- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 136 OF 2022 C/W CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 345 OF 2022 IN CCC No. 136/2022: BETWEEN: 1. HPR MANIPAL SCHOOL OF NURSING DASARAHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU - 562 114 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINICIPAL SRI HARI PRASAD RAI S/O SRINIVASA RAI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 2. SRI ADWIKA SCHOOL OF NURSING PEENYA 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560058 3. SRI SHIKSHA SCHOOL OF NURSING ANDHRAHALLI MAIN ROAD SUNKADAKATTE BENGALURU-560 058 4. VIDYA SHEKHAR SCHOOL OF NURSING NELAMANGALA VILLAGE BENGALURU - 562123 5. ASBK SCHOOL OF NURSING NELAMANGALA VILLAGE BENGALURU - 562123 Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 6. SRI LAKSHMI NARAYANAN SCHOOL OF NURSING YELAHANKA KOGILU CROSS BENGALURU - 560064 7. ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY SCHOOL OF NURSING PEENYA INDSUTRIAL TOWN BENGALURU - 560068 8. VENKATESHWAR SCHOOL OF NURSING MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560091 9. VIDYA SHEKHAR INSTITUTE OF NURSING SONDEKOPPA ROAD NELAMANGALA BENGALURU - 562123 10. SHUSHRUTI INSTITUTE OF NURSING PEENYA, BENGALURU - 560058 11. PATIL SCHOOL OF NURSING UTTARAHALLI BENGALURU - 560061 12. ADELINE SCHOOL OF NURSING JANAPRIYA LAYOUT BENGALURU - 560091 13. ANSA SCHOOL OF NURSING PEENYA 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560058 14. Y S S INSTITUTE OF NURSING MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560091 15. MARGADARSHAN INSTITUTE OF NURSING MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560091 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 16. RAMAN SCHOOL OF NURSING MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560091 17. HITA SCHOOL OF NURSING KENGERI BENGALURU - 560060 18. DEVINE SCHOOL OF NURSING K R PURAM BENGALURU - 560016 19. CAMS SCHOOL OF NURSING HEBBAL BENGALURU - 560024 20. HAIL MARY SCHOOL OF NURSING NAGASANDRA BENGALURU - 560073 21. MAHALAKSHMI SCHOOL OF NURSING HOSAHALLI, GOLLARAPALYA BENGALURU - 562109 22. SHARDA SCHOOL OF NURSING HOSAHALLI, GOLLARPALYA BENGALURU - 562109 23. SAP SCHOOL OF NURSING DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 562110 24. SRI NARAYANA SCHOOL OF NURSING KENGERI BENGALURU-560 060 25. RISING STAR SCHOOL OF NURSING YALAHANKA BENGALURU-560 063 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 26. VIDHYARTHI SCHOOL OF NURSING CHIKMAGALURU-577 101 27. DURGAMBA SCHOOL OF NURSING TUMAKURU-572101 28. SRI SAI SCHOOL OF NURSING KOLAR-563101 29. VIDYAKENDRA SCHOOL OF NURSING CHIKABANAVARA BENGALURU-560 090 30. ST. THOMAS INSTITUTE OF NURSING BOMANAHALLI BENGALURU-560068 31. ST. JOSEPH INSTITUTE OF NURSING UTTARAHALLI BENGALURU-560061 32. ST. MARYS INSTITUTE OF NURSING MYSURU-570005 33. ST. BENEDICT INSTITUTE OF NURSING KENGERI BENGALURU-560060 34. QUALITY SCHOOL OF NURSING SUBRAMANYAPURA, UTTARAHALLI BENGALURU-560061 35. SHRI MARUTHI SCHOOL OF NURSING HESARAGATTA ROAD BENGALURU-560 088 36. VIDYABHARATHI SCHOOL OF NURSING YELAHANKA BENGALURU-560 063 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 37. GNANODAYA SCHOOL OF NURSING MYSURU-570 004 38. MOTHER INSTITUTE OF NURSING MYSURU-570 003 39. CHAINAI INSTITUTE OF NURSING ANEKAL BEGALURU-562 106 40. U T NASEEM FADREED SCHOOL OF NURSING HEGDE NAGARA BENGALURU - 560 045 41. MOTHER NOORUNNISSA SCHOOL OF NURSING KOLAR - 563 101 42. ARISTOTLE SCHOOL OF NURSING KOLAR - 563 101 43. S V P SCHOOL OF NURSING KOGILU CROSS, AIRPORT ROAD BENGALURU - 560 064 44. DR. K T B SCHOOL OF NURSING THIRUMENAHALLI BENGALURU - 563 136 45. NANDAGOKULA SCHOOL OF NURSING KOGILU BENGALURU - 560 064 46. KALPATHARU SCHOOL OF NURSING BELTHANGADI - 574 214 47. MAHATHMA GANDHI