- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14092-DB CCC No. 100044 of 2024 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.100044 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SHIVAKUMAR RUDRAPPA HALLI AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. JR. ASSISTANT, (EXAM SECTION) K.U.D., R/O. SHREE NAGAR, SHAKTI COLONY, DHARWAD, TAL/DIST. DHARWAD. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. RAMESH I. ZIRALI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. K.B. GUDASI AGE. MAJOR, OCC. VICE-CHANCELLOR, KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD, DIST. DHARWAD 580003. 2. DR. A. CHANNAPPA AGE. MAJOR, OCC. REGISTRAR, KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD, DIST. DHARWAD 580003. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. RAMACHANDRA A. MALI, ADVOCATE FOR A1 & A2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED HEREIN FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDERS DATED 03.03.2023 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.101788/2022 AND IN CCC NO.100220/2023 DATED 20.9.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-B AND F & ETC. THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14092-DB CCC No. 100044 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Heard Sri. Ramesh I Zirali, learned counsel for the complainant and Sri. Ramachandra A.Mali. Perused the entire petition papers. 2. This contempt petition is filed complaining disobedience of the order dated 03.03.2023 passed in W.P. No.101788/2022, wherein this Court issued direction as follows: “(i) The petitioner is permitted to submit a fresh representation to the respondent – University to seek redressal of his grievances and the respondent – University shall consider the case of the petitioner in accordance with law after hearing all the parties concerned and take appropriate decision thereafter as expeditiously as possible.” 3. On issuance of notice, accused have appeared before this Court and today, accused No.2 has filed a counter affidavit dated 17.10.2025 enclosing Annexures-R1 to R8. The same is taken on record. Under Annexure-R8, dated 11.10.2025, the complainant is informed that his case for retrospective promotion cannot be considered. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14092-DB CCC No. 100044 of 2024 4. In view of the communication dated 11.10.2025, we are of the considered view that there is substantial compliance of the order passed by this Court. However, liberty is reserved to the complainant to challenge the said communication, if he is so aggrieved. With the above, further contempt proceedings are dropped. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE KMS, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 11