- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54554-DB CCC No. 836 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 836 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. PROF. K.R. VENKATESHA MURTHY S/O K.V. RAMA BHATTA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RETD. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY VIJAYA COLLEGE R.V. ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU - 560 004 R/AT NO.26, 2ND CROSS, 2ND MAIN KANDAYA NAGARA, 1ST STAGE SRIRAMAPURA 2ND STAGE MYSURU - 570 023 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI MURALIDHAR K.B., ADVOCATE - ABSENT) AND: 1. DR. K.G. JAGADEESHA, I.A.S. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (HIGHER EDUCATION) M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54554-DB CCC No. 836 of 2025 2. SMT. MANJUSHREE N., I.A.S. COMMISSIONER FOR COLLEGIATE EDUCATION UNNATHA SHIKSHANA SOUDHA SHESHADRI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 3. DR. RAMAKRISHNA REDDY. K. JOINT DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION KALIDASA MARGA NEAR SESHADRI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 009 ... ACCUSED 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (HIGHER EDUCATION) M.S. BUILDINGS BENGALURU - 560 001 …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 AND THE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS RULES, 1981 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO.27693/2023 (S-R) DATED 13.12.2023 MODIFIED ON 24.01.2025 (ANNEXURE-F). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54554-DB CCC No. 836 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the complainant. However, the learned counsel appearing for the complainant has filed a memo praying that the contempt proceedings be dropped as the order passed in Writ Petition No.27693/2023 (S-R), disobedience of which is complained, has been complied with. 2. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S.MUDAGAL) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36