PROFESIONAL SCHOOL OF NURSING KENGERI BENGALURU - 560 060 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 48. SRI DATTA SAI SCHOOL OF NURSING GADAGA - 582 101 49. CHAITANYA SCHOOL OF NURSING KALABURAGI - 585 101 50. ASHWINI SCHOOL OF NURSING KALABURAGI - 585 101 51. UNITED SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585 401 52. ABHIMAN SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585 101 53. SRI SANGAMESHWARA SCHOOL OF NURSING KAMALANAGAR GULBARGA - 585 417 54. CHANNABASAVA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585 401 55. S D F SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR-585 401 56. KRISHNA INSITUTE OF NURSING BALLARY - 583 101 57. GOLDEN SCHOOL OF NURSING GULBARGA - 585 101 58. NISARGA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585 401 59. MARGADARSHAN SCHOOL OF NURSING ILAKAL - 587 125 60. VASU SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585 401 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 61. SRI VIVEKANANDA SCHOOL OF NURSING KARAJAGI - 585 217 62. B G S SCHOOL OF NURSING KUSTAGI - 583 277 63. GAVISIDDESHWARA SCHOOL OF NURSING YALABURAGI - 583 236 64. ATLAS SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585 401 65. KIRAN KUMAR SCHOOL OF NURSING KALABURAGI-585101 66. PRESTIGE SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR-585101 67. SUCCESS SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR-585401 68. S R K SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR-585401 69. MOTHER THERESA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR-585401 70. YASHODHA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIJAPUR-586101 71. GURUKULA SCHOOL OF NURSING SINDAGI VIJAYAPURA-586101 72. GURUKULA SCHOOL OF NURSING KALBURAGI-585101 73. SRI VEERABADRSHWARA SCHOOL OF NURSING BASAVAKALYANA 58327 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 74. VIVEK SCHOOL OF NURSING KALBURAGI-585101 75. SUCCESS SCHOOL OF NURSING KALBURAGI-585101 76. GURUDATTA SCHOOL OF NURSING AFZALPAUR KALBURAGI-585101 77. S S SAINATH SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR-585101 78. SURABHI SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR-585 401 79. SPOORTHI SCHOOL OF NURISNG HUMNABAD-585330 80. NEELAMBIKA SCHOOL OF NURSING HUMNABAD-585 330 81. SRI BASAVA SCHOOL OF NURSING SINDANOOR-583 229 82. BASAVASHREE SCHOOL OF NURSING KOPPAL-582 114 83. AASHA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR-585 401 84. A C E SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR-585 401 85. YSS SCHOOL OF NURSING BALLARY-583 101 86. RAJARAJESHWARI SCHOOL OF NURSING HUMNABAD-585 330 - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 87. PATEL SCHOOL OF NURSING GULBARGA-585 101 88. HEALTH SHINE SCHOOL OF NURSING GULBARGA-585 101 89. MY CARE SCHOOL OF NURSING GULBARGA-585 101 90. PARIMALACHARYA SCHOOL OF NURSING GULBARGA-585 101 91. PURNAPRAJNA SCHOOL OF NURSING HASSAN-571 187 92. S M T SHAKUNTHALA PATIL SCHOOL OF NURSING GADAGA-582 101 93. MANASA SCHOOL OF NURSING BAGALKOTE-587 101 94. EXCELLENT SCHOOL OF NURSING SHAHAPUR-585 223 95. SMT SUVARNA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR-585 401 96. MUKTA SCHOOL OF NURSING SHAHAPUR-585 223 97. MODERN INSTITUTE OF NURSING ANDRALLI BENGALURU-560 091 98. VEERANNA INSITUTE OF NURSING GANGAVATHI-583 227 99. PURAD INSITITUTE OF NURSING GADAG-582 101 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 100. SWAMY VIVENANDA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIJAPUR-586 101 101. HPR COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES KALABURAGI-585101 COMPLAINANTS No.2 TO 101 ARE REPRESENTED THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL OF COMPLAINANT No.1 HPR MANIPAL SCHOOL OF NURSING DASARAHALLI HOBLI BNGALURU-562 114 