- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6742-DB CCC No. 1484 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH 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. 1484 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI DILIP M M S/O SRI M D MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT DANDALLI VILLAGE, SHANIVARSANTHE HOBALI, SOMAVARAPETE TALUK, KODAGU 571 235 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SUPRITHA K.H, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. POOJASHREE THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER, SHANIVARSANTHE RANGE, SOMWARPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT 571 235 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU 560 001 , REPT BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY …ACCUSED (BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6742-DB CCC No. 1484 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 10 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO SECURE THE ACCUSED HEREIN, INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS FOR DISOBEY THE INTERIM ORDER PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA APPELLANT TRIBUNAL IN APPEAL NO.224/2025 DATED 19.08.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-D AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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 interim order dated 19.08.2025 passed by the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal in Appeal No.224/2025. 2. The complainant has filed the said appeal before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore, impugning an order dated 04.03.2025 passed Deputy Commissioner, District Administration Building, Kodagu, Madikeri, in R.A.No.23/2024. In terms of the order dated 19.08.2025 passed by the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, the said order was stayed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6742-DB CCC No. 1484 of 2025 3. The complainant alleged that despite the said order, the accused continued to dispossess the complainant from the subject land and cut the trees and remove the plantations which were planted by the complainant. 4. The accused has filed a compliance affidavit stating that the complainant taking advantage of the stay order attempted to plant the trees which were 2-5 years old on the land in question. The accused has also placed photographs to substantiate the said allegation. 5. In view of the above, we are unable to accept that any proceedings for willful disobedience of the order passed by the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal are required to be initiated in this case. 6. The complaint is closed. 7. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE Vmb, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3