- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21615-DB CCC No. 636 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST 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. 636 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. M.S. PRAMILA NAIK W/O. LATE SHIVA MADA NAIK AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 06, SALUDODDI ART OF LIVING, BANGALORE SOUTH TATAGUNI, BANGALORE - 560 062 2. SRI BHAWARLAL S/O. HIMMATHLAL AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RESIDING AT PENINSULA HEIGHTS FLAT NO. B-901, 17TH MAIN ROAD BEHIND BANGALORE CENTRAL JP NAGAR, 2ND PHASE BANGALORE - 560 078 3. SMT. V REVATHI W/O. LATE B. KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 851, 37TH F CROSS 18TH MAIN, JAYANAGAR 4TH T BLOCK BANGALORE - 560 041 4. SRI J. N. GURUDUTT S/O. S. NARAYANAPPA Digitally signed by K P SWETHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21615-DB CCC No. 636 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 10, SANNIDHI ROAD BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 004 5. M/S. NEMIGIRNAR DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 2013 HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO. 20/1, A 1ST FLOOR CHENNARAYA SWAMY TEMPLE STREET KUMBARPET CROSS BANGALORE - 560 002 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR SRI MANISH K JAIN S/O SRI. KHEEM CHAND R JAIN AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 6. SRI GUDURU RAJAGOPAL S/O. SRI GUDURU NAGAIAH AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 11/4 1ST MAIN ROAD, CKC GARDEN BANGALORE - 560 027 7. SRI GUDURU VENKATESH S/O. SRI GUDURU RAJAGOPAL AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 11/4 1ST MAIN ROAD, CKC GARDEN BANGALORE - 560 027 8. SMT. R. SUJATHA W/O. G. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 19 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21615-DB CCC No. 636 of 2025 1ST CROSS, CHUNHCHAGHATTA MAIN ROAD SUPRAJA NAGAR, KNANAKUNTE DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 062 9. SMT. SHOBA KAPSE W/O. LATE K.R. GIRIDHAR KAPSE AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 21, 1ST MAIN ROAD 1ST CKC GARDEN NEAR LALBHAG SUBBAIAH CIRCLE SUDHAMANAGARA, BANGALORE - 560 027 10. SRI G. KRISHNAPPA S/O. SRI G KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 19, 1ST CROSS CHUNHCHAGHATTA MAIN ROAD SUPRAJA NAGAR, KNANAKUNTE DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 062 11. SRI K.C. KUMAR SWAMY S/O. SRI K.N. CHIKKANNA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 18 3RD MAIN, VIP SCHOOL ROAD SOCIETY COLONY, ADUGODI BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 030 12. SRI D.C. NARENDRA S/O. LATE CHANNAPPA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21615-DB CCC No. 636 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS FLAT NO.B1 08 DSR, SUNSHINE KRISHNA REDDY LAYOUT 1ST MAIN, BANASWADI BANGALORE - 560 043 13. SMT. VANI S MURTHY W/O. SRI SHIVANANDA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 92, PHASE-1 CLASSIC ORCHARDS LAYOUT BANNERUGHATTA ROAD BEHIND MEENAKSHI TEMPLE BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 076 14. SRI T.P. VENKATESH S/O. LATE CHINNAPULLAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT BALAJI NURSARY AND GARDEN NO. 169, LALBAGH, SIDDAPURA JAYANAGARA 1ST BLOCK BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 011 15. SMT. KALAVATHI SRINIVASA W/O SRI G.V. SRINIVASA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/T No.462, 18TH MAIN ROAD 4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 041 16. SRI K.M. RANGADHAMA SHETTY S/O LATE SRI K.L. MUNIKRISHNA SHETTY - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21615-DB CCC No. 636 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS R/AT No. 620, 15TH CROSS 100FT RING ROAD, J.P. NAGAR, 6TH PHASE BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 078 17. SMT. VASAVI RANGADHAMA W/O K.M. RANGADHARAMA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT No. 620, 15TH CROSS 100FT RING ROAD J.P. NAGAR, 6TH PHASE BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 078 18. DR. ASHA R D/O K.M. RANGADHAMA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT No.620 15TH CROSS 100FT RING ROAD, J.P. NAGAR, 6TH PHASE BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 078 19. SMT. ANJALI R D/O K.M. RANGADHAMA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT No.620, 15TH CROSS 100FT RING ROAD J.P. NAGAR, 6TH PHASE BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 078 20. SRI S.R. SRIRAM S/O LATE DR. S.V. RAJARAO AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21615-DB CCC No. 636 of 