- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1848-DB CCC No. 100107 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100107 OF 2025 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: TAHIR PASHA S/O. JAHANGIR PASHA JAHAGIRDAR, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: ENGINEER, R/O: CHIDAMBAR NAGAR ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, TQ & DIST: DHARWAD – 580 002. … COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. VIJAYENDRA BHIMAKKANAVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. DIVYA PRABHU G. R. J. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DHARWAD, DIST. DHARWAD – 580 001. … ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, BY ITS SECRETARY, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 01. … PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, ADV. FOR A1; SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR PRO-FORMA R2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 FOR HAVING WILLFULLY DISOBEYED AND CONTINUING TO WILLFULLY DISOBEY THE ORDER/DIRECTIONS DATED 24-07-2024 IN W.P. NO. 104306/2024 (KLR-CON) VIDE ANNEXURE-G ISSUED/PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1848-DB CCC No. 100107 of 2025 THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) In Writ Petition No.104306 of 2024, this Court has passed the following order : “i) The petition is allowed. ii) The order dated 13.01.2024 passed by the respondent rejecting the online application of the petitioner in respect of the land bearing Sy.No.29/15 measuring 02 guntas 06 Anna in Gulaganjikoppa village of Dharwad taluka is hereby quashed. iii) A writ of mandamus is issued to the respondent to issue an order of land conversion to the petitioner pertaining to his land bearing Sy.No.29/15 measuring *02 guntas 06 Anna situated in Gulaganjikoppa village in Dharwad taluk and district. The same shall be complied within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” 2. On the ground that the accused have not passed the necessary orders pursuant to the order passed by this Court, the present contempt petition is filed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1848-DB CCC No. 100107 of 2025 3. Learned AGA has filed a memo date 09.02.2026 enclosing an endorsement dated 28.01.2026 issued by the Deputy Commissioner, which reads as under: “ªÀiÁ£Àå £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀĪÀÅ ¤ÃrgÀĪÀ wæüð£À£ÀéAiÀÄ ¤ªÀÄä CfðAiÀÄ°è£À CA±ÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ªÀÄgÀÄ¥Àj²Ã°¸À¯ÁVzÉ. PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¨sÀÆ PÀAzÁAiÀÄ (wzÀÄÝ¥Àr) C¢ü¤AiÀĪÀÄ, 2023 gÀ PÀ®A 95(2)(i) gÀ°ègÀĪÀAvÉ ¥Àæ¸ÁÛ¦¹zÀ d«ÄãÀÄ ªÀiÁ¸ÀÖgï ¥Áè£ï £À°è §gÀĪÀÅzÀjAzÀ PÀȶAiÉÄÃvÀgÀ GzÉÝñÀUÀ½UÁV ¨sÀÆ¥ÀjªÀvÀð£ÉUÉ qÉ¥ÀÇån PÀ«ÄµÀ£Àgï C£ÀĪÀÄwAiÀÄ CUÀvÀå EgÀĪÀÅ¢®è. ºÀħâ½î- zsÁgÀªÁqÀ £ÀUÀgÁ©üªÀÈ¢Þ ¥Áæ¢üPÁgÀ¢AzÀ ¤ªÀÄä ªÀiÁUÀtÂAiÀÄ£ÀÄß EvÀåxÀð¥Àr¹PÉƼÀÀÄzÁVzÉ JA§ CA±ÀªÀ£ÀÄß F ªÀÄÆ®PÀ ¤ªÀÄUÉ w½AiÀÄ¥Àr¹zÉ.” 5. The learned AGA submits that, the aforementioned endorsement amounts to granting necessary permission to the petitioner regarding conversion of his land for the residential purposes and no further orders are required. 6. Recording the submission of learned AGA, the contempt petition is hereby disposed of, reserving liberty to the complainant to sue any Officer of the State, if they do not consider the endorsement of sufficient to treat the land of the petitioner can be put to use for residential purposes. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1848-DB CCC No. 100107 of 2025 7. It is further observed that in the light of the submission of the learned AGA, all the State authorities are bound to process any request made by the petitioner for plan sanction and other purposes treating the land as converted for residential purposes. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE Sd/- (B. MURALIDHARA PAI) JUDGE VNP / CT: ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9