- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8707-DB CCC No. 1502 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1502 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SHANKAR SHETTIGAR S/O KRISHNA SHETTIGAR, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, TANDRADI, MANDARTI, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, UDUPI 576223 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. RAJESHA SHETTIGARA, ADVOCATE(ABSENT)) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, M S BUILDING, DR B R AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE 560001 2. SRI SHARATH B THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, MINTO ANJANEYA BHAVAN, A V ROAD, CHAMARAJPET, BANGALORE 560018 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8707-DB CCC No. 1502 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HONBLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR VIOLATING THE ORDER DATED 24.06.2025 PASSED IN WP NO.12752/2023 (ANNEXURE-U). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the complainant. 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate has filed a compliance affidavit which is placed on record. 3. In view of the above, the present complaint is closed. 4. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE Vmb, List No.: 2 Sl No.: 26