- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7664-DB CCC No. 101 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.101 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI MALGI HANUMANTHA S/O KOMARAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS WORKING AS A SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL (BC-520) KALAGHATTA VILLAGE HOSPET TALUK VIJAYANAGAR DISTRICT - 583 201. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI JAGADISH SHASTRI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI MANIVANNAN P. AGE BY MAJOR THE SECRETARY THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE (M.S. BUILDING), VIKAS SOUDHA BANGALORE - 1. 2. SRI KANTHARAJU P.S. AGE BY MAJOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7664-DB CCC No. 101 of 2025 KARNATAKA RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY (AN ORGANIZATION OF GOVT. OF KARNATAKA) KARNATAKA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BOARD BUILDING, 6 AND 7 FLOOR NEAR CHANDRIKA HOTEL CUNNINGHAM ROAD BANGALORE - 560 052. ... ACCUSED 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE (M.S. BUILDING), VIKAS SOUDHA BANGALORE - 1. ... PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR R.1 AND R.3; SRI SHISHIRA AMARNATH, ADVOCATE FOR R.2.) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTIONS PASSED BY THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE MADE IN W.P.NO.32101/2024 (S-RES) ORDER DATED 04.12.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, PUNISH THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7664-DB CCC No. 101 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned advocate Mr. Shishira Amarnath for respondent No.2 stated that the complainant was taken back in service and that, he has been working. 2. This factum could not be disputed by learned advocate Mr. Jagadish Shastri for the complainant. 3. In view of the above, nothing survives in the present contempt petition. It is accordingly disposed of, however, without going into any aspect of merits including maintainability. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE hkh. List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48