- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36037-DB CCC No. 640 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 640 OF 2025 BETWEEN: D NAGARAJU, S/O SRI DODDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, NO. 51, 1ST MAIN ROAD, VENKATESHWARA LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR, 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE- 560 040. …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. BELLE R , ADVOCATE FOR SMT. G SHARADA BAI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI HARSHA GUPTA, IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, (MEDICAL EDUCATION) NO.105,1ST FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. DR. RAMESH KRISHNA. K, DIRECTOR AND DEAN, BANGALORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36037-DB CCC No. 640 of 2025 (AN AUTHORITIES INSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA) FORT, K. R. ROAD, KALASIPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 002. …ACCUSED 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, (MEDICAL EDUCATION), #105, 1ST FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. …PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA , BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS TO PROSECUTE THE ACCUSED FOR COMMITTING CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR THEIR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 22.11.2023 MADE IN WP NO.18222/2023 (S- RES) AND DIRECT THE ACCUSED TO ABSORB THE COMPLAINANT FORTHWITH. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36037-DB CCC No. 640 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. For the reasons stated in the affidavit accompanying the application, IA No.1/2025 is allowed. Delay of 18 days in filing the petition is condoned. 2. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 22.11.2023, passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.18222/2023[S-RES]. 3. The said order dated 22.11.2023, indicates that the petition was disposed of by following an earlier order dated 29.09.2022 in Writ Petition No.22621/2021 [Sri Rajappa M v. State of Karnataka and another]. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for accused and proforma respondent submits that the said order was carried in appeal before the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No. 571/2024 [S-RES] C/W CCC No. 575/2023 [Civil], Writ Appeal No. 276/2024 and Writ Appeal No. 446/2024[S-RES]. The said appeals were dismissed by a judgment dated 22.07.2025. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36037-DB CCC No. 640 of 2025 However, the accused were granted further time of three (3) months to comply with the order impugned in the said appeals. The said period would expire on 22nd October 2025. 5. In view of the above, the present complaint is also closed with liberty to the complainant to revive the same, if there is no compliance on or before 22nd October 2025. 6. Pending application is also disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE tsn* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31