- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7946-DB CCC No. 1378 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST 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. 1378 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. C PUSPHA W/O. SRI. A.FRANCIS, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT MISTRESS R.B.A.N.M.S THIRUKULATHAR PRIMARY SCHOOL, CANTONMENT, BANGALORE-560 042. RESIDING AT MARY'S BEAUTY PARLOUR, NETHRAVATHI EXTENSION, DEVASANDRA, K.R.PURAM, BANGALORE-560 036. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI SATEESH M. KOTTALAGI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI SRIKANTH M P, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. RITESH KUMAR SINGH, I.A.S. SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S.BUILDING, Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7946-DB CCC No. 1378 of 2024 DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. ...ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S.BUILDING, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 23.02.2023 PASSED ON WP NO.176/2023 (S-RES) BY THIS HONBLE COURT, VIDE ANNEXURE-G. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7946-DB CCC No. 1378 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) Learned Additional Government Advocate Mr. S.H. Raghavendra files the compliance affidavit along with the endorsement dated 29.01.2025 which marks compliance of the directions of learned Single Judge. 2. The compliance affidavit along with the endorsement is taken on record. 3. In view of the above, the contempt petition is disposed of as not surviving. However, this court does not express any opinion on merits or on the endorsement and the decision thereof, granting liberty to the complainant to challenge the same in independent proceedings - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:7946-DB CCC No. 1378 of 2024 in accordance with law as may be advised and as may be permissible in law. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1