- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11819-DB CCC No. 570 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH 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. 570 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI B M RAJENDRA PRASAD S/O LATE B K MADASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.233, JANATHA COLONY, BELAKAVADI VILLAGE, B G PURA HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571417 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. AMRUTHESH N P, ADVOCATE(ABSENT)) AND: 1. SRI KRISHNA BAJPAL MAJOR, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001 2. SRI GOPALA KRISHNA MAJOR, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA-571411. 3. SRI AJETHA RAVI Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11819-DB CCC No. 570 of 2025 MAJOR, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, SURVEY DEPARTMENT, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571417 4. SRI KEERTHANA MAJOR,THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MALAVALLI SUB DIVISION, MALAVALLI, MANDYA DISTRICT-571417 5. SRI MAHADEV MAJOR, THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER, MALAVALLI RANGE, MALAVALLI, MANDYA DISTRICT-571430 6. SMT. VIJAYANNA MAJOR, THE TAHSILDAR, MALAVALLI TALUK, MALAVALLI DISTRICT-571430 7. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560001 REP BY ITS SECRETARY …ACCUSED (BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT PRAYING TO INITIATE AGGRAVATED CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED HEREIN FOR THEIR WILLFUL AND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11819-DB CCC No. 570 of 2025 CONTINUED DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 24.11.2022 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.16033/2022, DIRECTING THE OFFICIALS TO TAKE DECISION ON THE PHODI AND DURASTHI APPLICATION ON A WAR FOOTING BASIS (ANNEXED AS ANNEXURE-B) AND ETC. 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. None appears for the complainant. None appeared for the complainant in the previous hearing as well (hearing held on 20.02.2026). 2. The accused have filed a compliance affidavit. 3. In view of the above, the complaint is closed. 4. The interlocutory pending application is also disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND/List No.: 2 Sl No.: 44