- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010132532023 NC: 2026:KHC:49308-DB CCC No. 256 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 256 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. SRI MEKAPATI VIKRAM REDDY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O RAJAMOHAN REDDY, R./AT PLOT NO.L2, YEMLUR HOMES ASSOCIATION, EPSILON VENTURES YEMLURU MAIN ROAD, MARATHAHALLI, BANGALORE -560037. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. VANI H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI MAHENDRA A H TAHSILDAR, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, CHANNAPATNA RAMANAGARA DISTRICT -562160. 2. SRI PRAKYATH KUMAR S P THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, CHANNAPATNA -562160 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT. …ACCUSED Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010132532023 NC: 2026:KHC:49308-DB CCC No. 256 of 2023 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE -560001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA FOR A1, A2 AND PROPOSED R3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HONBLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE FIRST ACCUSED FOR DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 20.1.2023 PASSED IN IA NO.1/2022 ARISING OUT OF WP NO.17577/2022 BY THIS HONBLE COURT DIRECTING THE FIRST ACCUSED TO CHANGE THE MUTATION ENTRIES IN THE NAME OF THE COMPLAINANT WITHIN THREE WEEKS FROM THE DATE OF ORDER I.E. FROM 20.1.2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010132532023 NC: 2026:KHC:49308-DB CCC No. 256 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present contempt petition has been filed alleging willful disobedience and non-compliance of the order dated 20.01.2023 passed on I.A.No.1/2022 in W.P.No.17577/2022 (KLR-RES). 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate has filed compliance affidavit dated 13.08.2026 in the Court today on behalf of Mr. B.N. Girish S/o Nanjappa B.N., Tahsildar, Channapatna Taluk, Channapatna, Bangalore South District. It is stated in the compliance affidavit that in the proceedings initiated under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, the alienation of the land made in favour of the complainant has been declared as void by the Assistant Commissioner and the appeal filed against the said order came to be dismissed by the Deputy Commissioner. It is further stated that the complainant himself has filed W.P.No.11422/2024 challenging the orders passed by the Assistant Commissioner and the Deputy - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010132532023 NC: 2026:KHC:49308-DB CCC No. 256 of 2023 Commissioner and the said writ petition is pending before the writ Court. 3. In view of the aforesaid statements made in the compliance affidavit, the order dated 06.09.2022 in W.P.No.17577/2022 and also the order dated 20.01.2023 on I.A.No.1/2022 passed by the learned Single Judge cannot be complied with. We find the explanation offered in the compliance affidavit for not changing the mutation entry is justifiable and therefore, we dismiss this contempt petition. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN) JUDGE NG CT:SN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10