- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51476-DB CCC No. 794 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 794 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI BASALINGAPPA SEVA SAMITHI (R) KOLLEGAL CHAMRAJNAGAR DISTRICT 571440 BY ITS SECRETARY SMT PREMALATHA K S …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. RAJU BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. RASHMI V MAHESH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION LITERACY, MS BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, BENGALURU-01. 2. PUTTEGOWDA H R, ADDL. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT & APPELLATE AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY, MS BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, BENGALURU-01 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51476-DB CCC No. 794 of 2025 3. G N SHWETHA, JOINT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, OPP CET, BANGALORE-560012. 4. SINDHU B RUPESH, THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, OPP CET, BANGALORE-560012. 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY, M.S. BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, BANGALORE 01 BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY …ACCUSED (BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO ISSUED TO THE ACCUSED AND THEY MAY BROUGHT BEFORE THIS HONBLE COURT AND TRIED AND PUNISHED FOR THE OFFENCE OF CONTEMPT OF COURT COMMITTED BY THEM FOR THE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE FINAL ORDER DATED 26.07.2024 PASSED BY THE HONBLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU IN WP NO.25677/2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51476-DB CCC No. 794 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 26.7.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.25677/2023 (EDN-RES), inter alia, directing that an amount of Rs.4,04,319/- be released within a period of six weeks from the date of the receipt of certified copy of the order. 2. An affidavit of compliance has been filed, inter alia, stating that pursuant to the said order, a Government Order dated 3.12.2025 was passed for release of the amount of Rs.4,04,319/- and the said amount would be paid within a period of two weeks from the said date. 3. In view of the above, the complaint is closed with liberty to the complainant to revive the present complaint, in the event, the amount is not so paid. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41