- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010483122025 NC: 2026:KHC:36709-DB CCC No. 939 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH 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. 939 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR. SUBBANNA SON OF LATE VENKATA REDDY AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.83 DINNEPALYA, KAGALIPURA UTTARAHALLI, KANAKAPURA BENGALURU - 560 100 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI SRINIVAS KALYAN P.V., ADVOCATE FOR SRI N.S. SRIRAJ GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. VIJAY KUMAR THE TAHSILDHAR BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT KANDAYA BHAVAN K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009 …ACCUSED 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA) Digitally signed by K P SWETHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010483122025 NC: 2026:KHC:36709-DB CCC No. 939 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 AND RULE 3 OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (CONTEPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS) RULES, 1981 PRAYING TO ORDER THAT, ACCUSED NO. 1 IS GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OF THE ORDER DATED 17.03.2025 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO.21374/2024 (LR) PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A & ETC. 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 17.03.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this court in W.P.No.21374/2024 (LR). 2. The complainant states that in the year 2010, grants were made in favour of six persons including him over the lands comprising in Survey No.46 of Kagalipura Village, Uttarahalli-2 Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk. The complainant claimed that the - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010483122025 NC: 2026:KHC:36709-DB CCC No. 939 of 2025 khata was registered in favour of five persons but his name was left out. The khata has not been registered in respect of the grant in his favour. In view of the above, the petition was disposed of with a direction to Tahsildar, Bengaluru South Taluk to consider the representations made by the complainant and to verify from the records whether the persons as mentioned in Annexure-G annexed to the writ petition were registered as Kathedars in respect of lands granted to them. It was further directed that by virtue of Annexure- G, if the complainant is also granted land, he shall also be considered for registration of khata in accordance with law. 3. Accused No.4 has filed a counter-affidavit dated 07.04.2026, inter alia, stating that in terms of the Government Order dated 22.06.2010, directions were issued for registration of khata in favour of six persons by treating the same as a special case under Rule 27 of the Karnataka Land Grant Rules, 1969 and there is no order in the said Government Order for registering a khata in the name of the complainant. Thus, according to the accused, the complainant is not amongst the six grantees. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010483122025 NC: 2026:KHC:36709-DB CCC No. 939 of 2025 4. In view of the above, we are unable to accept that any proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 are required to be initiated against the accused. The complaint is accordingly closed. The complainant is not precluded from availing substantive remedies if any, in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KPS, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9