- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3732-DB CCC No. 727 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND 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. 727 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI RAJANNA S/O NAGAPPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, BEGURU VILLAGE, SULIBELE HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL-562114 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. PRADEEP KUMAR R H, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI MUNISH MOUDGIL IAS THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SAUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001 2. SRI SOMASHEKHER K S THE TAHSILDAR HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562114. Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3732-DB CCC No. 727 of 2025 3. SRI SANTHOSH THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562114. 4. SHRI SANTHOSH THE ASST. DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS HOSKOTE TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562114 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. .S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO SUMMON PROSECUTE AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED - PERSONS FOR THEIR DELIBERATE AND WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 06.03.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HONBLE COURT IN W.P.NO.5673/2024 (KLR-RR/SUR) VIDE ANNEXURE - C. 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:3732-DB CCC No. 727 of 2025 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 06.03.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.5673/2024 (KLR-RR/SUR). In terms of the said order, the complainant was granted liberty to file an application for Phodi and Durast online and the accused was directed to consider the application and do the needful expeditiously. 2. The learned counsel for the accused has handed over a memo enclosing the compliance affidavit. It is affirmed that subsequently an order dated 15.10.2025 was passed by the Missing Committee and the same was taken up for consideration by the accused. It has prepared the necessary documents to enter the name of the complainant in the RTC record for the new survey number and has forwarded the same to the office of the ADLR Hoskote for conducting the Phodi and Durast. The same is pending consideration before the ADLR. 3. It is stated that after the ADLR has also issued a notice to the complainant for conducting a spot inspection for the purpose of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3732-DB CCC No. 727 of 2025 conducting Phodi and Durast. It is also found that the Phodi and Durast is likely to be completed within a period of two weeks thereafter. 4. In view of the above, the complaint is closed with liberty to the complainant to revive the same, if the necessary actions are not taken within a reasonable time. 5. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE Vmb List No.: 2 Sl No.: 17