- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20728-DB CCC No. 493 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 493 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI K.S. CHANDRASHEKHARAN S/O SUBBARAYAN AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT No.20, BHAVANI MAIN ROAD CHITTODE - 638 102 ERODE TAMIL NADU STATE …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI GEORGE LAZARUS R., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. SRI DAYANANDA K.A., I.A.S., THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION AND COMMISSIONER OF STAMPS CAUVERY BHAVAN, 8TH FLOOR BENGALURU - 560 009 …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT ROOM NO.627, 6TH FLOOR GATE-1, M.S. BUILDING Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20728-DB CCC No. 493 of 2025 DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1 FOR HAVING WILLFULLY DISOBEYED THE ORDERS OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 06.12.2024 IN W.P. NO.24493/2024 AND PUNISH THEM 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 MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the complainant. 2. The accused has filed a compliance affidavit enclosing an endorsement dated 17.10.2025. 3. Considering that the order, the disobedience of which is alleged required the accused to consider the representations made by the complainant, we are unable to accept that any proceedings for willful disobedience of the said order is warranted. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20728-DB CCC No. 493 of 2025 4. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10