2025 R/AT No.418, 4TH FLOOR PARKSIDE RETIREMENT HOME BRIGADE ORCHARDS DEVANAHALLI BANGALORE RURAL BANGALORE - 562 110 21. SMT. SUBBAMMA W/O. SRI KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT 9/24, 6TH CROSS, BYRASANDRA JAYNAGAR 3RD BLOCK BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 011 22. SRI ANANTHA S/O SRI PAPAIAH AGED ABOUT 61YEARS R/AT No.363, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD KAGGALIPURA VILLAGE UTTARAHALLI HOBLI BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE - 560 082 23. SRI GANESH BABU S/O SRI Y.L. RAMAREDDYA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO 39/10-1 3RD CROSS, NORTH MAIN ROAD YEDIYUR, JAYANAGAR 6TH BLOCK BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 011 24. SRI M. PRAKASH S/O LATE MUNISWAMY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21615-DB CCC No. 636 of 2025 R/AT No.2360, 19TH CROSS ROAD K.R. ROAD, BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 070 25. SMT M. GEETHA W/O SRI S. DINESH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT NO 12/A, 1ST MAIN T THIMMAIAH ROAD R.K. LAYOUT BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 070 26. SRI RAJENDRA S. NATALKAR S/O LATE SRI SADANANDA NETALKAR AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT NO 234, 2ND MAIN, 45TH CROSS 8TH BLOCK JAYANAGAR BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 070 27. SMT.MEGHA R. NATALKAR W/O SRI R.S. NETALKAR AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT No.234, 2ND MAIN, 45TH CROSS 8TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BANASHANKAR 2ND STAGE BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560 070 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SMT. VANI H., ADVOCATE) - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21615-DB CCC No. 636 of 2025 AND: 1. SRI V. UMASHANKAR THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, UNION OF INDIA HAVING OFFICE AT No.1 TRANSPORT BHAWAN PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI - 110 001 [VCO. dated 05.11.2025 ACCUSED NO.1 IS DELETED] 2. SRI VILAS P BRAHMANKAR THE CHAIRPERSON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA HAVING REGIONAL OFFICE AT SURVEY No.13 14TH K.M., NAGASANDRA M.S. RAMAIAH ENCLAVE BENGALURU - TUMAKURU ROAD (NH-4) BENGALURU - 560 073 [VCO. dated 05.11.2025 ACCUSED NO.2 IS DELETED] 3. SRI VISHWANATH V.R. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA No.37, SRI BHAIRAWESWARA COMPLEX APPAJI NURSING HOME ROAD MALAVALLI, MANDYA - 571 430 4. SRI M.S. WABALE THE PROJECT DERECTOR PROJECT IMPLEMENATION UNIT NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA BASAVANAPURA - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21615-DB CCC No. 636 of 2025 RAMADEVARAPADA RAMANAGARA - 562 128 [VCO. dated 05.11.2025 ACCUSED NO.4 IS DELETED] …ACCUSED (BY SMT. SHILPA SHAH, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE PROCEEDINGS AGIANST THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 4 FOR DISOBEYING THE COMMON ORDER DATED 28.10.2024 PASSED IN W.P. NO.20249/2024 AND CONNECTED WRIT PETITIONS 20931 AND 20963/2024 BY THIS HON'BLE COURT DIRECTING THE ACCUSED NO.3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS FILED BY THE COMPLAINANTS WITHIN AN OUTER LIMIT OF TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF RECEIPT OF THE ORDER i.e. FROM 15.11.2024 & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21615-DB CCC No. 636 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 complaint alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 28.10.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.20249/2024 (LA-RES) clubbed with W.P.Nos.20931 and 20963/2024. 2. In terms of the said common order, the learned Single Judge had directed accused No.3 to dispose of the representations made by the petitioners/complainants. The complainants had made their representations seeking compensation for their land which had been the subject matter of acquisition. 3. The learned counsel for accused No.3 submits that the matter was considered on various levels and it is finally decided that the subject land would not be required and therefore, there is no question of paying any compensation. She submits that the said decision would be communicated to the complainants. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21615-DB CCC No. 636 of 2025 4. In view of the above, the complaint is closed with liberty to the complainants to revive the same, if accused No.3 fails to communicate its decision with regard to the representations made by them within a period of four weeks from date. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51