- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:491-DB CCC No. 711 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH 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. 711 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. LAKSHMIKANTH R S/O LATE RANGASWAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RESIDING AT MALLOHALLI VILLAGE MADURE HOBLI, DODDABALLPURA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 563 128 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI A. LOURDU MARIYAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU - 01. …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. BASAVARAJU A.B. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:491-DB CCC No. 711 of 2025 DISTRICT OFFICE COMPLEX BEERASANDRA VILLAGE DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110 3. SMT. SOWMYA N. GOWDA THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER VI FLOOR, PODIUM BLOCK VISVESHWARAYYA TOWER BENGALURU - 01 4. KANJAPURA MURALI MOHAN ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DEVANAHALLI TOWN AND TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT …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 PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEYING THE ORDERS OF THIS HON'BLE COURT PASSED IN W.P.NO.35051/2024 (LA-RES) DATED 20.12.2024 AS PER DIRECTION OF THIS HON'BLE HIGH COURT AS PER ANNEXURE-A. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:491-DB CCC No. 711 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 20.12.2024 passed in W.P.No.35051/2024 (LA-RES), whereby the accused were directed to consider the representations made by the complainant. 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the accused has filed a compliance affidavit, inter alia, enclosing copy of the endorsement dated 09.10.2025, whereby the representations have been disposed of. 3. The learned counsel for the complainant seeks liberty to assail the same. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:491-DB CCC No. 711 of 2025 4. In view of the above, the present complaint is closed. We clarify that the present order shall not preclude the complainant from availing any remedy in respect of the endorsement mentioned above. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28