- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4224-DB CCC No. 190 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 190 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. DR. PRASAD B.K. AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY KARWAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES KARWAR-581 301, KARNATAKA. R/O HOUSE NO.1, 2ND FLOOR ANAND ENCLAVE APARTMENT OPPOSITE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH JOE MILL ROAD CROSS STREET KAJUBAG, KARWAR-KARNATAKA. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SANJAY KUMAR H.C., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. BHEEMAIAH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR. MANJUNATH M.L. DEAN AND DIRECTOR CHIKKABALLAPURA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES(AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA) DISTRICT HOSPITAL CAMPUS CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 101. Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4224-DB CCC No. 190 of 2024 2. DR.B.L.SUJATHA RATHOD THE DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION ANAND RAO CIRCLE BENGALURU-560 009. 3. SRI. ANIL KUMAR T.K THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION) Government. OF KARNATAKA ROOM NO.611, 6TH FLOOR GATE NO.4, M S BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001. 4. DR. SURESH NAYAK B. PROFESSOR AND HEAD DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY PRESENTLY AT CHIKKABALLAPURA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 101. 5. DR. ANITHA M.R. PROFESSOR AND HEAD DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY AKASH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH CENTRE PRASANAHALLI ROAD DEVANAHALLI NEAR KEMPEGOWDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BENGALURU-562 110. ... ACCUSED 6. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4224-DB CCC No. 190 of 2024 DEPT. OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE BENGALURU-560 001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY Ms. M. SUMANA BALIGA, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA FOR R6) 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 TAKE COGNIZANCE OF CIVIL CONTEMPT AGAINST THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED NO.1 FOR DISOBEYING, BY NOT COMPLYING WITH THE DIRECTION AS ORDERED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.3280/2022 (S-RES) DATED 26.07.2023 WHICH IS AT ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED NO.1, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUITABLY IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. 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 - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:4224-DB CCC No. 190 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT` (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned advocate Mr. H.C. Sanjay Kumar for learned advocate Mr. K.S. Bheemaiah for the complainant fairly stated that against the judgment and order brought under the contempt jurisdiction, writ appeal is preferred and learned Single Judge has granted stay by order dated 25.11.2024. In that view, nothing survives in the present contempt petition and accordingly, it is disposed of. The parties shall abide by the outcome of the writ petition. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41