- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1312-DB CCC No. 1232 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.1232 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. NAVEEN KIRAN S/O VENKATAGIRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS PRESIDENT/ MANAGING TRUSTEE PANCHAGIRI EDUCATION TRUST NEAR OLD GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL CHIKKABALLAPURA CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 101 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SRIKANTH M P, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RITHESH KUMAR SINGH I.A.S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 2. SINDHU B RUPESH I.A.S DIRECTOR, Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1312-DB CCC No. 1232 of 2024 PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 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 EDUCATION AND LITERACY DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 ... PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA FOR ACCUSED 1, 2 & 5) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THE NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDER DATED 04.01.2024 PASSED ON W.P.NO.14016/2023 (S-RES) BY THIS HON'BLE COURT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1312-DB CCC No. 1232 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) The directions which are brought under the contempt jurisdiction contained in the judgment and order dated 04.01.2024 of learned Single Judge reads as under, "(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 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. 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 - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1312-DB CCC No. 1232 of 2024 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. SD/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6