- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21873-DB CCC No. 623 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND 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. 623 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. ERAKKA W/O.LATE OBAIAH AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT B.K.PALYA VILLAGE JALA HOBLI YALAHANKA TALUK - 562 157 BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. BHADRI R. @ BHADRINATH R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. SMT. SHREYAS THE TAHSILDAR YALAHANKA TALUK YALAHANKA - 560 064 BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21873-DB CCC No. 623 of 2025 3. SRI. MUNISWAMY REDDY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR YALAHANKA TALUK YALAHANKA - 560 064 BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT …ACCUSED (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED HEREIN FOR HAVING WILLFUL VIOLATION AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER / DIRECTION ISSUED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN ORDER DATED 23.01.2025 IN W.P. NO.1517/2025 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT AS FOUND AT ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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 learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the accused has filed a memo indicating that an appeal has been filed against the order of the Special Deputy Commissioner before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal [KAT]. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21873-DB CCC No. 623 of 2025 3. We note that the present complaint has been filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 23.01.2025 passed in Writ Petition No.1517/2025 (KLR-RES), whereby the Court issued directions, in effect implementing the order dated 04.03.2024 passed by the Special Deputy Commissioner. 4. Since the accused has availed of the remedies against the said order, we consider it apposite to close the present complaint with liberty to the complainant to revive the same, subject to the outcome of the proceedings before the KAT. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17