- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1896-DB CCC No. 420 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH 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. 420 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MOHAMMED SALAM ULLA S/O MOHAMMED AMAN ULLA AGED 57 YEARS R/AT NO. 4574 NEAR JAMIYA MASJID MASJID MOHALLA RAMANAGARA DIST - 562 159 …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. SUMATHI PAULIN M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR. JAYANNA MUNCIPAL COMMISSIONER RAMANGARA TOWN MUNICIPALITY OLD BANGALORE MYSORE ROAD RAMANAGARA DIST - 562 159 …ACCUSED (BY SRI A. NAGARAJAPPA, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER IN W.P.No.30191/2024 (LB-RES) PASSED BY THE SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT ON 28/01/2025. Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1896-DB CCC No. 420 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 28.01.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.30191/2024 (LB-RES), whereby the accused was directed to issue an e-katha to the complainant. 2. The complainant already has a manual katha in respect of the land to which the complainant states was acquired by a registered sale deed. 3. The accused has filed a counter affidavit raising several issues and the reasons as to why e-katha can't be issued. It is stated that according to the information gathered by the accused a Rajakaluve passes through the said land. The accused has also filed a survey report enclosing therewith a sketch, which the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1896-DB CCC No. 420 of 2025 complainant states that it is a wrong report. The accused has also filed an additional affidavit enclosing therewith two circulars dated 20.04.2016 and 17.02.2025, which according to the accused is required to be followed for issuance of e-katha. 4. In view of the above, we are unable to accept that non- issuance of e-katha constitutes any wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court. We close the present complaint with liberty to the complainant to file a fresh writ petition, if so advised, for examination of the averments made in the counter affidavit and the additional affidavit, as concededly the said issues were not placed before the learned Single Judge. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 32