Sri B S Praveen Kumar Vs Kumar Naik — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2026)

Sri B S Praveen Kumar Vs Kumar Naik — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

No punitive relief. The contempt proceedings were closed and notice to the accused, if any, stood discharged, the BDA having reported issuance of a final intimation letter dated 14.05.2026 and the complainant undertaking to obtain and submit the prescribed application forms.

Issue for consideration

Whether the accused (the Commissioner, BDA and the Special Land Acquisition Officer, BDA) are guilty of civil contempt for non-compliance with the direction contained in Annexure-A, i.e., the order dated 13-9-2022 in Writ Petition No.18123 of 2022 directing the BDA to consider the complainant's representation dated 21.07.2022.

Court's answer

The submissions of the respondents' counsel (issuance of a final intimation letter dated 14.05.2026) and of the complainant's counsel (undertaking to obtain and submit the duly filled prescribed application forms) were taken on record.

Ratio / Principle

The Contempt of Court case is closed, the grievance underlying the contempt petition having been addressed by the issuance of the final intimation letter dated 14.05.2026 and the complainant's undertaking to submit the prescribed application forms.

Key takeaways

Notice issued to the accused, if any, shall stand discharged.ratio¶40

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Civil Contempt Petition (CCC No.169 of 2023) under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against the Commissioner and the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), for alleged disobedience of the direction in the order dated 13-9-2022 in Writ Petition No.18123 of 2022 (Annexure-A) to consider the complainant's representation dated 21.07.2022. When the matter came up for orders, the respondents' counsel informed the Court that a final intimation letter had been issued to the complainant on 14.05.2026 calling upon her to obtain the prescribed application forms from the Canara Bank branch situated in the BDA Head Office premises and to submit duly filled application forms during office hours; counsel for the complainant undertook to obtain and submit the forms. The submissions were taken on record; the Contempt of Court case was closed and notice issued to the accused, if any, stood discharged. Bench: Anu Sivaraman and Venkatesh Naik T, JJ.; oral judgment per Anu Sivaraman, J.

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NC: 2026:KHC:26558-DB CCC No. 169 of 2023

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.169 OF 2023

BETWEEN:

SRI B.S. PRAVEEN KUMAR S/O. LATE B.G. SUNDAR KUMAR AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.99/7, G101 U.P. SERENITY APARTMENT NAGAPPA STREET, 1ST MAIN ROAD SHESHADRIPURAM BENGALURU-560 020.

…COMPLAINANT

(BY SMT. KANCHANA MALA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI SUNDARESH H.C.)

AND:

Digitally signed by ANJALI M Location: High Court of Karnataka

KUMAR NAIK THE COMMISSIONER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD KUMARA PARK WEST BENGALURU-560 020.

B.S. BASANTHI THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD KUMARA PARK WEST BENGALURU-560 020.

…ACCUSED

(BY SRI M.V. CHARATI, ADVOCATE FOR A-1;

A-2 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

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THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEYING THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.18123 OF 2022 DATED 13-9-2022 AS PER THE ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T

ORAL JUDGMENT

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

This Contempt of Court case is filed alleging

non-compliance with the direction contained in Annexure-A. The writ petition has been disposed of with a direction to the BDA to consider the representation submitted by the petitioner on 21.07.2022.

Learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that a final intimation letter has been issued to the complainant on 14.05.2026, informing her to obtain the prescribed application forms from the Canara Bank branch

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situated in the BDA Head Office premises and to submit the duly filled application forms during office hours.

The learned counsel for the complainant submits

that the prescribed application forms will be obtained and the duly filled application forms will be submitted.

The said submission is taken on record.

Accordingly, the Contempt of Court case is closed .

Notice issued to the accused, if any, shall stand

discharged.

Sd/(ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE

Sd/-

(VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE

AM

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