Civil contempt alleging wilful disobedience of a writ order directing the Tahsildar to publish a land-records claim, call for objections and mutate the complainant's name under a registered Will. The accused filed an affidavit with compliance orders; the contempt petition was closed with liberty to pursue substantive remedies.
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NC: 2026:KHC:34317-DB CCC No. 1603 of 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH 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.1603 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
SHRI RAVIKUMAR .S S/O R.G. SHANKAR, AGED 32 YEARS, R/O VISHWESHARANAGAR VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT.
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SMT. SUMANGALA A. SWAMY, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by C K LATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka
…ACCUSED
(BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE)
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THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO ISSUE NOTICE TO THE ACCUSED AND TRY HIM UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT FOR DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 04.01.2024 PASSED IN W.P.NO.27919/2023 PRODUCED VIDE ANNEXURE-A.
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)
is empowered to issue an endorsement calling upon the complainant to secure a declaration of his rights under the
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registered Will. However, if there were no objections, the accused was directed to enter the name of the complainant in respect of the properties in Sy. Nos. 115 P and 116 situated at Harohalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Pandavapura Taluk, Mandya, in terms of the registered Will dated 05.11.2003.
Sd/(VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/(K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE
CKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Ravikumar S
State of Karnataka Department of Revenue by its Secretary
Basavareddappa Ronad, Tahsildar Pandavapura
Vibhu Bakhru
K.S. Hemalekha
As recorded by the court registry
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