- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34316-DB CCC No. 119 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH 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.119 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. K. RAMESH S/O. KEMPARANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO.158, 6TH A MAIN ROAD, 3RD BLOCK, T.R. NAGARA, BASAVANGUDI, BANGALORE - 560 028. 2. SRI GIRISH, S/O. KEMPARANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 3. THIMMEGOWDA S/O. BORAIAH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 4. SRI GANGARANGAIAH, S/O. KEMPARANGAIAH, 5. SRI GOVINDAIAH S/O. THIRUMALAGOWDA, 6. SMT. LALITHAMMA, W/O. PARAMESH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS. 7. SRI H.R. GURUMURTHY S/O. RANGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, Digitally signed by C K LATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34316-DB CCC No. 119 of 2026 COMPLAINANTS NOS.2 TO 7 ARE ALL RESIDING AT K. HARAVESANDRA VILLAGE, GUBBI TALUK, HINDISGERE, TUMKUR - 572213. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. SURENDRA KUMAR N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. RANGANATH FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYATH, GUBBI HOBLI AND TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. 2. SMT. SREEDEVI BELULI W/O. SOMASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, PACHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, HINDASAGERE VILLAGE PANCHAYAT GUBBI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. JYOTHI M. KATAGAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. A. NAGARAJAPPA, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSON FOR WILLFUL VIOLATION AND DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THE HON'BLE COURT PASSED IN W.P.NO.26856/2024 DATED 20.02.2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED PERSON IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34316-DB CCC No. 119 of 2026 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 complainants have filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 20.02.2025 passed in Writ Petition No. 26856/2024 [GM-RES-PIL]. 2. It is the complainants case that there is a public road passing through the house of one Govindappa to the garden land of Seenamma in Sy. No. 28/1 of K.Haravesandra Village, C.S.Pura Hobli, Gubbi Taluk, Tumakuru District. It is stated that the said road had been dug up. In the aforesaid context, this Court had observed that is for the concerned authorities to look into the said complaint and for the Tahsildar, Gubbi, to take suitable action. Liberty was given to the complainants to pursue the representation or make a fresh representation to the Panchayat authorities, who were required to look into the same and if required, take necessary remedial action. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34316-DB CCC No. 119 of 2026 3. The accused have now since handed over a memo enclosing therewith two endorsements dated 04.12.2025 and 07.01.2026 which indicates that the complainants representations have been considered. 4. In view of the above, we do not consider it apposite to initiate any proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The complaint is closed. However, the complainants are at liberty to avail of substantive remedies with respect to their grievance regarding alleged encroachment of the road, albeit in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE CKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16