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Smt Priya Dorai Raj v. Sri Govinda

Karnataka HC1 Jul 2026CCC/1325/2025

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What is this about?

CCC No.1325 of 2025; NC: 2026:KHC:32672-DB; High Court of Karnataka; civil contempt; Sections 11 and 12 Contempt of Courts Act; willful disobedience; order dated 10.08.2023; I.A. No.1/2018; RFA No.1267/2018; interim injunction; status quo as to possession; alienation or encumbrance; Jakkasandra 1st Main Begur Hobli Bangalore South Taluk; Ward No.68 BBMP; Khaneshumari No.180 Khatha No.260; Khaneshumari No.181 Khatha No.262; impleading applicant; B.T. Thimmaraju; B. Sudheendra Singh; withdrawal with liberty; substantive remedies; Vibhu Bakhru Chief Justice; K.S. Hemalekha Judge; dismissed as withdrawn; 2026.

What did the court decide?

Complaint dismissed as withdrawn; complainants given liberty to seek appropriate substantive remedies. ¶¶57

Smt Priya Dorai Raj Vs Sri Govinda — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2026)

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NC: 2026:KHC:32672-DB CCC No. 1325 of 2025

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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 1^ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 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 MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

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CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.1325 OF 2025

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BETWEEN:

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SMT. PRIYA DORAI RAJ D/O JOSEPH DORAI RAJ,

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AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,

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SRI MOHAN D. RAJ, S/O JOSEPH DORAI RAJ, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,

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BOTH ARE RESIDING AT NO.23, SERPENTINE ROAD, FACING LEONARD LANE, RICHMOND TOWN, BENGALURU - 560 025.

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Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: High Court of Karnataka

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(BY SRI. M. JAYA MOVIL, ADVOCATE)

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…COMPLAINANTS

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AND:

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SRI. GOVINDA S/O LATE KARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,

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SRI. RAJAPPA @ LOKESH, S/O LATE KARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

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NC: 2026:KHC:32672-DB CCC No. 1325 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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SRI. K. PRAKASH, S/O LATE KARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,

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1 TO 3 ARE RESIDING AT HOUSE LIST NO.56/3 PROPERTY NO.636, 1^ST MAIN JAKKASANDRA VILLAGE, BEGUR HOBLI, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE - 560 034.

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…ACCUSED

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SRI B. SUDHEENDRA SINGH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, S/O LATE BALAJI SINGH, R/AT NO.15/50, 3^RD FLOOR, 9^TH MAIN, 18^TH CROSS, RAMASWAMY LAYOUT, LAKKASANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 030.

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…IMPLEADING APPLICANT/ACCUSED-4

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(BY SRI. SARAVANA S., ADVOCATE FOR A-1 TO A-3; SRI AKASH V.T., ADVOCATE FOR IMPLEADING APPLICANT/A-4)

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THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 10.08.2023 IN RFA NO.1267/2018 (DEC), A COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B, PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE SAID ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT AND FURTHER ENFORCE THE SAID ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

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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 MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

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3 - NC: 2026:KHC:32672-DB CCC No. 1325 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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ORAL ORDER

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

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The complainants have filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 10.08.2023 passed by a Co-Ordinate Bench of this Court on I.A. No.1/2018 in RFA No.1267/2018.

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Accused Nos.1 to 3 had filed the said appeal and had also sought an interim order of injunction, restraining the complainants or anyone claiming under them to alienate or encumber the subject properties, which were described as under:

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" SCHEDULE PROPERTY

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(a) All that piece and parcel of the property bearing Khaneshumari No.180, Khatha No.260, new Municipal No.77, PID No.68-92-77, measuring East to West 45 feet and North to South 62 feet situated at Jakkasandra, 1^st B Main, Begur Hobli, Bangalore South Taluk coming within Ward No.68 of BBMP, Bangalore 34 and bounded on:

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East by	- Yellamma's Property,
West by	- Road,
North by	- Site No.77/1, and
South by	- Site No.76

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(b) All that piece and parcel of the property bearing Khaneshumari No.181, Khatha No.262, new Municipal No.77/1, PID No.68-92-77/1, measuring East to West 45 feet and North to South 60 feet situated at Jakkasandra, 1^st

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B Main, Begur Hobli, Bangalore South Taluk coming within Ward No.68 of BBMP, Bangalore 34 and bounded on:

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East by	- Yellamma's Property,
West by	- Road,
North by	- Site No.77, and
South by	- Site No.78"

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The order dated 10.08.2023 indicates that the accused

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had stated that they were not in possession of the subject property.

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The complainants allege that, despite the status quo order as to possession, the accused have raised construction on the subject property. It is stated that accused No.4 is now in possession of the same.

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Learned counsel appearing for accused No.4 submits that he is not a party to the RFA and he acquired the title to the property from one B.T. Thimmaraju, who, in turn, acquired the property in the year 2018. The learned counsel for the accused also submits that the description of the property acquired and raised by accused No.4, is distinct from scheduled property in respect to which the injunction has been granted.

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HC-KAR

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