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M/S Sai Enterprises v. Dr. Mahesh M

Karnataka HC21 Jul 2025CCC/985/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Karnataka HC (Bengaluru) CCC No.985/2024, order dt. 21.07.2025, per CJ Vibhu Bakhru with J C M Joshi. Sai Enterprises (prop. Pushpalatha T M) v. Dr. Mahesh M (CEO, KIADB) & State of Karnataka. Contempt under Ss.11 & 12 Contempt of Courts Act 1971 r/w Art.215 for alleged violation of order dt. 11.07.2024 in WP No.18263/2024. DLSWCC land-allotment excess-approval issue; direction to communicate DLSWCC decision to petitioner within six weeks; petition disposed; rights/contentions reserved; no sanction imposed; no precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of with direction that the decision taken by the DLSWCC be communicated to the petitioner within six weeks; all rights and contentions of the parties left open; no contempt sanction imposed in this order. ¶38

M/S Sai Enterprises Vs Dr. Mahesh M — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether necessary action should be taken against the accused for wilfully and deliberately violating the order dated 11.07.2024 passed by this Court in WP No.18263/2024.

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Ratio / Principle

The decision taken by the DLSWCC will be communicated to the petitioner within a period of six weeks.

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Key takeaways

The present petition is disposed of with the above direction.ratio¶38
All rights and contentions of the parties are left open.obiter¶40

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Civil Contempt Petition No. 985 of 2024, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, oral order dated 21.07.2025 delivered per Hon'ble the Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru (Coram: Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi). M/s Sai Enterprises (proprietor: Ms. Pushpalatha T M), through Sri Nishanth A V, filed the CCC under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 r/w Article 215 of the Constitution, praying for action against Accused No.1, Dr. Mahesh M, Chief Executive Officer, Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (Sri P.V Chandrashekar for R-1), and Accused No.2, State of Karnataka, Urban Development Department (Sri Naveen Chandrashekar, AGA for R-2), for wilfully and deliberately violating this Court's order dated 11.07.2024 in WP No.18263/2024 (Annexure-A). On Accused No.1's compliance affidavit recording that he awaited the outcome of the DLSWCC meeting, and counsel's submission that the land approval exceeded the quantum available for allotment pending a cancel-or-implement decision, the Court directed that the DLSWCC decision be communicated to the petitioner within six weeks and disposed of the petition, expressly leaving all rights and contentions of the parties open. No precedent was cited or engaged with.

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NC: 2025:KHC:27307-DB CCC No. 985 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF JULY, 2025

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 985 OF 2024

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BETWEEN:

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M/S SAI ENTERPRISES, NO.21, ADURSTAN SAI, 3^RD CROSS, 1^ST RIGHT SS FARM ROAD, ALL SAY HYPER MARKET, BANJARA LAYOUT, HORAMAVU, BENGALURU-560 043. REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MS. PUSHPALATHA T M, W/O MR. RAMAKRISHNAPPA K.

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…COMPLAINANT

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(BY SRI NISHANTH A V, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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DR. MAHESH M, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANT, AGED MAJOR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, NO.14/3, RASHTROTHANA PARISHAT, 2^ND FLOOR, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, SAMPANGI RAMA NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 027.

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STATE OF KARNATAKA, NO.320, 3^RD FLOOR, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,

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NC: 2025:KHC:27307-DB CCC No. 985 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

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…ACCUSED

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(BY SRI P.V CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-1; SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA FOR R-2)

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THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HONBLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY VIOLATING THE ORDER DATED 11.07.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NO.18263/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A.

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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 MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI

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ORAL ORDER

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(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)

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Accused No.1 has filed his compliance affidavit, inter alia , stating that he is awaiting the outcome of the meeting of the District Level Single Window Clearance Committee (DLSWCC).

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Learned counsel submits that the issue has arisen because the approval of land is in excess of what was available to be allotted and therefore, the decision is required

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NC: 2025:KHC:27307-DB CCC No. 985 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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to be taken for whether to cancel or to continue to implement

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the same.

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