2022 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 57047
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022
PRESENT
THE HON9BLE MR. JUSTICE B.VEERAPPA
AND
THE HON9BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA
C.C.C. No.910/2021 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
SRI P.N. VINODH
S/O. SRI P. NARASIMHULU,
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,
R/AT NO.2084, NARASIMHAIAH LAYOUT,
LAKSHMI TENT ROAD,
RAMAMURTHY NAGAR,
BENGALURU 3 560 016.
... COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI R.B. SADASIVAPPA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
SRI RAJESH GOWDA M.B., I.A.S.,
THE COMMISSIONER
BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
SANKEY ROAD,
BENGALURU 3 560 020.
... ACCUSED
(BY SRI D.N. NANJUNDA REDDY, SENIOR COUNSEL A/W
SRI MURUGESH V. CHARATI, ADVOCATE)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 10 AND 12 OF THE
CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN
HE PRAYS THAT THE HON9BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO
INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED
HEREIN AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LAW FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY FAILED TO GIVE EFFECT TO
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HIS OWN UNDERTAKING BY WAY OF A JOINT MEMO DATED
27.03.2021 IN EX 1633/2017 VIDE ANNEXURE-D.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
B.VEERAPPA J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
It is unfortunate case that the complainant has
been driven before this Court since 2006 till today
without a site or alternative site as agreed by the
Bangalore
Development
Authority
in
Execution
No.1633/2017, which was filed in pursuance of the
decree dated 12.08.2016 made in O.S. No.5944/2006.
2.
The present complainant filed a suit for
declaration and injunction in respect of site bearing
No.22, measuring 20 x 25 feet, WCR 3rd Stage, 2nd
Block, 8th Phase, Bangalore as per the allotment letter
No.A7/22-WCR-75-6 dated 05.05.1975 with specific
boundaries. After contest by both the parties, the
Trial Court by the judgment and decree dated
12.08.2016
decreed
the
suit
of
the
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plaintiff/complainant and declared that the plaintiff is
entitled for the absolute Sale Deed from the Bangalore
Development Authority and accordingly, the Bangalore
Development Authority was directed to execute the
Sale Deed in respect of suit schedule property in
favour of plaintiff within three months from the date
of the judgment, failing which, the plaintiff is at liberty
to obtain registered Sale Deed through the agency of
the Court.
3.
The said judgment and decree passed by
the Trial Court in the year 2016 has reached finality.
The
present
complainant
has
filed
Execution
No.1633/2017. The Executing Court executed a Sale
Deed in favour of the complainant under the
registered Sale Deed dated 15.02.2019. Thereafter,
when the complainant went to the spot of the site, the
same was allotted to somebody by the Bangalore
Development Authority. The same was brought to the
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notice of the Executing Court and the Executing Court
issued arrest warrant to the Bangalore Development
Authority. Thereafter, a joint memo came to be filed
by the complainant-decree holder and the Bangalore
Development Authority -judgment debtor duly signed
by both the counsel for the parties and the same
reads as under:
<The counsel for the Judgment Debtor hereby
submits that, the Judgment Debtor is ready to satisfy
judgment and Decree Passed by this Hon9ble Court in
O.S.No.5944/2006. In this regard the Authority had
taken special care passed the alternative remedy for
the purpose of giving immediate relief and same is
accepted by the Decree Holder.
(a)
That the alternative site will be allotted by
the J.D.R Authority to the Decree Holder within 3
months period from today, for this Tippani Copy is
enclosed for the kind perusal of this Hon9ble Court,
(b)
That the J.D.R. does not comply the
condition, the Decree Holder can reopen the
Execution and initiate recourse of law for the default
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committed by the J.D.R, and liberty kept open, the
same may be taken on record and close the E.P. filed
by the Decree Holder against the J.D.R in the ends of
justice and equity.
Advocate for Decree Holder.
Decree Holder
Advocate for Judgment Debtor Judgment Debtor
Bengaluru,
Date:27.03.2021.
4.
One of the condition in the joint memo that
if the judgment debtor does not comply with the
condition, the decree holder can re-open the execution
and initiate recourse of law for the default committed
by the judgment debtor and liberty was kept open and
accordingly, EP filed by the Decree Holder against
judgment debtor was closed. The suit was filed in the
year 2006 and obtained a decree after contest on
12.08.2016 and in spite of undertaking given by the
Bangalore Development Authority in the joint memo
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that the Special care would be taken to provide
immediate relief, the same has not been complied.
Therefore, the complainant was forced to file the
present contempt petition on 18.11.202.
5.
This Court after issuance of notice to the
accused, passed a detailed order on 11.08.2022,
which reads as under:
<1.
The present contempt petition is filed
under Section 10 and 12 of the Contempt of
Courts Act to take action against willful
disobedience
of
the
joint
memo
dated
27.03.2021 made in Ex.No.1633/2017 vide
Annexure-D.
2.
The
present
complainant
filed
O.S.No.5944/2006 b