- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10875-DB CCC No. 1486 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1486 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SHASHIKALA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS W/O LATE CHIKKIRAPPA R/AT RAVANDUR POST RAVANDUR HOBLI PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 2. CHIKKA VEERAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS S/O LATE NANJUNDAPPA R/AT RAVANDUR POST RAVANDUR HOBLI PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 3. SURENDRA R J AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS S/O K L JAYAKARA R/AT RAVANDUR POST RAVANDUR HOBLI PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10875-DB CCC No. 1486 of 2025 4. R MOHAN AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O R C RAJASHEKAR R/AT VIJAYA BANK ROAD RAVANDUR POST PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 5. GANESH R R AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS S/O RAJASHEKHARA R/AT NO. 170-1, KOTE STREET RAVANDUR MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 6. R D CHANDRU AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS S/O LATE DODDA THAMMAIAH R/AT MAIN ROAD, S KOPPAL VILLAGE RAVANDUR POST, RAVANDUR HOBLI PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 7. R R SHIVARAMU AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS S/O LATE RACHAIAH R/AT NO.111, S KOPPALU RAVANDUR HOBLI, RAVANDUR POST PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 8. DRAKSHAYINI, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS W/O R M APPAJI R/AT RAVANDUR POST RAVANDUR HOBLI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10875-DB CCC No. 1486 of 2025 PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 9. A NAGARAJA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS C/O APPAJI SHETTY R/AT NO. 95-1 KELLURU MAIN ROAD KELLUR, MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 10. SIDDESHA R T AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS S/O TOTAPPA R S R/AT RAVANDUR POST RAVANDUR HOBLI PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 11. R P VEERABHADRASWAMI AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O LATE R V PUTTANNAIAH R/AT RAVANDUR POST, RAVANDUR HOBLI PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 12. R L MANI AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS S/O LATE P LINGAPPA SHETTY R/AT BASAVESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD RAVANDUR HOBLI PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 108 13. SHANTHALA R S AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS C/O LATE RAVINDRA KUMAR R S R/AT, NO. 1176, 1ST MAIN ROAD SRIRAMPURA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10875-DB CCC No. 1486 of 2025 SECOND STAGE, NEAR AMRUTH BAKERY SRIRAMPURA SECOND STAGE VIVEKANANDA NAGAR SRI RAMPUURA 2ND STAGE MYSORE-570 023 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. H PAVANA CHANDRA SHETTY.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI ABIB MOHAMMED FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANT AGE: MAJOR PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER RAVANDUR GRAM PANCHAYAT PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT 2. SRI SUNIL KUMAR FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANT AGE: MAJOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYATH PIRIYAPATTANA MYSORE DISTRICT 3. SRI SURESH FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANT AGE MAJOR THE THEN PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER RAVANDUR GRAM PANCHAYAT PRESENTLY WORKING AT MUTHOOR VILLAGE PANCHAYATH PIRIYAPATTANA MYSORE DISTRICT - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10875-DB CCC No. 1486 of 2025 4. SRI MAHADEV FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANT AGE MAJOR SECRETARY RAVANDUR GRAM PANCHAYAT PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT 5. SRI B H JAGADISH FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANT AGE MAJOR POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR PIRIYAPATTANA POLICE STATION MYSORE DISTRICT …ACCUSED 6. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ ADMINISTRATION M S BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU 560 001 BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI PAWAN KUMAR M N, ADVOCATE FOR A1 TO A4 & SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR A5 AND PROFORMA RESPONDENT No.6) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 23.04.2025 IN WP NO.12230/2025 (LB-RES) PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT , PRODUCED HEREWITH AS ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10875-DB CCC No. 1486 of 2025 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. The complainants have filed the present petition alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 23.04.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.12230/2025 (LB- RES). 2. In terms of the said order, the possession of the complainants were protected and it was directed that they cannot be dispossessed except in accordance with law. 3. Notwithstanding the said order, action had been taken to evict the complainants from the premises occupied by them. 4. The accused have filed an affidavit tendering unconditional apology. We also find that the accused have taken further steps by placing the complainants in possession of the premises from which they had been evicted, which indicates that their apology is bona fide. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10875-DB CCC No. 1486 of 2025 5. The apology tendered by the accused is accepted. 6. In view of the above, we do not consider it apposite to proceed with the present proceedings. The complaint is accordingly closed. 7. The complainants are also at liberty to initiate proceedings for quashing of the FIRs lodged against them. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30