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SRI HARI PRASAD RAI S/O SRINIVASA RAI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 102. SRI VEERABHDRESHWARA SCHOOL OF NURSING HUMNABAD-585 330 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. NAVEEN RAJ SINGH SECRETARY STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU-560 001 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA) - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPTS OF COURT ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS, ACT AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 12.01.2022 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP No.24401/2021 ON INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION FILED FOR DIRECTION AND PASS SUCH OTHER ORDERS. IN CCC NO. 345/2022: BETWEEN: 1. HPR MANIPAL SCHOOL OF NURSING DASARAHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU - 562 114 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SRI. HARI PRASAD RAI S/O SRINIVASA RAI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 2. SRI ADWIKA SCHOOL OF NURSING PEENYA 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560058 3. SRI SHIKSHA SCHOOL OF NURSING ANDHRAHALLI MAIN ROAD SUNKADAKATTE BENGALURU-560 058 4. VIDYA SHEKHAR SCHOOL OF NURSING NELAMANGALA VILLAGE BENGALURU - 562123 5. ASBK SCHOOL OF NURSING NELAMANGALA VILLAGE BENGALURU - 562123 - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 6. SRI LAKSHMI NARAYANAN SCHOOL OF NURSING YELAHANKA, KOGILU CROSS BENGALURU - 560064 7. ST JOSEPH ACADEMY SCHOOL OF NURSING PEENYA INDUSTRIAL TOWN BENGALURU - 560068 8. VENKATESHWAR SCHOOL OF NURSING MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560091 9. VIDYA SHEKHAR INSTITUTE OF NURSING SONDEKOPPA ROAD NELAMANGALA BENGALURU - 562 123 10. SHUSHRUTI INSTITUTE OF NURSING PEENYA BENGALURU - 560058 11. PATIL SCHOOL OF NURSING UTTARAHALLI BENGALURU - 560061 12. ADELINE SCHOOL OF NURSING JANAPRIYA LAYOUT BENGALURU - 560 091 13. ANSA SCHOOL OF NURSING PEENYA 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560 058 14. Y S S INSTITUTE OF NURSING MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 091 15. MARGADARSHAN INSTITUTE OF NURSING MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 091 - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 16. RAMAN SCHOOL OF NURSING MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 091 17. HITA SCHOOL OF NUIRSING KENGERI BENGALURU - 560 060 18. DEVINE SCHOOL OF NURSING K R PURAM BENGALURU - 560016 19. CAMS SCHOOL OF NURSING HEBBAL BENGALURU - 560024 20. HAIL MARY SCHOOL OF NURSING NAGASANDRA BENGALURU - 560073 21. MAHALAKSHMI SCHOOL OF NURSING HOSAHALLI, GOLLARAPALYA BENGALURU - 562109 22. SHARDA SCHOOL OF NURSING HOSAHALLI, GOLLARAPALYA BENGALURU - 562109 23. SAP SCHOOL OF NURSING DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 562110 24. SRI NARAYANA SCHOOL OF NURSING KENGERI BENGALURU - 560060 25. RISING STAR SCHOOL OF NURSING YELAHANKA BENGALURU - 560063 - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 26. VIDHYARTHI SCHOOL OF NURSING CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101 27. DURGAMBA SCHOOL OF NURSING TUMAKURU - 572101 28. SRI SAI SCHOOL OF NURSING KOLAR - 563101 29. VIDYAKENDRA SCHOOL OF NURSING CHIKKABANAVARA BENGALURU - 560 090 30. ST THOMAS INSTITUTE OF NURSING BOMMANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 068 31. ST JOSEPH INSTITUTE OF NURSING UTTARAHALLI BENGALURU - 560061 32. ST MARYS INSTITUTE OF NURSING MYSURU - 570005 33. ST BENEDICT INSTITUTE OF NURSING KENGERI BENGALURU - 560060 34. QUALITY SCHOOL OF NURSING SUBRAMANYAPURA UTTARAHALLI BENGALURU - 560061 35. SHRI MARUTHI SCHOOL OF NURSING HESARAGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU - 560088 36. VIDYABHARATHI