- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14099-DB CCC No. 100245 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100245 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. BASAVESHWAR VIDYAVARDHAK SANGHA, S. NIJALINGAPPA ROAD, VIDYANAGAR, BAGALKOT, DIST. BAGALKOT. REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, VEERANNA CHANDRASHEKARAYYA CHARANTHIMATH AGE. 65 YEARS, DIST. BAGALKOT-587010. 2. BASAVESHWAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE (A) S. NIJALINGAPPA ROAD, VIDYANAGAR, DIST. BAGALKOTE, REP. BY PRINCIPAL, DR. BASAVARAJ, S/O RUDRAYYA HIREMATH, AGE. 58 YEARS, R/O BAGALKOTE-587102. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. GIRISH S. HULMANI, ADVOCATE) VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14099-DB CCC No. 100245 of 2025 AND: 1. DR. K.G. JAGADEESHA THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF DEPT. OF HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION OF KARNATAKA, K G S 6TH FLOOR, M.S.BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE. 2. KUMARI MANJUSHREE N. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPT. OF COLLEGIATE TECHNICAL EDUCATION, NO.1, PLACE ROAD, SAMPNGI RAMA NAGAR, BANGALORE. …ACCUSED 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. KESHAV REDDY, ADDL. ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR NOT IMPLEMENTING THE ORDER DATED 24.01.2025 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO.107503/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO AWARD COSTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14099-DB CCC No. 100245 of 2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) The complainants are before this Court complaining disobedience of the order dated 24.01.2025 passed in W.P. No.107503/2024 wherein this Court, at paragraph 3, directed the respondents as follows: “3. It is needless to say that if the petitioners were to furnish the documents within 15 days from today i.e., on or before 07.02.2025, respondent No.2 shall consider those documents and pass necessary orders by 07.03.2025.” 2. On issuance of notice, the accused have appeared before this Court. Today, Sri. Keshav Reddy, learned Additional Advocate General, files an affidavit, dated 15.10.2025, of accused No.2 – Commissioner, Department of Collegiate and Technical Education, Bengaluru enclosing Annexure-R1, letter dated 18.09.2025 and Annexure-R2, a Government Order dated 13.10.2025. On perusal of the Government order, it is seen that the Government has transferred 30 aided seats each in four aided engineering course of the complainant institution to non- - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14099-DB CCC No. 100245 of 2025 aided courses. If the complainants are not satisfied with the Government Order, it is open for them to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Since the direction of this Court was to consider the representation of the complainants and when the representation is considered and a government order dated 13.10.2025 is passed, we are of the considered opinion that there is substantial compliance of the direction of this court. Hence, further contempt proceedings are dropped. Pending interlocutory applications stand disposed of as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE KMS, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 17