- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1354 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SHAILA K.L. W/O JANARDHAN C K AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GENARAL HOSPITAL HOLENARASIPURA HOLENARASIPURA (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 211 R/O GOVT HOSPITAL QUATERS HOLENARASIPURA HOLENARASIPURA (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 211 2. BINDU T.P. W/O LOOVIS PEREIRA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GENARAL HOSPITAL HOLENARASIPURA HOLENARASIPURA (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 211 R/O VIDYANAGAR HOUSE VALALU POST, PUTTUR (T) DAKSHINA KANNADA (D) - 574 241 3. ASHA R W/O. SHIVA KUMAR. S Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GENARAL HOSPITAL CHANNRAYA PATNA CHANNARAYA PATNA (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 116 R/O SASALUPURA KOPPALU NALLUR POST CHANNARAYA PATNA (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 116 4. POORNIMA R W/O PRADEEP KUMAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GENARAL HOSPITAL HOLENARASIPURA HOLENARASIPURA (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 211 R/O SRI ELUKOTI NILAYA 14TH CROSS RING ROAD HASSAN (D) - 573 201 5. RECHAL BHALERAO W/O SUNEEL KUMAR SANKANNAVAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GOVT TALUK HOSPITAL KHANAPUR, BELAGAVI (D) - 591 302 R/O DU-13, AWHO CHITNIS VIHAR DEVRAJ URS COLONY BASAVAN KUDACHI BELAGAVI (D) - 591 124 6. SHAMEENA BEGAM D W/O JAKEER HUSSAIN AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER KORUGODU, KORUGODU (T) BALLARI (D) - 583 116 R/O BANAVIKALL, BANAVIKAL (P) KUDLGI (TQ), VIAJAYANAGARA (D) - 583 126 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 7. MAMATHA M W/O MANJU T AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GENARAL HOSPITAL ARAKALAGUD, ARAKALAGUD (T) HASSAN (D) -573 102 R/O HOSPTIAL QUATRESS ARAKALAGUD, ARAKALAGUD (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 102 8. AMBIKA. K W/O M.V. YERRISWAMY AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER KOTTURU, VIJAYANAGAR (D) - 583 134 R/O NO.809 SRI VEERABHADRESHWARA NILAYA BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, KOTTURU VIJAYANAGAR (D) - 583 134 9. USHA RANI M W/O K. VIJAY KUMAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER MOKA VILLAGE, BALLARI (D) - 583 117 R/O PLOT NO.3, ROYAL COLONY SRI LAKSHMI VENKATESHWARA NILAYA S.N. PET, 6TH CROSS BALLARI (D) - 583 103 10. SHREEDEVI W/O SHARANABASAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GOVT. GENARAL HOSPITAL TALUKA ALAND, KALBURGI (D) - 585 302 R/O JAINE GALLI, ALAND KALBURGI (D) - 585 302 11. ANNAPOORNA. B W/O KALACHARI B.H. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE G.K. HALLI, CHANNAGIRI (T) DAVANAGERE (D) - 577 116 R/O HONNAMBIKA NILAYA NORTH SIDE, 1ST CROSS DURGIGUDI HONNALI DAVANAGERE (D) - 577 004 12. RAJANI P W/O HARSHA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GENARAL HOSPITAL MADDUR, MANDYA (D) - 571 428 R/O NATHANIEL NAVAJEEVANA COLONY NETTANA HOUSE, KADABA (TQ) DAKSHINA KANNADA (D) - 574 230 13. SUDHARANI R W/O SADASHIVA S.B. AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GENARAL HOSPITAL HIRYUR, HIRIYUR (T) CHITRADURGA (D) - 577 501 R/O ADISHAKTHINAGAR NEAR OLD BANGALORE ROAD CHITRADURGA (D) - 575 501 14. YAMUNA B W/O UMESH K AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT TALUK HOSPITAL BANTWAL, BANTWAL (T) DAKSHINA KANNADA (D) - 574 211 R/O KUNJALOTTU HOUSE, ODILNALA (P) AND VILLAGE BELTANGADY (T) DAKSHINA KANNADA (D) - 574 217 15. SHASHIKALA M W/O RANGAPPA T AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE GOKUNTE, MULABAGAL (T) KOLAR (D) - 563 131 R/O VOMMASANDRA V H GOLLAHLLY (P) MULABAGAL (T) KOLAR (D) - 563 131 16. AMITHA W/O SATHISH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT DISTRICT HOSPITAL UDUPI (D)- 576 101 R/O 8-4/2, NEAR THOTTAM CHURCH MALPE, UDUPI (D) - 576 108 17. CHAITHNYA K.V. W/O KUMAR S AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GENARAL HOSPITAL PERIYAPATNA, PERIYAPATNA TALUK MYSORE(D) - 571 107 R/O NO.79, SRI SAI MADILU SWARNABHOOMI HABITAT BYLKUPPE, PERIYAPATNA (T) MYSORE(D) - 