- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3616-DB CCC No. 972 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N.V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I. ARUN CCC NO. 972 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. B. RAJKUMAR S/O LATE M V BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SYSTEM ANALYST NOW WORKING IN EXAMINATION BRANCH BANGALORE UNIVERSITY AND RESIDING AT NO. 201 7TH MAIN, 8TH CROSS BIKASIPURA BANGALORE-61 …COMPLAINANT [ (BY SRI SUBRAMANYA BHAT M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI SHEIK LATHEEF REGISTRAR BANGALORE UNIVERSITY JNANABHARATI BANGALORE-56 …ACCUSED Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3616-DB CCC No. 972 of 2024 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (UNIVERSITIES) M S BUILDINGS BANGALORE-01 ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI B R PRASANNA, ADVOCATE FOR R-1; SRI S H RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR R-2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ACCUSED NO.1 FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 27.05.2024 PASSED IN W.P.NO.5849/2015 (ANNEXRURE-A) AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3616-DB CCC No. 972 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) As per the order dated 27.05.2024, the case of the petitioner- complainant was liable to be considered for promotion to the post of System Manager in light of the Government Orders dated 08.05.1984 and 15.04.1994. 2. Today when the contempt proceedings came up for consideration, learned advocate for respondent No.1 files the affidavit stating that Promotion Order dated 24.01.2025 is issued giving the complainant promotion with prospective effect. 3. Learned advocate Mr. M. Subramanya Bhat for the complainant would submit that the complainant is entitled to promotion from the anterior date. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3616-DB CCC No. 972 of 2024 4. However, this aspect has to be gone into on merits for which, the complainant is at liberty to institute appropriate independent proceedings in respect of which, this Court does not express any opinion on merits. The present contempt petition, however, is not liable to be continued since the order granting promotion to the complainant is passed. It is disposed of subject to the above liberty. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35