- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39246-DB CCC No. 199 of 2024 C/W CCC No. 200 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 199 OF 2024 C/W CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 200 OF 2024 IN CCC No. 199/2024 BETWEEN: DR. SHOBHA M.V. W/O. DR. SRINIVASA REDDY P. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT PALYA VILLAGE CHALDIGANAHALLI POST SRINIVASAPURA TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 126 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. PRAKASH R.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MS BUILDING AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REPTED BY ITS SECRETARY Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39246-DB CCC No. 199 of 2024 C/W CCC No. 200 of 2024 2. DR. K.B. LINGEGOWDA THE VICE CHANCELLOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SRI SIDDHARTHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AGALA KOTE , B H ROAD TUMAKURU - 572 107 3. SMT. SUBHA KALYAN THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMKURU DISTRICT TUMAKURU - 572 101 4. SRI. M. SIDDESH THE TAHSILDAR TUMAKURU TALUK TUMAKURU - 572 101 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA FOR R1, R3 AND R4 SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R. GOULAY, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENTS NO.3 AND 4 HEREIN FOR HAVING WILLFUL VIOLATION AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER/DIRECTION ISSUED BY THIS COURT IN ORDER DATED 02.03.2023 IN W.P.NO.5317/2022 (L-PF) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HONBLE COURT AS FOUND AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39246-DB CCC No. 199 of 2024 C/W CCC No. 200 of 2024 IN CCC NO. 200/2024 BETWEEN: 1. DR. SRINIVASA REDDY P S/O. LATE Y.M. PAPAREDDY, PROFESSOR, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT PALYA VILLAGE, CHALDIGANAHALLI POST, SRINIVASAPURA TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 126 ...COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. PRAKASH R.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DR. K.B. LINGEGOWDA THE VICE CHANCELLOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SRI SIDDHARTHA MEDICAL COLLEGE, AGALA KOTE, B.H. ROAD, TUMAKURU - 572 107 3. SMT. SUBHA KAYAN THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMAKURU DISTRICT, TUMAKURU - 572 101 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39246-DB CCC No. 199 of 2024 C/W CCC No. 200 of 2024 4. SRI. M. SIDDESH THE TAHASHILDAR TUMAKURU TALUK, TUMAKURU - 572 101 ...ACCUSED (BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA FOR R1, R3 AND R4 SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R. GOULAY, ADVOCATE FOR R2) 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 INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED/ RESPONDENTS NO.3 AND 4 HEREIN FOR HAVING WILLFUL VIOLATION AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER/DIRECTION ISSUED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN ORDER DATED 02.03.2023 IN W.P.NO.5315/2022 (L-PG) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HONBLE COURT AS FOUND AT ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENTS NO.3 AND 4 IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ETC. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39246-DB CCC No. 199 of 2024 C/W CCC No. 200 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Learned counsel for the accused No.2- Institution has filed Memos in both the petitions stating that the deposit of the amount of gratuity has been made with the Labour Officer and Competent Authority, Tumkur, on 24.09.2025 and that the directions of the learned Single Judge stand complied with. 2. Memos are taken on record. The contempt of court cases are dropped. Notice is discharged in both the cases. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE YN CT-SG List No.: 3 Sl No.: 35