Sri Ramappa v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt of Courts Act Ss. 11 and 12; CCC No. 939 of 2023, High Court of Karnataka (DB), decided 02.07.2026; coram Anu Sivaraman and Venkatesh Naik T, JJ. Complainant Sri Ramappa sought punishment of forest officials (including Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Vijay Sharma; Deputy Conservator of Forests Arsalan; RFO Narayanswamy) for alleged violation of the stay-of-dispossession interim order dated 27.07.2023 in W.P. No.13361/2023 (GM-FOR). Underlying writ petitions W.P. No.13278/2023 c/w W.P. No.13361/2023 were closed on 10.12.2025 after a Joint Survey noticed encroachment into forest land, leaving the petitioner to establish rights over the scheduled property in the manner known to law. Held: nothing survives; contempt case closed, notice discharged, pending IAs disposed of. No punishment imposed; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Contempt of Court Case closed; notice, if any, discharged; all pending interlocutory applications disposed of