SCHOOL OF NURSING YELAHANKA BENGALURU - 560053 - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 37. GNANODAYA SCHOOL OF NURSING MYSURU - 570004 38. MOTHER INSTITUTE OF NURSING MYSURU - 570003 39. CHINAI INSTITUTE OF NURSING ANEKAL BENGALURU - 562106 40. U T NASEEM FDAREDD SCHOOL OF NURSING HEGDE NAGARA BENGALURU - 560045 41. MOTHER NOORUNNISSA SCHOOL OF NURSING KOLAR - 563101 42. ARISTOTLE SCHOOL OF NURSING KOLAR - 563101 43. S V P SCHOOL OF NURSING KOGILU CROSS, AIRPORT ROAD BENGALURU - 560064 44. DR. K T B SCHOOL OF NURSING THIRUMENAHALLI BENGALURU - 563136 45. NANDAGOKULA SCHOOL OF NURSING KOGILU BENGALURU - 560064 46. KALPATHARU SCHOOL OF NURSING BELTHANGADI - 574214 47. MAHATHAMA GANDHI PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OF NURSING KENGERI BENGALURU - 560060 48. SRI DATTA SAI SCHOOL OF NURSING GADAGA - 582101 - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 49. CHAITANYA SCHOOL OF NURSING KALABURAGI - 585101 50. ASHWINI SCHOOL OF NURSING KALABURAGAI - 585101 51. UNITED SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR- 585401 52. ABHIMAN SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585101 53. SRI SANDAMESHWARA SCHOOL OF NUIRSING KAMALANAGAR GULBARGA - 585417 54. CHANNABASVA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585401 55. S D F SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585401 56. KRISHNA INSTITUTE OF NURSING BELLARY - 583101 57. GOLDEN SCHOOL OF NURSING GULBARGA - 585101 58. NISARGA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585401 59. MARGADARSHAN SCHOOL OF NURSING ILAKAL - 587125 60. VASU SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585401 61. SRI VIVEKANANDA SCHOOL OF NURSING KARAJAGI- 585217 - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 62. B G S SCHOOL OF NURSING KUSTAGI - 583277 63. GAVISIDDESHWARA SCHOOL OF NURSING YALABURAGI - 583236 64. ATLAS SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585401 65. KIRAN KUMAR SCHOOL OF NURSING KALABURAGI - 585101 66. PRESTIGE SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585101 67. SUCCESS SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585401 68. S R K SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585401 69. MOTHER THERESA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585401 70. YASHODHA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIJAPUR - 586101 71. GURUKULA SCHOOL OF NURSING SINDAGI VIJAYAPURA - 586101 72. GURUKULA SCHOOL OF NURSING KALABURAGI - 585101 73. SRI VEERABHADRSHWARA SCHOOL OF NURSING BASAVAKALYANAA - 585327 74. VIVEK SCHOOL OF NURSING KALBURAGI - 585101 - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 75. SUCCESS SCHOOLOF NURSING KALABURAGI - 585101 76. GURUDATTA SCHOOL OF NURSING AFZALPUR KALABURAGI - 585101 77. S S SAINATH SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR- 585101 78. SURABHI SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR- 585401 79. SPOORTHI SCHOOL OF NURSING HUMNABAD 585330 80. NEELAMBIKA SCHOOL OF NURSING HUMNABAD - 585330 81. SRI BASAVA SCHOOL OF NURSING SINDANOOR - 583229 82. BASAVASHREE SCHOOL OF NURSING KOPPAL- 582114 83. AASHA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585401 84. ACE SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR - 585401 85. Y S S SCHOOL OF NURSING BALLARY - 583101 86. RAJARAJSESHWARI SCHOOL OF NURSING HUMNABAD - 585330 87. PATEL SCHOOL OF NURSING GULBARGA - 585101 - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 88. HEALTH SHINE SCHOOL OF NURSING GULBARGA - 585101 89. MY CARE SCHOOL OF NURSING GULBARGA - 585101 90. PARIMALACHARYA SCHOOL OF NURSING GULBARGA - 585101 91. PURNAPRAJNA SCHOOL OF NURSING HASSAN - 571187 92. S M T SHAKUNTALA PATIL SCHOOL OF NURSING GADAGA - 582101 93. MANASA SCHOOL OF NURSING BAGALKOTE - 587101 94. EXCELLENT SCHOOL OF NURSING SHAHAPUR - 585223 95. SMT SUVARNA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIDAR 585401 96. MUKTA SCHOOL OF NURSING SHAHAPUR - 585223 97. MODERN INSTITUTE OF NURSING ANDRALLI BENGALURU - 560091 98. VEERANNA INSTITUTE OF NURSING GANGAVATHI - 583227 99. PURAD INSTITUTE OF NURSING GADAG - 582101 100. SWAMY VIVENANANDA SCHOOL OF NURSING BIJAPURA - 586101 - 20 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 101. HPR COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES KALABURAGI - 585101 COMPLAINANTS No.1 TO 101 ARE REPRESENTED THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL OF COMPLAINANT No.1 HPR MANIPAL SCHOOL OF NURSING DASARAHALLI HOBLI BENGLAURU-562 114 REPTD BY ITS PRINCIPAL SRI. HARI PRASAD RAI S/O SRINIVASA RAI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 102. SRI VEERABHADRESHWARA SCHOOL OF NURSING HUMNABAD - 585330 ...COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K., ADVOCATE & SRI. AJOY KUMAR PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. NAVEEN RAJ SINGH SECRETARY STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION M S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU-560 001 2. DR. RANGANATH T.S. SPECIAL OFFICER AND NODAL OFFICER KARNATAKA NURSING AND PARAMEDICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION REGULATION AUTHORITY K R ROAD BENGALURU - 560 002 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESETNTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING - 21 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU-560 001 ...ACCUSED (BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY AGA FOR A1 & A3; SMT. SUMAN BALIGA M. ADVOCATE FOR A2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPTS OF COURT ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS, ACT AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 12.01.2022 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.No.24401/2021 ON INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION FILED FOR DIRECTION BY CONSTIUTING THE COMMITTEE FOR INSPECTION AS PER OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM DATED 15.03.2022 BY THE ACCUSED No.1 AND 2 AND PLACING THE MATTER BEFORE THE HIGH POWER COMMITTEE ON 24.03.2022 BY THE ACCUSED No.1 AND 2 AFTER INITIATION OF CONTEMPT IN CCC No.136/2022 AND ETC. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 22 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) These Contempt of Court Cases are filed alleging non- compliance of the representations filed by the complainants in the contempt who are the Schools of Nursing. It is submitted in the contempt application that though representations had been filed with regard to approval as well as intake of students, the request had not been considered by the respondent/accused in- spite of directions issued by this Court. 2. A compliance affidavit has been placed on record by the respondent-State stating that the representations have been considered and that approval had been granted by the respondents in respect of 18 colleges. In respect of the colleges where approval had not been granted, appropriate endorsements have been issued on 23.05.2025. The orders granting approvals as well as the endorsements rejecting the approvals are produced along with the compliance affidavit. 3. Having considered the contentions advanced and in the light of the compliance affidavit filed and the documents - 23 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31210-DB CCC No. 136 of 2022 C/W CCC No. 345 of 2022 produced along with the compliance affidavit, the Contempt of Court proceedings are dropped. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE RAK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36