- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8704-DB CCC No.100350 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 14TH 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.100350 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. CHETAN KUMACHAGI S/O. GURAPPA, AGE: 27 YEARS, WORKING AS LABORATORY ASSISTANT, COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, BAGALKOT-587104, BAGALKOT DISTRICT. 2. SRI. PUTTARAJ, S/O. PRAKASH, AGE: 36 YEARS, WORKING AS CARETAKER, UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE, UDYANAGIRI, BAGALKOTE, BAGALKOT DISTRICT-587104. 3. SMT. MEENAKSHI, D/O MALLIKARJUNA, AGE: 36 YEARS, WORKING AS WARD GIRL, UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE, UDYANAGIRI, BAGALKOTE, BAGALKOT DISTRICT-587104. 4. SRI. VEERESHAPPA, S/O SRI. DURGAPPA KOND, AGE: 38 YEARS, WORKING AS PUMP ATTENDER, DSLD COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY, DEVIHOSURU, HAVERI DISTRICT. 5. SRI HUCHCHESHJIGALUR, S/O. SAGANABASAPPA, AGE: 28 YEARS, WORKING AS DRIVER (LV) UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURAL. - COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. OMKAR LAXMAN DESAI, ADVOCATE) AND: VINAYAKA B V Digitally signed by VINAYAKA B V Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.07.15 10:21:47 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8704-DB CCC No.100350 of 2024 1. SRI. MAHADEV A MURAGI (KAS), THE UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE SCIENCE, WORKING AS REGISTRAR, UDYAGIRI, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT-587 104. 2. DR. BALAJI S KULKARNI, THE DEAN, COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, BAGALKOT-587104, BAGALKOT DISTRICT. 3. SRI. THAMMAIAH N., THE DEAN, COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, UHS CAMPUS, MUNIRABAD, KOPPAL-583233, KOPPAL DISTRICT. 4. PROF. FAKRUDDIN, THE DEAN, DSLD COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY, DEVIHOSURU, HAVERI DISTRICT. 5. DR. SHAMAL IQBAL, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. - ACCUSED (BY SRI. GANGADHAR S. HOSAKERI, ADVOCATE FOR A1 TO A4; NOTICE TO A5 IS SERVED) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENTS FOR HAVING COMMITTED CONTEMPT OF COURT IN NOT IMPLEMENTING THE DIRECTION ISSUED BY THIS COURT DATED 05.09.2024 IN W.P. NO. 102329/2024 AS PER ANNEXURE-D & ETC. THIS CCC COMING ON FOR HEARING BEFORE CHARGES, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8704-DB CCC No.100350 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) In terms of the undertaking given by the learned counsel for the respondent-University on the previous occasion, a memo is filed stating that the salary for the month of June, 2025 has been paid on 05.07.2025. However, it is now brought to the notice of this Court that the contempt petition has been filed on the basis of an interim order passed by the learned Single Judge and the matter is still pending consideration before the learned Single Judge. In view of the above, we close the contempt petition and relegate the parties back before the learned Single Judge for further direction. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE BVV, ct:vp LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 24