Karnataka High Court
CCC/1238/2025 of SRI VEERESH MASKI Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 7 August 2026
CNR: KAHC010621502025 NC: 2026:KHC:41810-DB CCC No. 1238 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7 TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1238 OF 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1238 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
1.
SRI VEERESH MASKI
S/O. VENKAIAH MASKI
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
R/AT NO. 9, 'THE GARDENS'
ROSE BAY BLOCK, G-501
MAGADI ROAD
BENGALURU - 560 023.
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI SEENAPPA K, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
STATE OF KARNATAKA
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
M.S. BUILDINGS
BENGALURU - 560 001.
…PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT
2.
SRI. MAJOR MANIVANNAN
FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN
MAJOR
THE COMMISSIONER
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signed by K
P SWETHA
Location:
High Court
of Karnataka
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BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
KUMARA PARK WEST
T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD
BENGALURU - 560 020.
3.
SMT. SUMA. R
FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN
MAJOR
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
KUMARA PARK WEST
T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD
BENGALURU - 560 020.
4.
SMT. KRIPALANI. G. K.
FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN,
MAJOR
SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER
BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
KUMARA PARK WEST
T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD
BENGALURU - 560 020.
…ACCUSED
(BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH, AGA FOR R1
SRI MURUGESH V CHARATI, ADVOCATE FOR A2 TO A4)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF
THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 READ WITH ARTICLE
215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE
ACCUSED FOR HAVING COMMITTED CONTEMPT OF THE
COURT ORDER DATED 12.11.2024 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE
SINGLE
JUDGE
OF
THIS
HON'BLE
COURT
IN
WP
NO.18908/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-C.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
and
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
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ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)
1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 12.11.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this court in W.P.No.18908/2024 (LA-BDA), whereby the learned Single Judge had directed the accused-Bangalore Development Authority [BDA] to consider the complainant's representation/objections within an outer limit of four months from the date of receipt of the said order.
2. Prior to filing of the aforementioned writ petition, the complainant had also filed a writ petition being W.P.No.27362/2016 (BDA), which was disposed of by an order dated 21.03.2023, whereby a direction was given to the BDA to consider the matter afresh in view of the observations made in the said order.
3. The controversy in the said petition was related to BDA modifying its plan to include private property which had not been
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acquired earlier. The learned Single Judge had observed that in the form of modifying the layout plan, the BDA cannot stretch its hands on the private property of citizens without considering the objections to such modification.
4. It is stated that BDA has filed a review petition (R.P.No.432/2023) against the order dated 21.03.2023 passed in W.P.No.27362/2016.
5. The complaint is closed with liberty to the complainant to revive the same subject to the outcome of the review petition.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE
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