Karnataka High Court
CCC/1097/2025 of SRI MUNINANJAJAPPA Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 22 July 2026
CNR: KAHC010559512025 NC: 2026:KHC:37841-DB CCC No. 1097 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.1097 OF 2025 BETWEEN:
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.1097 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
SRI MUNINANJAPPA
S/O LATE CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS,
RESIDING AT SOMANAHALLI VILLAGE,
SOMANAHALLI POST,
UTTARAHALLI HOBLI,
BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK
PIN CODE - 560 082.
…COMPLAINANT
(BY MR. PUNITH C., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
STATE OF KARNATAKA,
REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
REVENUE DEPARTMENT,
M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE
PIN CODE - 560001.
…PRO FORMA RESPONDENT
2.
SRI. VISHVANATH V.R.
WORKING AS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,
BENGALURU SOUTH SUB DIVISION,
KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD,
BENGALURU - 560 009.
…ACCUSED
(BY SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT
ADVOCATE )
Digitally signed
by C K LATHA
Location: High
Court of
Karnataka
HC-KAR
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE CONTEMPT
OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO SECURE THE PERSONS OF
THE ACCUSED BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT FOR HIS WILLFUL
DISOBEDIENCE TO THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED
05.02.2025 PASSED IN W.P.NO.2325/2025 (KLR-RES) AND THEREBY
PUNISH HIM FOR CIVIL IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM OF 6
MONTHS AND TO PASS SUITABLE ORDER ACCORDANCE WITH
LAW.
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 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 05.02.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No. 2325/2025 [KLR-RES]. In terms of the said order, the accused was directed to decide the appeal in accordance with law after notifying the parties and hearing afresh. The learned Single Judge had also directed the accused to take note of the judgment rendered by this Court in Writ Petition No. 58789/2016.
2. The accused has filed a compliance affidavit enclosing there with an order dated 10.04.2026 whereby the revision petition was rejected.
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3. The learned counsel appearing for the complainant submits that the accused was also required to take note of the other similar cases as well as order passed in Writ Petition No. 58789/2016.
4. We note that the order dated 10.04.2026 also mentions the aforesaid writ petition.
5. In view of the above, we are not persuaded to accept that any proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 are required to be initiated. The complaint is accordingly closed.
6. However, we clarify that this will not preclude the complainant from availing of the substantive remedies, including in respect of the order dated 10.04.2026, albeit in accordance with law.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE
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