- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8765-DB CCC No. 100186 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100186 OF 2024 (-) BETWEEN: 1. ASHOK, S/O. YALLAPPA KAMBLE, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHER, R/O. #696/K, AMBEDKAR NAGAR, SOUDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591213. 2. RENUKA D/O. SHIVAJI AWAJI, AGED: 28 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHER, R/O. GANESH NAGAR HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI -591309. 3. AJIT S/O. YALLAPPA KAMBLE, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHER R/O. HARIJAN KERI BAVAN, SAVADATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591213. … COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. SHRIHARSH A. NEELOPANT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. SATHYAVATHI G., IAS, THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THE BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8765-DB CCC No. 100186 of 2024 2. SRI.K. H KESHAVA PRASAD, THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, VIKAS SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY AAG. PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR INTENTIONALLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 05-01-2024 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.100092/2023 (S-RES) AS PER ANNEXURE-B PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, INSOFAR AS PRESENT COMPLAINANTS ARE CONCERNED. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8765-DB CCC No. 100186 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) Learned AGA takes notice for respondents No.1 and 2. Learned AGA has filed a memo along with compliance affidavit filed at the hands of the Deputy Director (REC), Office of the Commissioner, Social Welfare Department, Bengaluru. Learned AGA submits that an endorsement has been issued to the petitioner on 10.10.2024 stating that at the instance of the Principal Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, directions have been issued to all the Departments of the Government on various dates including 25.03.2024 that the backlog vacancies shall be filled up as expeditiously as possible. In that view of the matter, learned AGA submits that the directions issued by the learned Single Judge have been complied. 2. Copy of the same is served on the learned counsel for the petitioners. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8765-DB CCC No. 100186 of 2024 3. Having regard to the endorsement issued to the petitioners, we are satisfied that the directions issued by the learned Single Judge have been complied. We accordingly proceed to close the contempt petition. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE CLK CT:ANB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29