571 107 18. ANURADHA O W/O MANU G.C. AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER BARAMANNA NAYAKANA DURGA (BDURGA) HOLALKERE TALUK CHITHRADURGA (D) - 577 518 R/O RANGAPURA (P), BEHIND LIBERERY RAMAGIRI HOBLI, HOLALKERE (TALUK) CHITRADURGA (D) - 577 539 19. RANGANATH SWAMY T S/O THIPPERUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT PRIMARY HEALTH CETRE THAMBRAHALLI, HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI (T) VIJAYANAGARA (D) - 583 224 R/O NEAR PRIYA HOSPITAL HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI (T) VIJAYANAGARA (D) - 583 212 20. GEETHANJALI W/O VEERBHADRA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT TALUK GENERAL HOSPITAL ALAND, KALBURGI (D) - 585 302 R/O GOVT HOSPITAL QUARTERS, ALAND KALBURGI (D) - 585 302 21. SHARANABASU S KONNUR S/O SANGAPPAKONNUR AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE HIRESINGGANAG, UTTI, ILAKAL (T) BAGALKOT (D) - 587 154 R/O KONNUR, MUDDEBIHAL (T) VIJAYAPURA (D) - 586 116 22. NOORULLA A S/O USMAN SAHEB A AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE ARASIKERE, HARAPANAHALLI (T) VIJAYANAGARA (D) - 583 125 R/O NAGENAHALLI HOSPET (T) VIJAYANAGARA (D) - 583 211 23. SUREKHA H. AMALAZARI C/O BALLESH RAMAPPA MANTUR AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER YADAHALLI, BAGALAKOT (D) - 587 201 R/O C/O BALLESH RAMAPPA MANTUR, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 POST AT CHIKKALAGUNDI NEAR HIGH SCHOOL, BILAGI (TQ) BAGALKOT (D) - 587 116 24. PREETHI W/O AMBRESH AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER NARONA, ALANDA (T) KALABURGI (D) - 585 311 R/O GUNJABABALAD, NAROAND (P) ALANDA (T), KALABURGI (D) - 585 311 25. NEELAMMA W/O VIJAY KUMAR AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER WADI JN, CHITAPURA (T) KALABURGI (D) - 585 225 R/O 6/114, SONA BAI NAGAR WARD NO.05 WADI JN CHITAPURA (T) KALABURGI (D) - 585 225 26. MAHALAXMI W/O MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GOVT. GENARAL HOSPITAL CHITTAPUR, KALABURGI (D) - 585 211 R/O BASAVESHWAR CHOWK, HOLIKATTA CHITAPURA (T), KALABURGI (D) - 585 211 27. PRAKASH SITALE S/O NARASINH SITALE AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER KALGI, A/P. KALGI CHITTAPURA (T), KALABURGI (D) - 585 312 R/O A/P SINDAGI B KALABURAGI (TQ & D) - 585 103 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 28. VINOD Y KURI S/O YALAGURADAPPA KURI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GENARAL HOSPITAL BADAMI, BADAMI (T) BAGALAKOT (D) - 587 201 R/O V.Y. KURI AT MAMATAGERI, BADAMI (T) BAGALAKOT (D) - 587 155 29. BHEEMARAYA MUDDI S/O BASANNA MUDDI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE NELOGI, KALABURGI (D) - 585 310 R/O THE MEDICAL OFFICER HEAD QUARTERS NELOGI, JEWARGI (T) KALABURGI (D) - 585 310 30. AKKAMAHADEVI KODIHAL D/O SANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GOVT 100 BED HOSPITAL YELBURGA, YELBURGA (T) KOPPAL (D) - 583 236 R/O KAMBALIHAL, KAMBALIHAL (P) HUNAGUDA (T) BAGALKOT (D) - 587 125 31. NIRMALA S W/O UMA NAIK AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT SUB DIVISIONAL HOSPITAL GANGAVATHI, KOPPAL (D) - 583 227 R/O 2ND BLOCK, 24TH WARD, LAXMI CAMP GANGAVATHI, KOPPAL (D) - 583 227 32. MANJULA GK W/O JOHN PETER PERIANAYAGAM B AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 AT DISTRICT HOSPITAL METAGALLI MYSORE MYSORE (D) - 570 016 R/O THOMAYAR PALYA THOMAYAR PALYA POST HANUR HOBLI, KOLLEGALA (T) CHAMARAJA NAGAR (D) - 571 439 33. REEYAN W/O MOHAMMED ISSAC KARADI AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER GURUGUNTA (TQ), LINGASUGUR RAICHUR (D) - 584 139 R/O NEAR AMAR TALKIES WARD NO.4, #130/A GURUGUNTA (TQ) LINGASUGUR, RAICHUR (D) - 584 116 34. SHYLAJA G W/O ANAND AN AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT SUB DIVISIONAL HOSPITAL SAGAR (T), SHIVAMOGGA (D) - 577 401 R/O GOVT. HOSPITAL QUARTERS BEHIND NIRMALA HIGH SCHOOL CHAMARAJAPETE, SAGAR (T) SHIVAMOGGA (D) - 577 401 35. AMBIKA DEVADIGA W/O VEERENDRA KUMAR KA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GOVT TALUK HOSPITAL AT SUB DIVISIONAL HOSPITAL SAGAR (T), SHIVAMOGGA (D) - 577 401 R/O AVINI NILAYA, VINOBA NAGARA SAGAR (T) SHIVAMOGGA (D) - 577 401 36. RASHMI K E W/O LANKESHA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE HARIDRAVATHI (P), HOSANAGAR (T) SHIVAMOGGA (D) - 577 412 R/O # 40, MUMBALU HOSUR ANANDAPURA SAGAR (T) SHIVAMOGGA (D) - 577 412 37. ANJINAMMA R W/O DEVARAJU N AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GOVT TALUK HOSPITAL KORATAGERE TALUK TUMKUR (D) - 572 129 R/O NO.28, OBALAPURA KORA HOBLI TUMKUR (T), TUMKUR (D) - 572 106 38. RAJESHWARI W/O SHARANGOUDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER JALAHALLI (T), DEVADURGA RAICHUR (D) - 584 116 R/O. MDRS JALAHALLI LINGADAHALLI ROAD JALAHALLI (T), DEVADURGA RAICHUR (D) - 584 116 39. BELLAMMA W/O RAVIKUMAR AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE ARAKALAVADI, CHAMARAJANAGAR (T) CHAMARAJANAGAR (D) - 571 313 R/O YARAGANAHALLI VILLAGE & POST AMBEDKAR STREET, HARADANAHALLI (H) CHAMARAJANAGAR (T) (D) - 571 313 40. SANTOSH BABU LAMANI S/O BABU LAMANI AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GOVT GENARAL HOSPITAL CHINCHOLI (T), KALABURGI (D) - 585 305 R/O GOVT. HOSPITAL QUATERS CHINCHOLI (T) KALABURGI (D) - 585 305 41. JYOTHI K.B. W/O SHANTHA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GENARAL HOSPITAL K.R. PURAM, BANGALORE (D) - 560 036 R/O RENEE'S NEST, NO.34 DEFENCE SECTOR - 4 CHEEMASANDRA, VIRGO NAGAR (P) BANAGLORE (D) - 560 039 42. SOWMYA B.I. W/O PRADEEPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER DODDALHALLI, KANAKAPURA BANGALORE SOUTH (D) - 562 117 R/O C/O APPROVA NILAYA MAHARAJKATTE, PIPE LINE ROAD BASAVESWARA NAGARA KANAKAPURA (T) BANGALORE SOUTH (D) - 562 117 43. SHASHIKALA R W/O B.R. MOHAN KUMAR AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER KAGGALIPURA, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE URBAN (D) - 560 116 R/O BALAJI GARDEN, KAGGALIPURA KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD BANAGLORE (D) - 560 116 44. NAVEENA H.V. S/O VINAYAK AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT GOVT. GENERAL HOSPITAL DEVANAHALLI BANGALORE RURAL (D) - 562 110 R/O C/O KRISHNA REDDY, REDDY PETE MARALUBAGILU, DEVANAHALLI BANGALORE RURAL (D) - 562 110 45. DEEPA NAIK W/O AMARNATH B NAIK AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT KARWAR MEDICAL COLLAGE (DISTRICT) HOSPITAL KARWAR (T) UTTAR KANNADA (D) - 581 301 R/O C/G/2/E MULTI KAIGA TOWNSHIP AT-POST: MALLAPUR KARWAR (T) UTTAR KANNADA (D) - 581 400 46. SUSHMA G NAIK W/O RAJESH G NAIK AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT DHO OFFICE KARWAR (T) UTTAR KANNADA (D) - 581 304 R/O OMKAR 2857B/6 PADMANABH NAGAR NANDANGADDA BAAD, KARWAR (T) UTTAR KANNADA (D) - 581 304 47. SUDHA HARIKANTRA W/O SHIVAKUMAR B HARAGI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS WORKING AS NURSING OFFICER AT KARWAR MEDICAL COLLAGE (DISTRICT) HOSPITAL KARWAR (T) UTTAR KANNADA (D) - 581 303 R/O KUPG QUARTERS, 1ST CROSS VIVEKANANDA NAGAR KODIBAG KARWAR (T) UTTAR KANNADA (D) - 581 303 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI N. KHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR SRI CHETAN KUMAR N.V., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 AND: 1. SRI HARSH GUPTA, I.A.S. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE VIKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001 2. DR. VASANTH KUMAR. K THE DIRECTOR, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES AROGYA SOUDHA MAGADI ROAD BANGALORE - 560 023 …ACCUSED 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE VIKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI RUBEN JACOB, AAG A/W SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1 AND 2 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED NOS.1 AND 2 IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW FOR HAVING WILLFULLY DISOBEYED THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 17.09.2025 PASSED IN W.P. NO.28206/2025 (EDN-RES) PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27010-DB CCC No. 1354 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the complainants. 2. The accused has filed compliance affidavit. 3. In view of the above, the present complaint is closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 5