- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9574-DB CCC No. 950 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 950 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI Y S RAVI KUMAR S/O LATE Y R SHIVARUDRAIAH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SWAMY NILAYA, 13TH CROSS, 80TH FEET ROAD MAHALAKSHMI NAGAR BATAWADI TUMKUR 572 103 2. SRI C M PARAMESHWARA S/O LATE MURUDAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS YASHAS, 5TH CROSS SS PURAM TUMKUR DISTRICT 572 101 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI A J SRINIVASAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT SHUBHA KALYAN DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR 572 101 KARNATAKA STATE. Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9574-DB CCC No. 950 of 2024 2. DR S V DINESH PRINCIPAL AND CONVENOR SREE SIDDAGANGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TUMKUR, B H ROAD TUMKUR 572 103 3. SREE SIDDALINGA SWAMIJI PRESIDENT SREE SIDDAGANGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SREE SIDDAGANGA MUTT TUMKUR 572 104 ...ACCUSED 4. CHIEF SECRETARY STATE OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE 560001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR R1; RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 08.04.2024 IN W.P.NO.620/2024 (L-PG) PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9574-DB CCC No. 950 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) It was stated by learned Additional Government Advocate Mr. S.H. Raghavendra that the amount of gratuity has already been deposited with the controlling authority by way of demand draft. 2. The complainants are at liberty to approach the controlling authority and withdraw the same which will be in compliance of the directions of learned Single Judge as contained in paragraph 8 of the order. The deposited amount as above marks substantive compliance of the order of learned Single Judge by the respondent-authority. 3. It is open for the complainants to approach the controlling authority with an application for withdrawal of the amount. If such application is made, the controlling authority shall permit the withdrawal after undergoing necessary procedure of identification. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9574-DB CCC No. 950 of 2024 4. Any calculation dispute, if arises may be resolved inter se by approaching the competent authority. Liberty to file appropriate proceedings is reserved in case of genuine difficulty. 5. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 60