- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2239-DB CCC No. 200174 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K NATARAJAN AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 200174 OF 2022 BETWEEN: 1. SRI P. JAGADEESH S/O SHIVAREDDY AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR VCB ARTS AND COMMERCE DEGREE COLLEGE, LINGASUGUR – 584122, RAICHUR DISTRICT PRESENTLY R/AT NO.MIG 2/10 KHB COLONY, BEHIND COURT, LINGASUGUR, RAICHUR DISTRICT. 2. MAHADEV PATIL S/O KRISHNAGOWA PATIL AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR VCB ARTS AND COMMERCE DEGREE COLLEGE, LINGASUGUR – 584122, RAICHUR DISTRICT PRESENTLY R/AT PLOT NO.1764, UDAY SCHOOL ROAD, GANESH CIRCLE, RAMTHEERTHA NAGAR BELAGAVI – 590016. 3. DR. AMARESH KUMBAR S/O BASANNA KUMBAR AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RETIRED LIBRARIAN VCB ARTS AND COMMERCE DEGREE COLLEGE, LINGASUGUR – 584122, RAICHUR DISTRICT PRESENTLY R/AT NO.2-12-377/9 Digitally signed by RAMESH MATHAPATI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2239-DB CCC No. 200174 of 2022 HAUK AREA NEAR, A C OFFICE LINGASUGUR – 584122. 4. SRI YALLAPPA Y ILAGER S/O YAMANAPPA ILAGER AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RETIRED PRINCIPAL VCB ARTS AND COMMERCE DEGREE COLLEGE, LINGASUGUR – 584122, RAICHUR DISTRICT PRESENTLY R/AT KAVYA KUNZ, HOUSE NO.2-11-840, SBM COLONY, LINGASUGUR – 584122. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI THYAGARAJA .S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. G. SRIDHAR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560001. 2. SRI MALLESHWARAPPA THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, SHESHADRI ROAD, BANGALORE – 560001. 3. SRI SANJAY KUMAR PATTANKAR THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION REGIONAL OFFICE, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA KALABURAGI – 585102. 4. DR. SUJAYA SUVARNA THE PRINCIPAL VCB ARTS AND COMMERCE DEGREE COLLEGE, LINGASUGUR – 584122, RAICHUR DISTRICT. …ACCUSED - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2239-DB CCC No. 200174 of 2022 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE – 560001. …PROFORMA PARTY (BY SRI MALLIKARJUN BASAREDDY, GA FOR R3 & R5; NOTICE TO R4 DISPENSED WITH; NOTICE TO R1 & R2 SERVED) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ALL THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATE AND WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.201054 TO 201066/15 AS PER ANNEXURE – A DATED 27.08.2015, TAKE COGNIZANCE AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW BY ALLOWING THIS CONTEMPT PETITION WITH EXEMPLARY COSTS AND TO PASS APPROPRIATE SUITABLE ORDERS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K NATARAJAN AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents No.3 and 5 submits that the writ petition in W.P.No.201054-201066/2015 was disposed of by the learned Single Judge vide order dated 27.08.2015 in terms - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2239-DB CCC No. 200174 of 2022 of the order dated 10.07.2015 rendered in W.P.No.21216/2014 and the State Government has filed appeal in W.A.No.2476/2015 against the said judgment and in the said appeal there is an interim order operating. 2. In view of the same, the present contempt petition is dropped with a liberty to the petitioners/complainants to file fresh contempt petition, if need arises. 3. The pending I.A.s if any, do not survive for consideration and the same stand disposed of. Sd/- (K NATARAJAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE MCR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26 CT: PS