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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4653-DB CCC No. 171 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH 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. 171 OF 2025 BETWEEN:
SRI DODDANNA SON OF LATE VENKATARAMANAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RESIDING AT BYRANAHALLI VILLAGE MALUR, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563130
…COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. PRAVEEN H P ,ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY REVENUE SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001
2. SMT.ROOPA AGE. MAJOR W/O UNKNOWN THE TAHSILDAR MALURU TALUK OFFICE KOLAR DISTRICT-563 103 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA)
Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4653-DB CCC No. 171 of 2025
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYING TO ISSUE NOTICE OF CONTEMPT OF THE ACCUSED AND APPROPRIATELY PROSECUTE AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 FOR DISOBEYING AND BREACHING THE ORDER DATED 17.09.2024 PASSED IN W.P.NO.21738/2024 OF THIS HONBLE COURT.
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. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA)
1. The present complaint is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 17.09.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.21738/2024 (KLR-RR/SUR), the operative part of which, reads as under:
(i) Writ petition is allowed.
(ii) The 3rd respondent is hereby directed to consider petitioner’s request by taking cognizance of the grant of occupancy rights evidenced at Annexure-A and pass
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4653-DB CCC No. 171 of 2025
appropriate orders under Section 128 of Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964.
(iii) This exercise shall be accomplished within ten weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
2. Learned Additional Government Advocate has filed a compliance affidavit placing on record that in terms of MR.T- 35/2024-25, dated 15.05.2025 the name of the father of the complainant has been entered in terms of the occupancy rights granted in his favour. He states that the order, the disobedience of which is alleged, whereunder the name of the complainant is required to be entered would also be considered within a reasonable time.
3. In view of the aforementioned, no further orders are required to be passed. The complaint is accordingly, closed.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42