- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1428-DB CCC No. 1017 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. 1017 OF 2022 BETWEEN: 1. SRI K RAMESH S/O RAJE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETIRED LECTURER IN ECONOMICS ADHICHUNCHANAGIRI PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CHANNARAYAPATNA HASSAN DISTRICT R/AT NO.434, WARD NO 17 MEGALAKEREI, BEHIND URDU SCHOOL GANESH NAGAR CHANNARAYAPATTANA HASSAN DISTRICT. 2. SRI RAVI C S/O EREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER IN PHYSICS ADHICHUN-CHANAGIRI PRE UNIVERISTY COLLEGE CHANNARAYAPATNA HASSAN DISTRICT. 3. SRI SHEKAR S/O SRI CHIKKE GOWDA SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE SMT SUSHILAMMA Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1428-DB CCC No. 1017 of 2022 W/O LATE SHEKAR R/AT NO B 23/224 MARUTHI NILAYA NEAR ARTICENS CLUB MARUTHINAGAR, ARASIKERE. 4. SRI M K ARASAPPA S/O SRI KAMANNA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RETIRED LECTURER PRATHIBA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DIST R/AT NO 77/10, HAMSADWANI 3RD MAIN ROAD, 2ND CROSS, 2ND BLOCK NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU 560096. 5. SRI S M JAYADEVA S/O SRI S M MALLESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RETIRED LECTURER IN ENGLISH PRATIBA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT RESIDING AT MALLIKARJUNASWMAY NILAYA YADAVA HOSTEL ROAD, SRINAGAR 2ND CROSS, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA EXTENSION ARASIKERE 573103. 6. SRI NAGARAJA C S/O K R CHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RETIREED LECTURER IN POLITICAL SCIENCE PRATHIBA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT RESIDING ADDRESS 2ND MAIN BEHIND SES HOUSE, SHIVANANDA COLONY ARASIKERE HASAN DISTRICT. 7. SRI DEVARAJ C H S/O HENJAPPA AGED AOBUT 58 YEARS - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1428-DB CCC No. 1017 of 2022 WORKING AS LECTURER IN KANNADA PRATHIBA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT. 8. SRI RUDRESH H D S/O SRI DANAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER IN MATHAMATICS PRATHIBA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT. 9. SRI SHANKARAIAH K S/O KEMPE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETIRED LECTURER GANDHI PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BEKKALALE, MADDUR TLAUK MANDYA DISTRICT R/AT SRIMANE, 2ND CROSS DR RAJKUMAR, EXTENSION MADDUR. 10. SRI RAJU S K S/O KARIGOWDA AGED AOBUT 60 YEARS RETIRED LECTURER IN EXONOMICS SARVAJANIKA JUNIOR COLLEGE HOSA AGRAHARA K R NAGARA TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT. R/AT NO 138, 1ST C CROSS ROAD NLVEDITA, NAGAR MYSORE 22. 11. SRI V M RAMESH S/O V R MUDLAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER IN SOCIOLOGY AND IN CHARGE PRINCIPAL PANCHAJANYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE 560010. 12. SMT VEENA SHARMA SATHYNARAYANA W/O K R SHIVAKUMAR - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1428-DB CCC No. 1017 of 2022 AGED AOBUT 62 YEARS RETIRED LECTURER IN ENGLISH PANCHAJANYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, 1ST N BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE 560010. R/AT NO.02, 265, 1ST FLOOR SATHYLAKAHSMI APARTMENT 44TH CROSS, 7TH MAIN, 5TH BLOCK JAYANAGARA, BENGALURU 41. 13. SMT SHOBHA C D/O M CHIKKAVERANNA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER IN COMMERCE PANCHAJANYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, 1ST N BLOCK , RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE 560010. 14. SMT ANNAPURNAMMA D/O M C THATHAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RETIRED LECTURER IN POLITICAL SCIENCE PANCHAJANYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, 1ST N BLOCK RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE 560010. R/AT NO 139, 7TH MAIN, 7TH CROSS POORNAPRAGNANAGAR UTTARAHALLI BENGALURU 560061. 15. SMT GAYATHRI K S D/O S SARANGAPANI AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS RETIRED LECTURER IN HISTORY PANCHAJANYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, 1ST N BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE 560010 R/AT NO.101, A BLOCK APARNA ELINA TUMKUR ROAD NEAR YESHWANTHAPUR RAILWAY STATION BENGALURU 560022. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:1428-DB CCC No. 1017 of 2022 16. SMT AHALYADEVI S D D/O S D DEVADAS AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETIRED LECTURER IN KANNADA PANCHAJANYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, 1ST N BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE 560010. R/AT NO ALF 1/4 LIG BDA APARTMENT NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560010. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. THYAGARAJA S - ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RITHESH KUMAR SINGH THE SECRETARY STATE OF KARNATAKA (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION) EDUCATION DEPARTMENT M S BUILDINGS, BANGALORE 560001. 2. SRI RAMACHANDRA R THE COMMISSIONER PRE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION 18TH CROSS, MALLESWARAM BANGALORE 560018. 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE 560001. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B G – AGA FOR ACCUSED NOS. 1 TO 3; ACCUSED NO.2 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:1428-DB CCC No. 1017 of 2022 HAVING DELIBERATELY AND WILLFULLY DISOBEYED THE ORDER PASSED IN W.P.NO.5575/2009, W.P.NOS.11159- 11162/2009 AND W.P.NO.11202-11214/2009(S-RES) DATED 20.4.2011 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED. 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 proceedings 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.5575/2009, 11159- 11162/2009 and 11202-11214/2009 (S-RES) vide Annexure – A. 2. Learned counsel Sri Thyagaraja S for complainants and learned AGA Smt Namitha Mahesh B.G are present. Learned AGA is directed to accept notice for Respondent/Accused Nos.1 to 3. - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:1428-DB CCC No. 1017 of 2022 3. Learned counsel for complainants submits that for consideration of the order passed by the learned Single judge, the aggrieved parties have preferred an appeal in WA.No.2467/2015 c/w WA.No.2476/2015 which are pending for consideration. 4. learned AGA submits that this contempt proceeding has been initiated by complainants after lapse of 10 years. However, it is relevant to refer Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 which reads as under: 20. Limitation for actions for contempt.— No court shall initiate any proceedings of contempt, either on its own motion or otherwise, after the expiry of a period of one year from the date on which the contempt is alleged to have been committed. 5. 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. - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:1428-DB CCC No. 1017 of 2022 In the meanwhile, learned counsel for complainants seeks liberty. Therefore, liberty is granted to complainants to proceed further in accordance with law. SD/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE SD/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE RJ