Karnataka High Court
CCC/346/2025 of SRI. VISHNUKANTH G KATHARE Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 19 September 2026
CNR: KAHC010189702025 NC: 2026:KHC:51485-DB CCC No. 346 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.346 OF 2025 BETWEEN:
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI
AND
THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.346 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
SRI.VISHNUKANTH G KATHARE,
S/O LATE SRI. GANAPATHI N KATHARE AND
LATE SMT. LAXMI BAI G KATHARE,
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS,
R/AT PID NO.1-56-1,
NO.1, 12TH KM, TUMKUR ROAD,
PEENYA, OPPOSITE TO PEENYA
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE,
BANGALORE 560 058.
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SMT.SUMAN V.K., FOR SRI.KARTHIK.N., ADVOCATES)
AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA,
REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
REVENUE DEPARTMENT,
VIDHANA SOUDHA,
DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,
BANGALORE-560 001.
…PROFORMA RESPONDENT
2.
VIJAYAKUMAR R,
THE TAHASILDHAR,
BANGALORE NORTH TALUK,
GROUND FLOOR, KANDAYA BHAVAN,
DISTRICT OFFICE ROAD,
AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,
SAMPANGI RAMA NAGAR,
BENGALURU-560 009 ...ACCUSED
(BY SMT.NAMITHA MAHESH.B.G. AGA FOR PROFORMA R1 & A2)
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Location: High
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HC-KAR
THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS
11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE
215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING
TO HOLD THAT ACCUSED NO.2 IS GUILTY OF COMMITTING
CONTEMPT
OF
THE
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ORDER
PASSED BY THIS COURT IN W.P.NO.1687/2025 (KLR-RES) DATED 23.01.2025 (ANNEXURE-D) AND INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ACCUSED NO.2 AND PUNISH THEM BY IMPOSING MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT.
THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI)
I.A.No.1/2026 for revival of the contempt petition is allowed.
2. Wilful disobedience of the order dated 23.01.2025 passed in W.P.No.1687/2025 was alleged whereby a direction was issued to respondent No.4 therein, the Tahsildar, to implement the order of respondent No.3/Assistant Commissioner forthwith as far as Annexure-D to effect change of khata by taking cognizance of the registered sale deed dated 02.03.1968 within a period of six weeks.
3. A compliance affidavit was filed on 07.08.2026. In paragraph No.3 of the affidavit filed on 07.08.2026 by
HC-KAR
Dr.V.J.Rohini, Special Tahsildar, Bangalore North Taluk, it is stated that the order of the Assistant Commissioner has been implemented. Mutation has also been effected by deleting the name of the vendor and including the name of Smt.Laxmi Bai in Column No.7 in respect of the properties enumerated thereunder.
4. Learned Counsel for the complainant who appears online also states that the compliance has been done by the accused.
5. This contempt case is accordingly consigned.
Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE
Sd/- (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE
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