- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1621-DB CCC No. 161 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 161 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. S.B. MUNIVENKATAPPA S/O LATE BATHYAPPA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS R/AT SONNAHALLIPURA VILLAGE HASIGALA POST, SULIBELE HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI SHARATH S. GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RAVI KUMAR YADAV ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS HOSKOTE TALUK HOSKOTE - 562 114 ... ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S.BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 ... PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1621-DB CCC No. 161 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO HOLD THE ACCUSED GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 03.07.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.A. NO.237/2024 AND THE ORDER DATED 04.12.2023 PASSED IN W.P.NO.8869/2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND B RESPECTIVELY AND ETC., 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 wilful disobedience of the order dated 30.07.2024 passed by this Court in W.A.No.237/2024 (KLR-RR/SUR), inter alia, directing that fresh exercise of undertaking Durast and Phodi be conducted as directed by the learned Single Judge. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1621-DB CCC No. 161 of 2025 2. An affidavit of compliance has been filed affirming that the said exercise is completed and the Tahsildar is now required to make relevant entries in the relevant records. 3. In view of the above, the present complaint is closed. 4. We clarify that in the event the complainant is not satisfied with the exercise or there is any lapse in making the relevant entries in conformity with the Phodi and Durast, the complainant is at liberty to avail all his remedies. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1