- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2530-DB CCC No. 100390 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100390 OF 2025 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: DR. NINGANAGOUDA RAMAPPA PATIL S/O. RAMAPPA N. PATIL, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: WORKING AS PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, B. V. B. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY VIDYANAGAR HUBBALLI - 580 031, R/O: NO.48, MUKAMBIKA, 2ND MAIN, SANMATI NAGAR, NEAR DASANAKOPPA CIRCLE, KELGERI ROAD, DHARWAD - 580 008. … COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. RAKESH BASAPUR, ADV. FOR SRI. RAJA RAGHAVENDRA NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. KHUSHBOO GOEL CHOWDHARY, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (HIGHER EDUCATION), M. S. BUILDING, DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. SMT. MANJUSHREE N. COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE & TECHNICAL EDUCATION. PALACE ROAD, Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2530-DB CCC No. 100390 of 2025 BANGALORE – 560 001. 3. PRASANNA H., DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, PALACE ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001. 4. DR. BASAVARAJ S. ANAMI, REGISTRAR, KLE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, EARLIER THE B. V. BHOOMARADDI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (AIDED), HUBBALLI – 580 031. 5. DR. BHEEMSHA ARYA, PRINCIPAL B. M. S. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 119. …ACCUSED 6. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY H.C.G.P DHARWAD. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, ADV. FOR A1, A3; SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR PROFROMA R6; SRI. MALLIKARJUNSWAMY B. HIHREMATH, ADV. FOR A4; SRI. BADRI VISHAL, SRI. BHATS., SRI. LOHIT J. RAGHUNATH S. & SRI. PRASHANT MATHAPATI, ADVS. FOR A5) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,1950, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 3 HEREIN FOR DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 27.06.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO.101154/2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-C AND ETC., THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2530-DB CCC No. 100390 of 2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. In W.P. No.101190 of 2025 connected with W.P. No.101154 of 2025, the following order was passed: i. Petitions are allowed. ii. Writ of mandamus is issued with a direction to the respondent Nos.1 to 3 to consider the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order. 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the request of the complainant has been considered and an order dated 18.12.2025 has been passed. It is also submitted that the complainant has further challenged the endorsement so issued. 3. In our opinion, the issuance of the communication dated 18.12.2025 amounts to compliance of the order passed in W.P. No.101190 of 2025 connected with W.P. No.101154 of 2025. It is needless to state that the complainant is always at - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2530-DB CCC No. 100390 of 2025 liberty to challenge the same, if he is aggrieved by the said order. Accordingly, the contempt proceedings are dismissed. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE Sd/- (B. MURALIDHARA PAI) JUDGE VNP / CT: ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14