Smt. Muniyamma v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
CCC No. 938 of 2023, High Court of Karnataka, decided 25.06.2026; civil contempt under Sections 11 and 12, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; alleged violation of interim order dated 27.07.2023 in W.P. No.13278/2023 (GM-FOR) staying dispossession of forest land (Chokkandanahalli, Sidlaghatta Taluk, Chikkaballapura); Joint Survey found encroachment into forest land; writ petition c/w W.P. No.13361/2023 closed by order dated 10.12.2025; Division Bench (Anu Sivaraman and Venkatesh Naik T, JJ.) held nothing survives, closed the contempt case, discharged notice and disposed of pending interlocutory applications; complainant Smt. Muniyamma; accused included PCCF Vijay Sharma IFS, DCF Arsalan IFS and RFO Narayanswamy; AGA Rahul Kariyappa for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Nothing survives for consideration in the present Contempt of Court Case; accordingly, the Contempt of Court Case is closed.