- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4202-DB CCC No. 797 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH 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. 797 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI SATHYANARAYANAPPA S/O YARRAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/A MARAVENAHALLI VILLAGE DODDAPYALAGURKI CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 104 2. SRI MUNIVENKATAPPA S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/A SUGNANA SAGARA VILLAGE CHIKKAAPYALAGURKI CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 104 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI PRAKASH B.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI H.C. GIRISH DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST CHIKKABALLAPUR DIVISION CHIKKABALLAPUR - 562 101 Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4202-DB CCC No. 797 of 2025 2. P.N. RAVINDRA, I.A.S., DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPUR - 562 101 …ACCUSED 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FOREST ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY ROOM NO. 708, GATE - II MULTISTORIED BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT , 1971 AND ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE DIRECTION OF THIS HON'BLE COURT VIDE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 07.06.2024 PASSED IN AFOREMENTIONED WRIT PETITION NO.240/2024 & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4202-DB CCC No. 797 of 2025 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. Complainants have filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 07.06.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No.240/2024 (GM-FOR). 2. In terms of the said order, the accused were directed to address the grievance of the complainants and consider their representation dated 07.08.2023. 3. Accused have filed a compliance affidavit stating that their representation has been considered and an endorsement dated 13.08.2025 has been issued. In addition to the above, he has also addressed a communication dated 23.10.2025 to the Jurisdictional Commissioner stating that there are certain lacunae in the order passed by the Forest Settlement Officer. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the complainants submits that the order passed by the Forest Settlement Officer cannot be reviewed in the manner as sought to be done. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4202-DB CCC No. 797 of 2025 5. The scope of the present complaint is limited. Since the accused has decided the representation of the complainants, no proceedings for willful disobedience of the said order could be maintained. The complaint is accordingly, closed. 6. We would clarify that this would not preclude the complainants from availing substantive remedies against the endorsement issued by the accused or any communication addressed by it. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 16