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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18111-DB CCC No. 1302 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND 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. 1302 OF 2025 BETWEEN:
1. PRERNA PAI AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS B-908, KRISHNA APARTMENT 170/1, 16TH MAIN, BTM 1ST STAGE BANGALORE - 560 068
2. SAVITA SHARMA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS No. A12, ALMOND TREE KENCHENEHALLI, YELAHANKA BANGALORE - 560 064
3. SATHYANARAYANAN S AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS No. A12, ALMOND TREE KENCHENEHALLI YELAHANKA BANGALORE - 560 064
4. BALJEET SINGH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS E-802 JALVAYU HEIGHTS HMT MAIN ROAD, JALAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 013
Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka
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5. KULPREET BHUI AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS E-802, JALVAYU HEIGHTS HMT MAIN ROAD, JALAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 013
6. MRS. SULATHA GRISELDA ERIC AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS C/O SAJAN RHINE SUBIN RESIDENCY FLAT NO. 104, BDS GARDEN BEHIND ST. MICHAELS HIGH SCHOOL HENNUR MAIN ROAD, KOTHANUR BENGALURU - 560 077, KARNATAKA
7. MR. PRAMOD FRANCIS AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS C/O SAJAN RHINE SUBIN RESIDENCY FLAT NO. 104, BDS GARDEN BEHIND ST. MICHAELS HIGH SCHOOL HENNUR MAIN ROAD, KOTHANUR BENGALURU - 560 077, KARNATAKA
8. JASMA MERCHANT AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS SCHLEHENWEG 11 74321BIETIGHEIM- BISSINGEN, GERMANY
9. PAYAL MERCHANT AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS FELLBACHER STR. 58 FELLBACH 70736 GERMANY …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI RICAB CHAND K., ADVOCATE)
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AND:
1. MR.JAGADEESHA.G, IAS THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU - 560 009
2. MR.MUNISWAMY REDDY THE SPECIAL TEHSILDAR YELAHANKA TALUK NES OFFICE ROAD, SUGAPPA LAYOUT EAST COLONY, YELAHANKA BENGALURU - 560 064 ACCUSED
3. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO ISSUE NOTICE TO THE ACCUSED NO.1 AND ACCUSED NO.2 AND INITIATE APPROPRIATE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1 AND ACCUSED NO.2 AND PUNISH THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW FOR THE DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 09.01.2025 PASSED IN W.P.NO.33215/2024 (GM-CON) VIDE ANNEXURE - A & ETC.
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18111-DB CCC No. 1302 of 2025
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRAMING OF CHARGES, 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. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 09.01.2025, passed by this Court in W.P.No.33215/2024(GM-CON).
2. This Court had disposed of the said writ petition by directing that the execution process be completed within a period of eights weeks from the date of said order.
3. The learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the accused has filed a memo for production of documents, inter alia, stating that the property in question had been attached and an attempt was made to auction the same. However, no bidders have come forward. It is stated that in the meanwhile, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi, by an
order dated 24.03.2026 granted a temporary stay.
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4. In view of the above, we are unable to accept that any proceedings for willful disobedience of the order, are required to be initiated against the accused.
5. The complaint is, accordingly, closed.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE
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