- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6092-DB CCC No. 730 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 730 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SUSHEELAMMA D/O. PILLAMUNIYAPPA W/O NARAYANA REDDY AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS NO. 210, PARAVATHI NAGAR CHIKKANAHALLI ROAD ATTIBELE BANGALORE - 562 107 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI R.B. SADASIVAPPA, ADVOCATE A/W SRI SHIVAMURTHY P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. SRI JAGADEESH THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6092-DB CCC No. 730 of 2025 BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU - 560 009 3. SMT. APOORVA BIDARI THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SOUTH DIVISION KEMPEGOWDA ROAD KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU - 560 009 4. SRI SRINIVAS THE TAHASILDAR SOUTH DIVISION KEMPEGOWDA ROAD KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU - 560 009 5. SRI KUSUMALATA THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF REVENUE SURVEY OFFICE 1ST CROSS, K.R. CIRCLE BANGALORE - 560 001 6. SRI SRIKANTHA THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS REVENUE SURVEY OFFICE 1ST CROSS, K.R. CIRCLE BANGALORE - 560 001 …ACCUSED (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO INITIATE AND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6092-DB CCC No. 730 of 2025 TAKE CONTEMPT ACTION BY FRAMING THE CHARGE AGAINST THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE AND COMMITTING CONTEMPT OF THE ORDER DATED 25.07.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO.18867/2024 (KLR-RR/SUR) VIDE ANNEXURE-B & ETC. 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 the order dated 25.07.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.18867/2024 (KLR-RR/SUR). 2. The complainant had filed the said writ petition, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to accused to consider the request made in terms of the letter dated 16.01.2024 with a direction to conduct daraksthu and phodi of the subject land. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6092-DB CCC No. 730 of 2025 3. The said petition was disposed of permitting the complainant to make an application online to the competent authority, with a further direction that if such an application is made, the same shall be considered by the respondent- authority in accordance with law. 4. The accused has filed a memo enclosing the documents which is a print out from the Revenue Court Case Monitoring System. The same indicates that an appeal has been filed under Section 136(3) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 in respect of the entries. The Deputy Commissioner had also passed an order dated 23.09.2025 staying the order of the Assistant Commissioner till the next date of hearing. 5. The complainant's request for daraksthu and phodi is founded on the orders passed by the Assistant Commissioner which are now the subject matter of an appeal. 6. The learned counsel appearing for the complainant submits that till the stay order was passed by the Deputy Commissioner on 23.09.2025, there was no impediment for the accused to comply with the order. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6092-DB CCC No. 730 of 2025 7. The learned counsel for the accused submits that no delay can be attributed to the accused as the complainant has not filed online application as permitted by the learned Single Judge. 8. We do not consider it necessary to examine this controversy. It is apparent that in view of the stay order granted, the complainant's request cannot be considered at this stage. The complaint is accordingly closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 20