Full Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT CCC NO. 62 OF 2023 (CIVIL) BETWEEN:
1. KUMAR GOWDA S/O HANUMANTHARAYA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT HANCHIPURA VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI OMKAR N, ADVOCATE FOR SRI RAGHU M, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B AND: Location: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA High Court of Karnataka REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 5TH FLOOR, M.S.BUILDING 2ND STAGE, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001
2. THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARISATION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPATION OF GOVERNMENT LANDS REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY -2- BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT- 562 123
3. ARUNDATHI THE TAHSILDAR TAHASILDAR OFFICE …ACCUSED (BY SRI S.S.MAHENDRA, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF
THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND CONSEQUENTLY INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.3 THE WILLFUL
AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE FINAL ORDER
DATED 30.09.2021 PASSED IN W.P.NO.16144/2021 (KLR-RR) PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED UNDER THE PROVISION OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, KRISHNA S DIXIT J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
In this contempt proceedings, the grievance is as to non-compliance of the order made by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P No.16144/2021 (KLR-RR/SUR) disposed off on 30.09.2021.
2. After service of notice, learned Government Advocate
appearing for the respondents submits that the Committee for Regularisation of Unauthorised Occupation is yet to be formed, and -3- that would happen before long. He further submits that once the Committee is formed, within a period of six weeks the matter would be placed before it for taking appropriate action and the Committee will be requested to hear & dispose off the subject application expeditiously in accordance with law. With this proposal, learned advocate for the complainant is also agreeable. This is appreciable. In view of the above, this complaint of contempt is disposed off, costs having been made easy. CHIEF JUSTICE JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 59