- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010109832026 NC: 2026:KHC:53657-DB CCC No. 196 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 196 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. PRANAVA K.N. S/O NARAYANA K.S. AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO. 93 1ST MAIN ROAD K.G. NAGARA BENGALURU – 560 004 2. CHANDU S S/O SHEKAR D AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT GARADIGARAPALYA MADHURE HOBLI DODDABALLAPURA TALUK KANASAWADI POST BANGALORE RURAL - 561 203 3. SACHIN R S/O RAVINDRANATH R AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT H.R. NO. 47, 2ND CROSS KEERTHINAGARA SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201 Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010109832026 NC: 2026:KHC:53657-DB CCC No. 196 of 2026 4. LANARD DSOUZA S/O LAWERENCE DSOUZA AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT NEAR PUNAR SCHOOL JANTRA, BELMAN POST KARKALA UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 111 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI SHASHANKA J. SREEDHARA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. PROF. (DR.) C. BASAVARAJU HON’BLE VICE CHANCELLOR KARNATAKA STATE LAW UNIVERSITY NAVANAGAR, HUBBALLI KARNATAKA – 580 025 2. SMT. GEETA KOULAGI REGISTRAR KARNATAKA STATE LAW UNIVERSITY NAVANAGAR, HUBBALLI KARNATAKA – 580 025 …ACCUSED (BY SRI GIRISHKUMAR R., ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 2(b) R/W SECTION 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT,1971 PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 25.10.2025 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.P. NO.23190/2025 BY THE ACCUSED NO.1 AND 2 & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010109832026 NC: 2026:KHC:53657-DB CCC No. 196 of 2026 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. The learned counsel appearing for the complainants submits that he will not press the present complaint at this stage, considering that the Karnataka State Law University [KSLU] has preferred appeals against the order, the disobedience of which is alleged and the same is now listed for final hearing. 2. In view of the above, we dispose of the present complaint with liberty to the complainant to revive the same subject to outcome of the pending appeals (W.A.Nos.1905/2025, 1907/2025 and 925/2026). Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 18