- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2438-DB CCC No. 618 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH 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. 618 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI KRISHNAIAH, S/O LATE NARASIMMEGOWDA, @ ANKANALLI PATEL NARASIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O DODDACHIKKANAHALLI VILLAGE, DEVALAPURA HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571445. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. BHARGAV G.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI ADARSH., KAS FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, THE TAHSILDAR, AND THE TALUK, EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, NAGAMANGALA, DISTRICT MANDYA PIN 571432. 2. SRI LOKESH FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2438-DB CCC No. 618 of 2025 THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, OF LAND RECORDS, AND SURVEY SETTLEMENT (ADLR) NAGAMANGALA SUB DIVISION, OFFICE OF THE TAHSILDAR, NAGAMANGALA 571432. 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION LAW, SECURE THE PRESENCE OF THE ACCUSED PERSONS, TRY THEM FOR THE ABOVE SAID OFFENCES AND PUNISH THEM FOR HAVING WILLFULLY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 21.01.2025 PASSED BY THE HONBLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA IN WP NO.31667/2024 (KLR-RES/SUR). 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2438-DB CCC No. 618 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 21.1.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.31667/2024 (KLR-RR-SUR). 2. In terms of the said order, the accused were directed to consider the representations filed by the complainant dated 31.7.2023, which were annexed as Annexures-G and G1 to the writ petition. 3. The accused have filed an affidavit stating that in compliance of the said order, the representations have been considered and an endorsement dated 8.12.2025 has been passed. 4. In view of the above, the complaint is closed. 5. Learned counsel for the complainant seeks liberty to avail of remedies against the said endorsement. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2438-DB CCC No. 618 of 2025 6. It is clarified that this order would not preclude the complainant from availing such remedies as may be advised. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38