HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 55870 OF 2018 (LB-RES-PIL)

C/W CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 162 OF 2020 IN W.P.No. 55870/2018 BETWEEN:

1. SRI. GOVINDARAJU, 36 YEARS S/O LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA

2. SRI SIDDARAJU, 30 YEARS S/O THIMMAIAH

3. SRI KEMPANNA, 29 YEARS Digitally signed S/O KARIYAPPA by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN

4. SRI GANGARAJU, 38 YEARS Location: High Court of S/O SIDDAVENKATSWAMAIAH Karnataka

5. SRI HANUMANTHARAJU, 40 YEARS, S/O VENKATASWAMY

6. SRI HANUMANTHARAJU, 40 YEARS, S/O GOVINDAIAH

7. SRI SRINIVAS H, 38 YEARS, S/O HANUMAIAH HC-KAR

8. SRI RANGAIAH, 38 YEARS, S/O ANJINAPPA ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF K G SRINIVASAPURA VILLAGE DABASAPETE POST, SOMPURA HOBLI NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DIST-562111 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI ROHIT B., ADVOCATE FOR SRI NAGESH S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL DIST CHAPPARADAKALLU VILLAGE DODDABALLAPURA DEVANAHALLI ROAD DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST

3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH OFFICE BENGALURU RURAL, BANGALORE-560009

4. THE THASILDAR TALUK OFFICE, NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DIST

5. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYATH NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DIST HC-KAR

6. PANCHYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER HONNENAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH HONNENAHALLI, SOMPURA HOBLI NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DIST

7. SRI RANGADHAMAIAH, 55 YEARS S/O MARISIDDAIAH

8. SMT SHANTHAMMA, 33 YEARS W/O LAKSHMANAIAH (EX GRAMA PANCHAYATH VICE PRESIDENT)

9. SRI MUNISHAMAIAH, 65 YEARS S/O MUNIVENKATAIAH ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF K G SRINIVASAPURA VILLAGE DABASAPETE POST. SOMPURA HOBLI NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562111 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1, R2 & R4.

SRI POORNACHANDRA B PATTAR, ADVOCATE FOR R3 SRI M S DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R5 SRI J.N. NAVEEN, ADVOCATE FOR R6 V/O DATED 09-07-2019, SERVICE OF NOTICE ON R-7 TREATED AS GOOD SERVICE SRI M.S. RAJENDRA, ADVOCATE FOR R8)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 TO R-6 TO CONSIDER THE ANENXURE-J AND K AND EVICT THE R-7 TO 9 FROM ENCROACHED AREA AS SHOWN IN THE ANNEXURE-A SKETCH & ETC.

HC-KAR IN CCC NO. 162/2020 BETWEEN:

1. HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU -560 001 REP. BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL ...SUO MOTO-COMPLAINANT AND:

1. SRI. D R MANJUNATH THE PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER HONNENAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH SOMPURA HOBLI NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT ...ACCUSED THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO INITIATE SUO-MOTU CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDERS DATED 13.08.2019 AND 24.01.2020 PASSED IN W.P.NO.55870/2018 UNDER THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 AND TO PUNISH HIM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

HC-KAR CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA

ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)

1. The petitioners have filed the present petition as a public interest litigation, inter alia, praying as under:-

"Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ and direct the respondents Nos.1 to 6 to consider the Annexure-J and K and evict the respondent Nos.7 to 9 from encroached area as shown in the Annexure-A sketch and pass appropriate order as deem fit by this Hon'ble Court under the facts and circumstances of the case."

2. The petitioners have also annexed a sketch (Annexure-A), setting out the areas, which were encroached upon by respondent Nos.7 to 9.

3. This Court, on 13.08.2019, passed the following order:

"The learned counsel appearing for the sixth respondent states that respondent No.8 ha