- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16037-DB CCC No. 1501 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1501 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. D.G. MRUTHUNJAYAPPA S/O LATE R.G. DHANESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/O RAMESHWARA VILLAGE NYAMATHI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 223 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI GURUPRASAD HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI S.V. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT Digitally signed by K P SWETHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16037-DB CCC No. 1501 of 2025 2. DR. SHALINI RAJNEESH, I.A.S. CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA DR B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 3. V RASHMI MAHESH, I.A.S. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING DR B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 …ACCUSED (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR PROFORMA R-1, A-2 & A-3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR HAVING NOT COMPLIED THE ORDER DATED 24.02.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO.29155/2024 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A TO THE CONTEMPT PETITION AND TRY AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR COMMITTING CONTEMPT OF COURT BY ALLOWING THIS CONTEMPT PETITION & ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16037-DB CCC No. 1501 of 2025 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. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 24.02.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.29155/2024 (S-RES). 2. In terms of the said order, the accused were directed to consider the representations dated 05.06.2024 and 04.06.2024. 3. The accused has filed an affidavit affirming that the representations were considered and an endorsement dated 16.02.2026 has been issued. 4. In view of the above, the complaint is closed. However, we clarify that this would not preclude the complainant from availing - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16037-DB CCC No. 1501 of 2025 any substantive remedies including in respect to the endorsement issued by the accused. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22