- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14351-DB CCC No. 612 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION No. 612 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. DR. SANJEEVARAYAPPA N. C., S/O SRI.CHIKKA VOBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT NARASIMHANAHALLI, TUBAGERE POST, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT. NOW WORKING AT M.E.S PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, B.T.M. LAYOUT, II STAGE, BANGALORE-560 076. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI SATEESH N. KOTTALAGI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI SRIKANTH M. P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RITESH KUMAR SINGH, ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, M.S.BUILDING, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. SMT. SINDHU B. RUPESH, THE COMMISSIONER, Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14351-DB CCC No. 612 of 2024 PRE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT, 18TH CROSS, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE-560 003. 3. SRI RAVINDRA R. KONNUR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PRE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, 18TH CROSS, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE-560 003. 4. SRI CHANDRASHEKAR RAJU, SECRETARY, MODEL EDUCATION SOCIETY (R), JAYANAGAR IV BLOCK, BANGALORE - 560001. 5. SMT. HEMA, PRINCIPAL, M. E. S. PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, B. T. M. LAYOUT, II STAGE, BANGALORE - 560076. 6. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, M. S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE - 560001. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA FOR R1, R2 R3 & R6) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT PRAYING TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THE NON COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDER DATED 13.03.2023 PASSED IN W.P.No.4379/2020, VIDE ANNEXURE - R. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14351-DB CCC No. 612 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned Single Judge, as per the order dated 13.03.2023, set aside the order dated 04.01.2020 and remitted the matter back to respondent No.1 for fresh consideration. 2. Pursuant to the filing of the present contempt petition with regard to the aforesaid directions, compliance affidavit is filed on the basis of which, learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan would justifiably submits that since the remand proceedings are decided, the directions are complied with, 3. The factum of the decision already taken by the competent authority upon remand could not be disputed by learned advocate for the complainant. 4. In the aforesaid view, nothing survives in the present contempt petition. 5. It is accordingly disposed of as not surviving. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:14351-DB CCC No. 612 of 2024 At this stage, learned advocate for the complainant requests that liberty may be reserved for the complainant to challenge the decision which is taken on remand by respondent No.1. Such liberty is reserved, however, in respect of such recourse, this court does not express anything on merits. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE VBS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2