- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4272-DB CCC No. 1052 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. 1052 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR. LOKESH S/O LATE THIMMAIYA @ GURAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RESIDING AT MAHATHALINGAPURA VILLAGE JIGNI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT-560083 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. NAVEED AHMED, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001. …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. SMT.SUJATHA SENIOR SUB-REGISTRAR BASAVANAGUDI NO.41, 2ND MAIN ROAD BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU - 560004 …ACCUSED Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4272-DB CCC No. 1052 of 2025 (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 TAKE COGNIZANCE OF CONTEMPT COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED WITH REFERENCE TO THE ORDERS PASSED IN WP NO.9927/2024 (GM-ST/RN) DATED 29.11.2024 PRODUCED HEREIN AT ANNEXURE-A AND TO PROSECUTE AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED. 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:4272-DB CCC No. 1052 of 2025 batch of matters involving the same issue which is pending before the Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition in SLP (C) No.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