Lakshmikanth R v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CCC No. 711 of 2025; decided 06-01-2026; Division Bench (Vibhu Bakhru, Chief Justice - author; C.M. Poonacha, J); civil contempt under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act r/w Article 215 of the Constitution; alleged disobedience of order dated 20.12.2024 in W.P.No.35051/2024 (LA-RES) requiring consideration of complainant's representations; compliance affidavit with endorsement dated 09.10.2025 disposing of representations; complaint closed with liberty to challenge the endorsement; parties: Lakshmikanth R (complainant), State of Karnataka (pro forma respondent), Basavaraju A.B. (Deputy Commissioner, Devanahalli), Smt. Sowmya N. Gowda (Special Land Acquisition Officer), Kanjapura Murali Mohan (AEE, Public Works Department), Bengaluru Rural District; advocates: A. Lourdu Mariyappa, S.H. Raghavendra (AGA).
What did the court decide?
Contempt complaint closed; liberty expressly preserved for the complainant to avail remedies in respect of the endorsement dated 09.10.2025.