- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8624-DB CCC No. 1505 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH 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. 1505 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI KADIRAPPA S/O SEENAPPA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, OCCUPATION AGRICULTURIST, RESIDING AT YANNAGURU VILLAGE, SIDLAGHATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT PIN 562105 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. P DHANANJAYA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M S BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001 2. SRI ASHWIN KUMAR THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA SUB DIVISION CHIKKABALLAPURA 562105 Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8624-DB CCC No. 1505 of 2025 3. GAGANA SINDHU THE TAHSILDAR SIDLAGHATTA TALUK, SIDLAGHATTA CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT 562105 4. THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION AND UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATION SIDLAGHATTA TALUK, SIDLAGHATTA CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT 562105 REP. BY THASILDAR GAGANA SINDHU …ACCUSED (BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYS TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE DISOBEDIENCE AND WILFUL OF THE ORDER DATED 20.06.2025 PASSED IN WP NO.17611/2025 (KLR-LG) AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED NO.3 IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. 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 an order dated 20.06.2024 passed by the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8624-DB CCC No. 1505 of 2025 learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.17611/2025 (KLR-LG). In terms, of the said order, the accused was directed to consider the complainant's representation dated 15.11.2024. 2. The compliance affidavit has been filed indicating that an endorsement had been issued in respect to the said representation. It is also stated that the said endorsement dated 11.11.2025 is now a subject matter of challenge in another petition being WP No.38132 of 2025 (KLR-LG). 3. In view of the above, there are no grounds for initiating proceedings under Contempt of Court Act, 1971. The complaint is accordingly closed. All rights and contentions of the parties are reserved. 4. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. SD/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE Vmb List No.: 2 Sl No.: 23