Karnataka High Court
CCC/131/2025 of SRI RAJANARAYANA REDDY Vs SRI TUSHAR GIRINATH on 19 September 2026
CNR: KAHC010068922025 NC: 2026:KHC:51460-DB CCC No. 131 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.131 OF 2025 BETWEEN:
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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.131 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
SRI. RAJANARAYANA REDDY
S/O LATE H.N.HANUMA REDDY,
AGE 78 YEARS, NO.90, SMR ROAD,
HOODY VILLAGE, MAHADEVAPURA POST,
BANGALORE - 560 048.
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI. NARAYAN M.S, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
SRI. TUSHAR GIRINATH
THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER,
BRUHATH BANGALORE MAHANAGAR PALIKE,
2.
SRI. JAGADISH K.NAIK
JOINT DIRECTOR,
TOWN PLANNING (BANGALORE SOUTH) BBMP,
NEW ANNEXE BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR,
N.R.SQUARE, BANGALORE-560 002.
3.
SRI. NANDISH J.R.
THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURES,
MAHADEVAPURA DIVISION,
BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGAR PALIKE,
NO.105, 1ST FLOOR, NEW ANNEXE,
Digitally signed by
SUMATHY
KANNAN
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
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BUILDING-03, N.R.SQUARE,
BANGALORE-560 002.
4.
SRI. TUSHAR GIRINATH,
THE COMMISSIONER, BBMP,
N.R.SQUARE, BANGALORE-560 002.
DELETED AS PER ORDER DATED 13.08.2026
…ACCUSED
(BY SRI. SANJEEV.B.L., ADVOCATE A1 TO A4)
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THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE
CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON’BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED
TO HOLD THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 4 GUILTY OF HAVING
COMMITTED CIVIL CONTEMPT OF THE LAWFUL ORDERS
PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT ON 22.08.2024 IN WP NO.
9866/2024 (LB-BMP) IN NOT CONSIDERING REPRESENTATION
OF
THE
COMPLAINANT
DATED
08.08.2023
AND
REPRESENTATION DATED 12.01.2024 (ANNEXURE-A AND B)
AND PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR FRAMING OF CHARGES, THIS
DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI
&
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU
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ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI)
By an order dated 22.08.2024 of the Writ Court in Writ Petition No.9866/2024[LB-BMP], this Court has directed consideration of the representation vide Annexures L and M therein, within a period of two months.
2. An Affidavit of compliance dated 18.09.2026 is on record filed by Sri. D.S. Ramesh, Commissioner, Bengaluru East City Corporation, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, in which it is submitted that the Relinquishment Deed was executed on 11.09.2026 by the complainant in favour of the Corporation and the possession of the land in question has been taken over by the Bengaluru East City Corporation. Further, the Development Right Certificate has been issued to the complainant bearing Folio No.GBA/ TDRCELL/DRC/2092500030/2026-27 dated 17.09.2026. A memo with Certificate has been filed today by the
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complainant, affirming the issuance of the Development Right Certificate aforesaid.
3. An Affidavit has been filed today, which is verified on 17.09.2026, in which, the deponent is Sri. Aswathanarayaswamy B.N., Police Inspector, Halasuru Gate Police Station, Bengaluru. This affidavit is furnished pursuant to the order dated 13.08.2026. This affidavit is taken on record.
4. Our attention has been drawn to paragraph 7 of the affidavit, in which it is stated that the concerned official Sri.T.L. Narayan, who was entrusted with the job of effecting the service, had not served the accused No.2 and accused No.3 at all. However, due to copying the earlier available format of service of summons, the names of two other persons were mentioned, namely Sri.Prateek Bayal and Sri. B.V. Jayashankar Reddy. The apology is accepted, without any observation as to the merit of the enquiry conducted.
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5. In view of the aforesaid, this contempt case is consigned.
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