- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7520-DB CCC No. 1097 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 1097 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SANTOSH S/O. SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS WORKING AS A HINDI TEACHER DR. B R AMBEDKAR ENGLISH MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL SHCOOL (SC 821) DABAKA (WANAMARAPALLI) AURAD TQ BIDAR DIST - 585 326. 2. SRI SATISH SHIVARAJ SAJJANSHETTY AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS WORKING AS SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL (SC 353) HULSOOR, HULSOOR TQ BIDAR DIST - 585 416. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI MADANGOUDA N. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. P. MANIVANNAN IAS SECRETARY THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE Digitally signed by CHAITHRA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7520-DB CCC No. 1097 of 2024 MS BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SRI PRAVEEN P BAGEWADI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , KARNATAKA RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY KARNATAKA SAHAKARA MARATA MAHAMANDALI BUILDING CUNNINGHAM ROAD NEAR HIGH GROUND POLICE STATION, BANGALORE - 560 001. ...ACCUSED 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE MS BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI S. H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO DIRECT THE ACCUSED PERSONS TO COMPLY THE ORDER TO CONTINUE THE COMPLAINANTS IN PRESENT PLACE OF WORK AS A TEACHER AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE VIOLATION OF THE ORDER DATED 21.02.2024 IN W.P.NO.318/2022 (S-RES) IN ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7520-DB CCC No. 1097 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) The direction in the order of learned Single Judge dated 21.02.2024 was to require the respondents not to relieve the petitioner if he is still rendering his services in the respondent- Society. 2. The present contempt petition is filed complaining that though on the date of the order, the complainant-petitioner was in service, his services came to be relieved. 3. Today, when the petition came up for consideration, learned advocate Mr. C. Srinivasa for respondent No.2 files the memo producing certain documents which inter alia includes the communication sent by the complainant to respondent No.2- Soceity as well as the copy of the Attendance Register singed by the complainant for the months of January and February, 2025. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:7520-DB CCC No. 1097 of 2024 4. The above Attendance Register indicates that the complainant is taken back in service and that, he has been continued in service. This position is not disputed by learned advocate for the complainant. 5. In the aforesaid view, when the complainant is taken back in service and is retained in service, the present contempt petition does not survive. It is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE DDU List No.: 1 Sl No.: 91