NO.379/2018 Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33405-DB CCC No. 1033 of 2025 DATED 26.02.2018 AND DATE 28.02.2019 VIDE ANNEXURE-B AND C AND TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. 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 26.02.2018 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in R.F.A.No.379/2018. In terms of the said order, the parties were directed to maintain status quo in respect of the suit schedule properties. 2. The complainant alleges that the accused violated the said order and cut down the Eucalyptus trees standing on the subject lands. (Lands measuring 19 guntas in Survey No.69/1; 26 guntas in Survey No.69/2, 12 guntas in Survey No.69/40; 28 guntas in Survey No.69/50 and 2 acres in Survey No.96 of Nulluru Village). - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33405-DB CCC No. 1033 of 2025 3. The learned counsel appearing to the accused submits that the accused is 81 years of age and he is residing in Bengaluru. She submits that the accused has not visited the subject lands and is also aggrieved by the destruction of the trees. 4. The material placed on record does not establish that the accused is involved in removing the trees from the subject lands. 5. In view of the above, we do not consider is apposite to initiate any proceedings against the accused under the Contempt of Courts Act. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. 6. We, however, clarify that if the complainant produces any material that would establish otherwise, he is liberty to file a fresh. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40