- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8508-DB CCC No. 100085 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 9TH 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.100085 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT. INDIRA D/O BEERANNA NAYAK AGE. 59 YEARS, OCC. TEACHER, R/O. HIREGUTTI VILLAGE, HIREGUTTI POST-581333, KUMTA TALUK, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. G.I. GACHCHINAMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. RITESH KUMAR SINGH THE SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY), M.S. BUILDING, BENGLAURU-560012 NALIN ATUL (IAS). 2. DR. K.V. TRILOKCHANDRA THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, NEW PUBLIC OFFICERS NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. 3. PROF SHOBHA G THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, (SECONDARY EDUCATION) NEW PUBLIC OFFICES, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. 4. SHRI SHRIKANT THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, BELAGAVI DIVISION, BELAGAVI. VINAYAKA B V Digitally signed by VINAYAKA B V Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.07.14 10:05:36 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8508-DB CCC No. 100085 of 2025 5. SMT. LATA NAYAK THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, KARWAR, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT. 6. SMT. JAYASHREE SHINTRI THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, (ADMINISTRATION) COMMISSIONERS OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, DHARWAD-580008. 7. THE PRESIDENT SHRI HONNAPPA NAIK AGE MAJOR MAHATMA GANDHI VIDYA VARDHAK SANGHA HIREGUTTI, TAL. KUMTA, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA, BY ITS PRESIDENT, SHRI. HONNAPPA NAIK, AGE. 56 YEARS. …ACCUSED 8. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY AGA …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR A1-A6 & PROFORMA RESPONDENT) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED HEREIN FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDERS DATED 29.05.2024 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.101212/2018 VIDE ANNEXURE-C & ETC. THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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:8508-DB CCC No. 100085 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) Learned Government Advocate submits that an affidavit of compliance was filed on 23.06.2025. 2. We have gone through the affidavit filed by Smt.Lata Nayak, Deputy Director of School Education, Uttara Kannada, Karwar District and we find that the respondents have issued an endorsement dated 18.09.2024 to the petitioner stating that they have considered the representations dated 06.11.2017 and 13.11.2017 given by the petitioner, in terms of the directions issued by the learned Single Judge. There was some delay since clarification had to be sought at the hands of the Additional Commissioner of School Education, Dharwad. Nevertheless, the representations are considered and rejected with reasons found therein. 3. In view of the above, we close the contempt petition, while granting liberty to the petitioner to raise a - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8508-DB CCC No. 100085 of 2025 challenge to the endorsement, if the petitioner is aggrieved of the same. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE MBS, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 25