- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18321-DB CCC No. 100304 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100304 OF 2025 BETWEEN: …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI CHETAN NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR SRI J.S. SHETTY ASSOCIATES, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. GANGADHAR GOWDA THE DEEN AND DIRECTOR AND TENDER INVITING AUTHORITY, BALLARY, MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE, CANTONMENT BALLARY 583104. 2. SHRI MOHAMMAD MOHDIN THE SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001 ROOM NO.610, 6TH FLOOR, 4TH GATE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. …ACCUSED EDUSOFT HEALTH CARE PVT. LTD., REGISTERED OFFICE NO.154, SHAKTIVIHAR, PRITAMPURA, DELHI-1100034 AND R/BY SRI VINAYARAJ S/O. LATE MURALIDHAR AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: DAVANAGERE, DIST. DAVANAGERE. Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.12.18 11:05:38 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18321-DB CCC No. 100304 of 2025 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIDHANASOUDHA BENGALURU-560001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI J.M. ANIL KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED NO.1; SRI GAGADHAR J.M. AAG FOR SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED NO.2 AND PROFORMA RESPONDENT NO.3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO NOTICE MAY KINDLY BE ISSUED TO THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 2, AND THEY MAY BE BROUGHT BEFORE THIS HONOURABLE COURT, TRIED AND PUNISHED FOR THE CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 20.01.2025 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.107396/2024 (GM-TENDER), THE COPY OF ORDER PRODUCED AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE-A, IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 alleging disobedience of order dated 20.01.2025 in Writ Petition No.107396/2024, whereunder this Court directed the Appellate Authority to dispose of the appeal within an outer - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18321-DB CCC No. 100304 of 2025 limit of 4 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order, if not earlier or if not already decided. 2. On issuance of notice, accused has appeared and filed affidavit dated 11.12.2025 enclosing show-cause notice issued to the concerned caseworkers as well as to the Dean and Director, Ballari, Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Institute, Ballari. 3. Accused No.2 in the affidavit has stated that the appeal was not brought to the notice of the Secretary of Education Department, who is the Appellate Authority and as such, he could not dispose of the appeal within the time fixed by this Court. Further, it states that against concerned caseworker as well as accused No.1, show-cause notice has been issued calling upon them to explain as to why disciplinary action shall not be initiated for their failure to bring the appeal before the Appellate Authority. 4. Accused No.2-Sri Mohammad Mohsin, Principal Secretary, Department of Medical Education is present - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18321-DB CCC No. 100304 of 2025 before the Court. Accused No.2 undertakes to dispose of the appeal within 30 days from today. 5. The undertaking of accused No.2 is placed on record. 6. Recording the above undertaking, the contempt proceedings stands dropped. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE SH Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 6