- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4271-DB CCC No. 953 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. 953 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI KEMPEGOWDA S/O LATE DEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS SIRIYURU CAMP BHADRAVATHI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT PIN: [577 229] …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. KARTHIK SURYAPRAKASH TAYUR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI GG ULLAS BABU SUB-REGISTRAR, SUB-REGISTRAR OFFICE SADASHIVA PLAZA, CHANNAGIRI ROAD BHADRAVATHI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT PIN: [577 301] ....ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MS BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU PIN: [560 001] …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4271-DB CCC No. 953 of 2025 (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER INITIATING CIVIL CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 13.11.2024 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.20532/2024 (GM- ST/RN) AT ANNEXURE-A. 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. This contempt petition is preferred against an order alleging willful disobedience, in respect of which writ appeals are pending. 2. The issue involved in this contempt petition relates to the question whether 11E Sketch is necessary for registration of documents recording title. The Court is also informed that in a - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4271-DB CCC No. 953 of 2025 batch of matters involving the same issue which is pending before the Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition in SLP (C) Nos.15837-15838/2016, the Supreme Court has granted a stay order against the decision of this Court holding that 11E sketch is not mandatory. The writ appeals preferred in respect of the orders, the disobedience of which is alleged, are also pending consideration. 3. In view of the above, we do not consider it apposite to entertain the present contempt petition. The complaint is accordingly, closed with liberty to the complainant to revive the same, subject to the outcome of the writ appeals. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KS List No.: 2 Sl.No.21