- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2313-DB CCC No. 100392 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100392 OF 2024 BETWEEN: DR. M.S. ANNIGERI (DR. MOHAN S. ANNIGERI), AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC.: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (RETIRED), R/O. MANJUSHRI SADAN, KERI STREET, ANNIGERI 582201, TQ. ANNIGERI, DIST. DHARWAD. - COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SUHAS K. HOSAMANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI SRIKAR M S, IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001. 2. SMT. MANJUSHREE N, THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU 560001. 3. PROF. SHOBHA G, DIRECTOR, COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU 560001. 4. SHRI PRAKASH H HOSAMANI, REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, Digitally signed by ANJALI M Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2313-DB CCC No. 100392 of 2024 MINI VIDHAN SOUDHA, DHARWAD 580001. 5. MAHANTESH S. KOUJALGI, CHAIRMAN, KARNATAKA LIBERAL EDUCATION (KLE) SOCIETY, BELAGAVI 590001. 6. PRAKASHGOUDA G. PATIL, PRINCIPAL, JAGADURU TONTADARYA COLLEGE, GADAG 582101, TQ/DIST GADAG. - ACCUSED 7. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY. ITS AGA, DHARWAD BENCH. - PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA) THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION 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 PUNISH THE ACCUSED HEREIN FOR DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 05.01.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.P. NO. 100343/2022 (S-R) AS PER ANNEXURE-B & ETC., THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2313-DB CCC No. 100392 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) The complainant has filed writ petition in W.P. No. 100343/2022, as canvassed by Sri Suhas K. Hosamani, the learned counsel for the complainant, for redressal of his grievance that his services must be reckoned from 12.10.1990 and not from 03.02.1993. This writ petition is disposed of by the Writ Court on 05.01.2024 directing the respondents to consider the petitioner’s representation within a certain time frame. This Court has issued notice of the complaint to the respondents, and today Sri Praveen K. Uppar, the learned Additional Government Advocate who appears for the respondents, places on record an affidavit sworn to the Regional Joint Director, Department of Collegiate Education, enclosing a copy of the endorsement dated 03.02.2025. The Officer has tendered unconditional apology for the delay in compliance, and insofar as the complainant’s grievance, the endorsement reveals that he will not be entitled for any benefit for the period commencing from - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2313-DB CCC No. 100392 of 2024 25.10.1990 because he was not working during this period. The proceedings cannot continue in the light of this endorsement. The complainant must be at liberty to avail his remedy as against the endorsement. Subject to all just exceptions in this regard to the complainant, the proceedings are dropped. Sd/- (B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE BVV, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 16