Shri. Digambaraswamy Devalaya Sameethi (R) v. Sri Shankarapp G.S.
Contempt – Civil contempt – Alleged willful disobedience of Single Judge order – Compliance effected
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CCC No.1499 of 2025, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (NC: 2026:KHC:6784-DB), Division Bench of Vibhu Bakhru, CJ and C.M. Poonacha, J, oral order dated 05.02.2026. Civil contempt petition under Article 215 Constitution r/w Sections 2(b), 11, 12 Contempt of Court Act 1971 by Digambaraswamy Devalaya Sameethi (R) Trust (through President A.D. Shivegowda) and V.S. Harish against Shankarapp G.S., Tahasildar Channarayapattana Taluk (State of Karnataka pro forma respondent; AGA Mohammed Jaffar Shah; complainants' advocate Halashetti Jagadish Sidramappa). Alleged willful disobedience of order dated 22.07.2025 in WP 21697/2025 (KLRRES) directing completion of mutation change proceedings for Survey No.328/1 (1 acre 36 guntas), Anathi Village, Baguru Hobli, Channarayapatna Taluk, Hassan District within two months. Compliance affidavit: names re-entered in Record of Rights, Government name deleted, RTC produced. Proceedings concluded; contempt complaint closed; liberty to challenge mutation entries.