- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2183-DB CCC No. 100002 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100002 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. GURUSIDDAPPA S/O SANGAPPA BELAVATAGI, AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. TEACHER, R/O. PETE ROAD, MANTUR VILLAGE, TQ. HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. KARTIK GANACHARI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. PRAKASH S., UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AND LITERACY, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560001. 2. SMT. JAYASHRI SHINTRI THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DHARWAD-58008. 3. SRI. S.S. KELADIMATH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2183-DB CCC No. 100002 of 2025 SECONDARY EDUCATION, RODDA ROAD, DHARWAD-580008. 4. SRI. UMESH BOMMAKKANAVAR THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION RURAL ZONE, HUBBALLI-580020. …ACCUSED 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY AGA DHARWAD BENCH. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA) THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,1950, PRAYING TO, INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED/S FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 05/09/2024 IN W.P.NO.104833/2024 (S- RES) VIDE ANNEXURE-A, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2183-DB CCC No. 100002 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) The complainant’s writ petition in W.P. No.104833/2024 is disposed of on 05.09.2024 directing the respondents to consider his representations within a period of [8] eight weeks. The complainant’s representation relates to release of grant-in-aid scale. Sri. Praveen K. Uppar, the learned Additional Government Advocate who represents the respondents, has filed a memo along with a copy of the Endorsement dated 01.02.2025. This Endorsement is issued informing the complainant that his appointment will have to be subject to the outcome of the intra-court appeal in W.A. No.100048/2024 and his request cannot be considered during the pendency of this appeal. The learned Additional Government Advocate emphasizes that there is due compliance with the direction and therefore, the complaint may be closed. On perusal of the records, including a copy of the Endorsement dated 01.02.2025 that is placed on record, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2183-DB CCC No. 100002 of 2025 this Court is of the view that the contempt may be closed but without prejudice to the complainant’s rights to avail remedy against the Endorsement dated 01.02.2025 if there is a cause against the same. The complaint stands closed accordingly. Sd/- (B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE RSH, ct:vp LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 28