- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15686-DB CCC No. 100335 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100335 OF 2022 BETWEEN: DR. ASHA B. PATIL, W/O BASANAGOUDA PATIL AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. WORKING AS PROFESSOR AND HEAD DEPT OF MICROBIOLOGY, KARNATAKA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, HUBBALLI 580022, DIST. DHARWAD. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SUNIL S. DESAI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. R.C. ANANTRATNI THE GOVERNMENT COUNCIL, THE KARNATAKA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, R/BY ITS MEMBER. SECRETARY, HUBBALLI-580022, DIST. DHARWAD. 2. R.C. ANANTRATNI THE KARNATAKA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, R/BY ITS DEAN AND DIRECTOR, HUBBALLI-580022, DIST. DHARWAD. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. GOPAL B. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR A1 & A2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 1950, PRAYING TO, THAT A SUITABLE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED BE TAKEN FOR HAVING VIOLATED CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15686-DB CCC No. 100335 of 2022 THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.107220/2019 DATED 16/3/2021 AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY IGNORED THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE COURT AND DISPOSSESSING THE MEMBERS OF COMPLAINANT & ETC. THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) This contempt petition is filed complaining disobedience of the order dated 16.03.2021 passed in W.P. No.107220/2019, wherein the following order is passed: “i) The writ petition is allowed in part. ii) Respondents No.2 and 3 are directed to approve the promotion of the petitioner to the post of Professor in Microbiology with effect from 28.12.2015 and grant her all consequential benefits that would flow from such promotion. The said exercise shall be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” 2. The above order is the subject matter of appeal in Writ Appeal No.100162/2021. This Court, by order dated 17.11.2025, has stayed the order dated 16.03.2021 passed in - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15686-DB CCC No. 100335 of 2022 W.P. No.107220/2019. Hence, the present contempt petition would no more survive for consideration. 3. Accordingly, the contempt petition stands disposed of. However, liberty is reserved to the complainant to file a fresh contempt depending on the outcome of the writ appeal. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE KMS, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 37