Sri. U N Prakash Kumar Vs Sri. N Jayaram — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2026)

Sri. U N Prakash Kumar Vs Sri. N Jayaram — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No punitive or coercive relief; the Court recorded the submission that a site has been allotted to the petitioner (letter of allotment dated 12.03.2026 produced by BDA memo dated 26.03.2026) and that further steps would be taken without undue delay, and closed the Contempt of Court Case.

Issue for consideration

Whether the accused — the Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority (R-1) and the State of Karnataka (R-2) — should be secured, contempt proceedings initiated against them, and they punished, for non-compliance of the order passed by the learned Single Judge in WP No.56475/2014 dated 04.04.2024 (Annexure-B).

Court's answer

The Court recorded the BDA's memo dated 26.03.2026 enclosing the letter of allotment dated 12.03.2026 and the submission that a site has been allotted to the petitioner, with further steps in accordance with law to be taken without undue delay.

Ratio / Principle

Recording the said submission, the Court closed the Contempt of Court Case, without initiating contempt proceedings or punishing the accused.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Civil Contempt Petition (CCC No. 1085 of 2024; NC: 2026:KHC:17247-DB) under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 filed by Sri U.N. Prakash Kumar (through GPA holder) against the Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority (R-1) and the State of Karnataka (R-2), alleging non-compliance of the learned Single Judge's order dated 04.04.2024 in W.P.No.56475/2014 (Annexure-B), which directed the BDA to consider the petitioners' requests at Annexures-J to J 37 and pass appropriate orders within three months. Before the Division Bench (Anu Sivaraman and Tara Vitasta Ganju, JJ.), the BDA placed on record a memo dated 26.03.2026 enclosing a letter of allotment dated 12.03.2026, and it was submitted that a site had been allotted to the petitioner and further steps would be taken without undue delay. The Court recorded the submission and closed the Contempt of Court Case without initiating contempt proceedings or imposing punishment.

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NC: 2026:KHC:17247-DB CCC No. 1085 of 2024

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND

THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1085 OF 2024

BETWEEN:

SRI U.N. PRAKASH KUMAR S/O LATE U. NAGESH RAO AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/O NO.18/33/1, MEGHA NILAYA 1ST MAIN ROAD, MARENAHALLI VIJAYANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 040

REP BY HIS GPA HOLDER SRI BASAVARAJA R S/O LATE RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT NO.147/A, BHUVANESHWARINAGARA 2ND STAGE, NAGADEVANAHALLI DAKHALE BENGALURU UNIVERSITY POST BENGALURU - 560 056.

…COMPLAINANT

Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

(BY SRI VASANTH KUMAR H.T., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI N. JAYARAM COMMISSIONER THE BANGALORE DVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD KUMARA KRUPA EAST BANGALORE - 560 020.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI

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NC: 2026:KHC:17247-DB CCC No. 1085 of 2024

HC-KAR

BENGALURU - 560 001

REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

…ACCUSED

(BY SRI MURUGESH V CHARATI, ADVOCATE FOR R-1, SRI KAMROZ KHAN, AGA FOR R-2)

THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HONBLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SECURE THE ACCUSED HEREIN, INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.56475/2014 DATED 04.04.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-B, AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN)

This Contempt of Court Case is filed alleging non-

compliance of the directions contained in the order dated 04.04.2024 in W.P.No.56475/2014.

The directions in the order are to be BDA to

consider request of the petitioners made at Annexures-J to J 37 and to pass appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

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NC: 2026:KHC:17247-DB CCC No. 1085 of 2024

HC-KAR

A memo has been placed on record by the BDA on

26.03.2026 producing copy of the letter of allotment dated 12.03.2026.

It is submitted that a site has been allotted to the petitioner and further steps in accordance with law will be taken without undue delay.

The said submission is recorded. The Contempt of Court Case is accordingly closed .

Sd/(ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE

Sd/(TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE

DKB

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