- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15822-DB CCC No. 729 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.729 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI RAJAGOPAL K. S/O LATE K.K. NAIR, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RETIRED PRINCIPAL, HINDU JUNIOR COLLEGE, SHIRVA, RESIDING AT "SREE NILAYAM", KUTHYAR ROAD, SHIRVA POST, KAUP TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-574 116. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI RAJESH SHETTIGAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, M.S. BUILDING, DR B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. MR. RITESH KUMAR SINGH, I.A.S. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by MOUNESHWARAPPA NAGARATHNA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15822-DB CCC No. 729 of 2023 3. SMT. SINDHU B. RUPESH, I.A.S. THE DIRECTOR (COMMISSIONER) OF PRE-UNIVERSITY, EDUCATION BOARD, SAMPIGE ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560 012. 4. MR. RAVINDRA R. KONNUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION BOARD, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 002. 5. SRI MARUTHI DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION BOARD, 2ND FLOOR, B BLOCK, RAJATHADRI, MANIPAL, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 104. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., A.G.A.) THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR VIOLATING THE ORDER DATED 25-5-2022 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.8606 OF 2022 (S-RES). THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15822-DB CCC No. 729 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) This intra-Court appeal has been preferred as against the order dated 25-5-2022 passed by the learned Single Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.8606 of 2022 (S-RES). 2. Sri Rajesh Shettigar, learned counsel for the complainant, is physically present and submits that this contempt petition has become infructuous and to that extent, he has filed a memo. 3. Memo is taken on record. 4. In view of the memo, this appeal stands dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE KVK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17