- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5774-DB CCC No. 1233 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1233 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. NAVEEN KIRAN S/O VENKATAGIRIYAPPA AGEDA BOUT 46 YEARS PRESIDENT/MANAGING TRUSTEE PANCHAGIRI EDUCATION TRUST NEAR OLD GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL CHIKKABALLAPURA CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562 101. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SATEESH N.KATTALAGI, KESHAVA ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SRIKANTH M.P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RITHESH KUMAR SINGH I.A.S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA SCHOOL EDUCAITON AND LITERACY DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5774-DB CCC No. 1233 of 2024 2. SINDHU B RUPESH I.A.S DIRECTOR PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DEPARMTENT 18TH CROSS, MALLESWARAM BANGALORE-560 012. 3. BALYANJAPPA P. DEPUTY DIRECTOR PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CHIKKABALLAPURA CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562 101. …ACCUSED 4. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA SCHOOL ECUCATION AND LITERACY DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001. ... PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTIN AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THE NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDER DATED 04.01.2024 PASSED ON WP NO.13967/2023 (S-RES) BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5774-DB CCC No. 1233 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Following are the directions in the order dated 04.01.2024 passed by learned Single Judge while disposing of the writ petition, "(ii) The impugned order vide Annexure-G issued by respondent No.2 insofar as reserving the single post of Lecturer in English to be filled up by a candidate belonging to Scheduled Tribe and the single post of Lecturer in Chemistry required to be filled up by candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste is hereby set aside; (iii) The petitioner-Institution is hereby permitted to fill up the single post of Lecturer in English and Chemistry by inviting applications through open competition; (iv) If after following due recruitment process, appointments are made, concerned respondents are hereby directed to consider the said appointments with grant-in-aid." 2. When the present contempt petition came up for consideration, learned advocate for the complainant stated that the same order was subject matter of CCC No.1232 of 2024 which arose from the connected Writ Petition No.14016 of 2023 and - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:5774-DB CCC No. 1233 of 2024 which was dealt with in the same order by learned Single Judge, however, in that case, the subject involved was English on the post of which Lecturer was to be appointed. 3. The order dated 15.01.2025 passed in the said contempt petition reads as under, "2. A bare reading of the aforesaid directions disclose that while learned Single Judge permitted the petitioner-Institution to proceed with the recruitment process by inviting applications through open competition in respect of the post in question. It was further directed that the respondents concerned shall consider such appointments with grant-in-aid. However, for this exercise, no time limit is provided. 3. In that view, it is not possible to conclude at this stage that the respondents have committed any contempt of Court much less willful contempt. 4. At the same time, the directions of the Court should not go uncomplied with. 5. Therefore, by providing that respondent No.2 shall take necessary steps as contemplated in the aforesaid directions of learned Single Judge within two weeks, this contempt petition is disposed of." 4. At this stage, learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan stated that the directions are under compliance. The said submission is taken note of. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:5774-DB CCC No. 1233 of 2024 5. The contempt petition is disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5