- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4203-DB CCC No. 1410 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. 1410 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI K. NAGARAJU W/O. LATE KENCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/O. JAKKASANDRA VILLAGE MARALAWADI HOBLI, HAROHALLI TALUK BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT - 572 159 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI RAJU S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI G.H. HARSHA VARDHANA S/O. FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO COMPLAINANT AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS TAHASILDAR, HAROHALLI TALUK, HAROHALLI, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 572 159 …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001 REPTD. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4203-DB CCC No. 1410 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH HIM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, IN VIEW OF HIS DELIBERATE DISRESPECT INTENTION SHOWN TOWARDS THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 10.06.2025 PASSED IN W.P.NO.6588/2025 (KLR-RR-SUR). 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 10.06.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No. 6588 / 2025 (KLR-RR-SUR). 2. In terms of the said order, the accused was directed to consider the representations dated 20.11.2017 and 02.09.2024. 3. The accused has since issued an endorsement dated 10.06.2025. Additionally, it is stated that the accused had also - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4203-DB CCC No. 1410 of 2025 issued an endorsement dated 29.02.2020, which was not brought to the notice of this Court. 4. Since the representations made by the complainant have been considered, the present complaint is not maintainable and accordingly, closed. 5. We however clarify that this will not preclude the complainant from availing of his remedies in respect of the endorsements issued by the accused. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 17