- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26609-DB CCC No. 900 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 900 OF 2022 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. PRASHANTH PATIL AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT KHB COLONY, KUNCHANUR ROAD, JAMAKHANDI TALUK, JHAMAKHANDI DISTRICT, BAGALKOT-587 301. 2. SMT. BENAZEER SHARIFF D/O GHOUSE SHARIFF AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO.94, 5TH CROSS, N.S. ROAD, K.R. MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 024. 3. SRI. MAHADEVASWAMY T.R., S/O RAMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT THAMMADAHALLY VILLAGE AND POST, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-571 128. 4. RESHMA K D/O M.D. HASHAM ALI AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/O C/O MOHAMMAD NOOR ALI C.T.I.V.SO-541, TAPCMS BUILDING SUKALPET, TALUK Digitally signed by K S RENUKAMBA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26609-DB CCC No. 900 of 2022 SINDHANUR DISTRICT, RAICHUR-584 128. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. VINAYAKA B. VISHNU BATTA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT NO.1 2. SRI PONNURAJ AGED MAJOR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. …ACCUSED NO.2 3. DR. N.T. VISHAL AGED MAJOR, THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS N.T. ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. …ACCUSED NO.3 4. SRI KRISHNAJI S. KARICHANNAVARA AGED MAJOR, THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY DIVISIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION SECONDARY EDUCATION, N T ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. …ACCUSED NO.4 5. SMT. H.M. PREEMA AGED MAJOR, JOINT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION N.T. ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. …ACCUSED NO.5 6. SMT. BHARATI AGED MAJOR JOINT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 107. …ACCUSED NO.6 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26609-DB CCC No. 900 of 2022 7. SRI WALTER HILLARY DE MELLO AGED MAJOR JOINT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION BELAGAVI DISTRICT. …ACCUSED NO.7 8. SRI RAMACHANDRA RAJE URS AGED MAJOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 107. …ACCUSED NO.8 9. SRI. MANJUNATHA S N AGED MAJOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION CHAMRAJ NAGAR DISTRICT - 571 442. …ACCUSED NO.9 10. SRI G RANGANATHASWAMY AGED MAJOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT - 571 442. …ACCUSED NO.10 11. SRI K SUDHAKAR AGED MAJOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 577 101. …ACCUSED NO.11 12. SRI PRAKASH K S AGED MAJOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201. …ACCUSED NO.12 13. SRI VEDAMURTHY AGED MAJOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION KODAGU DISTRICT - 571 201. …ACCUSED NO.13 14. SRI. N.E. SHIVARAJ AGED MAJOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION UDUPI DISTRICT - 574 118. …ACCUSED NO.14 (BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26609-DB CCC No. 900 of 2022 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS CONTEMPT PETITION AND CONSEQUENTLY PUNISH THE ACCUSED HEREIN FOR THE WILFUL AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER IN WRIT PETITION NO.13326/2020 CLUBBED WITH WRIT PETITION NO.13327/2020, 13328/2020 AND 13329/2020 DATED 22.4.2022. THIS CCC, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL) This complaint was filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 22.04.2022 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.13326/2020 (S-KSAT) and connected matters. By the said order, this Court had directed respondent Nos.1 to 14 to finalise the selection list of Hindi Language Assistants within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the said order. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26609-DB CCC No. 900 of 2022 2. The compliance affidavit is filed by accused No.4 along with the final list published on 07.07.2023. Learned counsel for the complainants also accepts the position that the order is complied. Accepting the compliance, the contempt proceedings are dropped. Sd/- (K.S.MUDAGAL) JUDGE Sd/- (P SREE SUDHA) JUDGE BMV List No.: 1 Sl No.:10