- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:775-DB CCC No. 256 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH 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. 256 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI BHIMASETHU MUNIVRUNDA MUTT BHIMANAKATTE MULUBAVILU VILLAGE, DOORVASAPURAM POST, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK. SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA 577 432 REPRESENTED BY ITS GPA HOLDER/DIWAN SRI. SAGAR BHAT S/O HARISH KUMAR P.S. AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS. SRI RAGHUMANYA KRUPA, SRI. BHIMANAKATTE MUTT PREMISES, BHIMANAKATTE, DOORVASAPURAM POST, THIRTHAHALLI - 577 432 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. KESHAV M DATAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RANJITH THE TAHSILDAR, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 432 Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:775-DB CCC No. 256 of 2025 2. SRI. MANJUNATH. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 432 3. SRI. G.H. SATHYANARAYANA THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA SUB-DIVISION BALARAJ URS ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 4. SRI. GURU DUTT HEDGE, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 5. SRI. SRINIVASA P THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577432 6. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ROOM NO. 505, 5TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY …ACCUSED (BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 01.10.2024 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.24350/2024, PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR VIOLATING THE COURT ORDER. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:775-DB CCC No. 256 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 willful disobedience of an order dated 01.10.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.24350/2024 (KLR-RR/SUR). In terms, of the said order, the respondents were inter-alia directed to conduct a survey and determine whether the petitioner's land is a part of a minor forest. 2. Accused has filed a compliance affidavit enclosing therewith an endorsement whereby it has been held that the entire extent of land falling in Survey No.19 has been recorded as forest in the RTC report. It is also held that the Phodi of the forest land is impermissible. 3. In view of the above, we are unable to accept that any proceedings for willful disobedience of the order are required to be initiated. However, we clarify that if the complainant is aggrieved by - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:775-DB CCC No. 256 of 2025 the endorsement, this order would not preclude the complainant from availing of the remedies as available in law. 4. The complaint is closed with the aforesaid observations. 5. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE VMB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 9