Smt. P Shalini Shetty v. Sri.Munish Moudgil (Ias)
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka, DB (Vibhu Bakhru CJ and C.M. Poonacha J), 06.11.2025, CCC No. 802 of 2025 under Sections 11 and 12, Contempt of Courts Act 1971 r/w Article 215 Constitution of India. Complainants: Shalini Shetty, Suryanarayana Shetty, Rakesh Shetty (Haladi, Kundapura Taluk, Udupi); accused: Munish Moudgil (Principal Secretary, Dept. of Revenue), Swaroopa T.K. (Deputy Commissioner, Udupi), Mallikarjun (Tahsildar, Kundapura), State of Karnataka. Alleged disobedience of Single Judge order dated 11.02.2025 in WP No.30826/2024 (KLR-LG) quashing condition No.7 of Form No.7 dated 01.06.2023 imposing a 25-year bar on alienation of granted land; grievance over non-issue of fresh Saguvali Chit; held: no direction for fresh Saguvali Chit existed; appeal pending but order not stayed; complaint closed; parties free to act on writ order; pending applications disposed.
What did the court decide?
None. The civil contempt complaint was closed without initiating contempt proceedings or punishing the accused; the parties were left free to proceed on the basis of the order dated 11.2.2025, which had not been stayed despite the respondents' appeal.