- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6784-DB CCC No. 1499 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. 1499 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SHRI DIGAMBARASWAMY DEVALAYA SAMEETHI (R) TRUST REGISTERED UNDER TRUST ACT, 1882 ANATHI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATTANA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT-573131 R/ BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI.A.D.SHIVEGOWDA S/O LATE DEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS ANATHI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATTANA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT-573131 2. SRI V.S. HARISH URF THONTARADHYA S/O LATE A.M.SIDDALINGAIAH (ALSO KNOWN AS SIDDALINGAPPA) AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS VALAGERAHALLI VILLAGE CHANNARAYAPATTANA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT-573131 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI HALASHETTI JAGADISH SIDRAMAPPA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6784-DB CCC No. 1499 of 2025 AND: 1. SRI SHANKARAPP G.S. THE TAHASILDAR CHANNARAYAPATTANA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573116 …ACCUSED 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHAN SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001. …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950 R/W SECTIONS 2(b), 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE CIVIL CONTEMPT COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED FOR WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 22.07.2025 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.21697/2025, WHICH IS MARKED AS ANNEXURE-A AND ETC,. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6784-DB CCC No. 1499 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. The complainants have filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 22.07.2025, passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in WP.No.21697/2025 (KLR- RES). 2. In terms of the said order, the learned Single Judge has, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, directed the accused to conclude the entire proceedings relating to the change of the mutation in respect of the land bearing Survey No.328/1, measuring 1 acre and 36 guntas, situated in Anathi Village, Baguru Hobli, Channarayapatna Taluk, Hassan District, within the stipulated period of two (02) months. 3. The accused has filed a compliance affidavit stating that the name of the complainants have been re-entered in the Record of Rights, after deleting the name of the Government. Copy of the RTC records have also been produced. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6784-DB CCC No. 1499 of 2025 4. Since the proceedings are concluded, we are unable to accept that any proceedings relating to disobedience of the orders are required to be initiated. 5. The complaint, is accordingly closed. 6. Needless to state that if the complainants are aggrieved by the mutation entries, this order will not preclude the complainants from availing of their remedies, if any, in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE SD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4