Sri Dr Sadananda Vs Y G Madhusudan — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2026)

Sri Dr Sadananda Vs Y G Madhusudan — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2026)

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NC: 2026:KHC:35020-DB CCC No. 1014 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH 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. 1014 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

SRI DR. SADANANDA S/O CHANNABASAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT OLD SITE No. 44, 45 AND 46 NEW BDA No.2078, 5^TH BLOCK NEAR CHANNAMALLAIAH BADAVANE OPP. PARK, VISHVESHWARAIAH LAYOUT BENGALUEU - 560 096 NOW R/AT NO.177, 2^ND MAIN, 1^ST CROSS J.B. KAVAL, RAJIV GANDHI NAGAR NANDINI LAYOUT BENGALURU - 560 096

…COMPLAINANT

Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka

(BY SRI NATARAJ D., ADVOCATE FOR SRI PRUTHVI WODEYAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Y.G. MADHUSUDAN S/O. LATE GOPALKRISHNA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS R/AT NO.46, 39^TH CROSS 8^TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BANGALORE - 82

…ACCUSED

(BY SRI SAIPRAKASH V. SURYAVANSHI, ADVOCATE)

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NC: 2026:KHC:35020-DB CCC No. 1014 of 2025

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THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR VIOLATING THE ORDER/DIRECTION DATED 10.04.2017 IN W.P. NO.15050-15052 & 15103-15104/2017 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED 1 FOR HER WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE, IN EXERCISE OF THE POWERS UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 & ETC.

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

ORAL ORDER

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

The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 10.04.2017 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.Nos.15050-15052/2017 (LA-BDA) and W.P.Nos.15103-15104/2017.

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In terms of the said interim order, the court directed that the complainant shall not be dispossessed from the property in question, if not already dispossessed. The complainant claims that he continued to be in possession of the subject property, but was dispossessed on 26.07.2025. The accused stoutly disputes the same.

It is the case of the accused that the property in question was allotted to the accused vide allotment letter dated 20.01.2016, and the possession certificate in respect of the same was issued on 20.02.2016. The accused has also produced the possession certificate issued by the BDA. Although the complainant claims that his furniture and belongings had been thrown out of the house and, he and his family members were forcibly evicted. There is no material produced to establish the same. The complainant has produced photographs, which were filed in the writ petition. These photographs indicate that the details of the writ petition had been painted on the walls of the property in question. The complainant has also produced photographs, which he claims are recent, showing that the outer walls have been repainted, thus, removing the references of the High Court writ petition and the stay order.

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However, these photographs also indicate that some of the walls still refer to the details of the writ petition.

We are unable to ascertain from the material on record whether the complainant has been dispossessed after the order dated 10.04.2017.

We are informed that the writ petition is listed before the court next week. We close the present complaint while reserving the complainant all rights and contentions in the pending proceedings.

Sd/(VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE

Sd/(K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE

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