Karnataka High Court
CCC/501/2025 of SMT VIDYALAKSHMI NAGARAJAN Vs ARCHANA M S IAS on 2 September 2026
CNR: KAHC010293252025 NC: 2026:KHC:47852-DB CCC No. 501 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 501 OF 2025 BETWEEN:
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 501 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
SMT.VIDYALAKSHMI NAGARAJAN,
W/O SRI.RAJESH RAMAN,
AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,
RESIDING AT, NO.452,
3RD CROSS, 16TH MAIN,
3RD BLOCK, KORAMANGALA,
BENGALURU-560 034.
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI.RANGANATH.R., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
ARCHANA.M.S.IAS,
THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION,
K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU-560 003.
…ACCUSED
2.
STATE OF KARNATAKA
REVENUE DEPARTMENT,
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001.
…PROFORMA RESPONDENT
(BY SMT.NAMITHA MAHESH.B.G., AGA FOR
PROFORMA RESPONDENT NO.2 AND ACCUSED NO.1)
Digitally
signed by K S
RENUKAMBA
Location:
High Court of
Karnataka
HC-KAR
THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11
AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS, ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE
215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING
THAT THE HON’BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO FIND THE ACCUSED
GUILTY OF COMMISSION OF CONTEMPT OF ORDERS OF THE
HON’BLE HIGH COURT IN W.P.NO.208/2005 (KLR-RES) ORDER
DATED 09.01.2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND FURTHER BE
PLEASED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRAMING OF CHARGES, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI
and
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
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ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI)
This contempt petition is filed alleging non-compliance of the order dated 09.01.2025 passed by the High Court in Writ petition No. 208/2025. The operative part of the order reads as follows:- "i) The petition is allowed: ii) Respondent No.2-Deputy Commissioner, is hereby directed to forthwith decide the pending revision in RRT/CR.56/08 by taking cognizance of the order passed in RRT(2)(NA)CR:57/2011-12; iii) This exercise shall be accomplished within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of order copy."
2. Today an application IA No.1/2026 is filed seeking exemption from personal appearance. In view of the submissions made in the said IA, the IA is allowed.
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3. A compliance affidavit is also filed by Dr. Selvamani R., presently serving as Additional Deputy Commissioner-VIII in the Office of the Bengaluru District Office of the Deputy Commissioner, K.G. Road, Bengaluru, in which the accused has stated that he has pronounced the order on 28.08.2026 with a direction to the Tahsildar, Yelahanka Taluk, Yelahanka, to pass orders under Section 129(4) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964.
4. We have perused the order passed by the accused.
5. In view of the compliance affidavit, no cause for contempt survives. The contempt case is consigned.
Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE
Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE KGR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46