- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1617-DB CCC No. 941 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 941 OF 2022 BETWEEN: SRI MANJUNATHA RAO S/O LATE H R RAMA RAO AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETIERED SELECTION GRADE LIBRARIAN VIJAYA FIRST GRADE COLLEGE PANDAVAPURA, MANDYA DISTRICT. RESIDING AT NO.75 SRI MANJUNATHASWAMY NILAYA GAYATRHIPURAM 1ST STAGE, (NORTH) MYSORE 19. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. THYAGARAJA S - ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI G SRIDHAR REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001. 2. SRI APPAJI GOWDA THE DIRECTOR OF Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1617-DB CCC No. 941 of 2022 COLLEGIATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SESHADRI ROAD BANGALORE-560009. 3. DR. GRIDHAR RAO M R THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION MYSORE HUNSUR ROAD MAHARANI COLLEGE CAMPUS MYSORE-570005. 4. SRI. M KRISHNAMURTHY DELETED VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 18.08.2023 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY IS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. AMEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B G – AGA; ACCUSED NO.2 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) 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: (i) INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ALL THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATE AND WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.39258- 39263/2015 ORDER DATED 11.1.2016 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND TAKE COGNIZANCE AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED; (ii) DIRECT THE ACCUSED TO RELEASE AND PAY THE WITHHELD DCRG AMOUNT, COMMUTATED VALUE OF PENSION AND SURENDERED LEAVE ENCASHMENT FROM THE DATE OF HIS - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1617-DB CCC No. 941 of 2022 INITIAL APPOINTMENT ON THE ACTUAL LAST PAY DRAWN BY THE COMPLAINANT AND ALSO FIX AND SETTLE THE PENSIONARY BENEFIT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO SERVICE AND GRANT ALL BENEFITS FLOWING THEREOF PAYABLE TO COMPLAINANT FORTHWITH IN TERM OF THE DIRECTION OF THIS HON’BLE COURT. THIS CCC, 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR) This contempt proceeding is initiated by the complainant against the respondents/accused in view of deliberate and willful disobedience of the order passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.Nos.39258-39263/2015 (S-RES) dated 11.01.2016 Annexure – A. 2. Learned counsel Sri Thyagaraja S for the complainant and learned AGA Smt Namitha Mahesh B.G for the Respondent/State are present. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1617-DB CCC No. 941 of 2022 3. Learned AGA submits that subsequent to the order passed by the learned Single Judge relating to proceeding in WP.No.39263/2015, appeal in WA.No.691/2022 has been preferred and the same is pending for consideration. 4. Keeping in view the submission made by the learned AGA and writ appeal which is pending for consideration, the present contempt proceedings do not survive for consideration. In view of the same, the contempt petition is hereby dropped. SD/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE SD/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE RJ