Complainants sought contempt action against revenue officials for allegedly disobeying a Single Judge order directing mutation of land records. The Special Tahsildar filed an affidavit showing revenue entries were changed via MR No.T25/2021-22 dated 05.07.2022; the court took it on record and dropped the contempt proceeding.
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NC: 2024:KHC:12362-DB CCC No. 256 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K
CCC NO. 256 OF 2022
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka
…COMPLAINANTS
(BY SRI. P ANAND - ADVOCATE)
AND:
…ACCUSED
(BY SRI. SUYOG HEGDE - AGA)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO HOLD THAT THE ACCUSED NO.2 AND 3 i.e., ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL TAHSILDAR HAVE COMMITTED AN ACT OF CONTEMPT BY DELIBERATELY AND WILLFULLY DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 08.06.2021 PASSED BY THIS HON BLE COURT IN W.P. 8002/2021 C/W W.P. 9774/2021.
THIS CCC, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, K. SOMASHEKAR .J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel Shri P. Anand is on record for the complainant but there is no representation. The office note indicates non-compliance of office objections for the first time. Neither counsel for the complainant nor complainant who is the author of the complaint is present before Court physically.
relief which has been granted by the writ court in the above petitions, has already been implemented.
Therefore, there is no consequence for consideration of this complaint.
NC: 2024:KHC:12362-DB CCC No. 256 of 2022
This submission of the learned AGA is also placed on record.
Consequently, this contempt proceeding is hereby
dropped.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
KS
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Assistant Commissioner and Special Tahsildar committed contempt by disobeying the writ court order of 08.06.2021, and whether compliance has since been achieved.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri Ramappa Rathod S/o Somappa Rathod
Smt Parvathi Rathod W/o Sri Ramappa Rathod
The State of Karnataka, Rep. by its Secretary, Department of Revenue
Sri Shivanna, The Assistant Commissioner
Smt Bhagyamma, The Special Tahasildar
K.Somashekar
Rajesh Rai K
As recorded by the court registry
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