- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21617-DB CCC No. 1004 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. 1004 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI R ASHOK KUMAR S/O SRI Y. RAMACHANDRA NAIDU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT NO. 109/2, 2ND CROSS 2ND MAIN, TATA SILK FARM BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU SOUTH BENGALURU - 560 004 …COMPLAINANT (BY MS. DEEPA SHRISHA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI SUNDARA RAMAN M.V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. LOKESH D.S. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NATIONAL HIGHWAY - 209 NO.37, SRI BHAIRAWESWARA COMPLEX APPAJI NURSING HOME ROAD MALAVALLI MANDYA - 571 430 Digitally signed by K P SWETHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21617-DB CCC No. 1004 of 2025 2. MR. V. UMASHANKAR SECRETARY UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS TRANSPORT BHAWAN, NO. 1 PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI - 110 001 3. MR. MALLIKARJUN CHAIRPERSON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA REGIONAL OFFICE AT: 2ND FLOOR, KSCFL BUILDING D. DEVRAJ URS ROAD RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 4. MR. VISHWANATH PROJECT DIRECTOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT RAMANAGARA NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA BASAVANAPURA RAMANAGARA - 562 128 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. SHILPA SHAH, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.1 & 4; ACCUSED No.2 IS SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 2(B) R/W SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS OF CONTEMPT AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THE BLATANT AND WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 28.10.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO.20931/2024, PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A & ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21617-DB CCC No. 1004 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 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.1 to dispose of the representation made by the petitioner/complainant. The complainant had made his representation seeking compensation for his land which had been the subject matter of acquisition. 3. The learned counsel for accused No.1 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21617-DB CCC No. 1004 of 2025 no question of paying any compensation. She submits that the said decision would be communicated to the complainant. 4. In view of the above, the complaint is closed with liberty to the complainant to revive the same, if accused No.1 fails to communicate its decision with regard to the representation made by the complainant within a period of four weeks from date. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 52