- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH 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. 1032 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI ARUN KUMAR L.S S/O SRINIVASAN AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS FOREMAN PRESENTLY R/AT NO.1207 20TH MAIN, JP NAGAR 2ND STAGE, MYSORE - 570 008 2. SRI ESWARA N S/O LATE NANJAIAH N AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS F.D.A. PRESENTLY R/AT NO.1139/B F 12/B, 7TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS VIDYARANYAPURAM MYSURU - 570 008 3. SMT. HALAMMA W/O RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS GROUP-D PRESENTLY R/AT NO.153 BELAGOLA POST SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK MANDYA - 571 606 Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 4. SRI SURESH B S/O BOMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT MUDDALAHNAHUNDI VILLAGE G.B. SARGUR POST, HAMPAPURA HOBLI H.D. KOTE TALUK, MYSORE 5. SRI GURURAJ M S/O LATE MADAIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS GROUP - D PRESENTLY R/AT 523 NAGANNA STORES GALLI CHAMARAJA MOHALLA MYSURU - 570 004 6. SRI LAKSHMANA S/O LATE SANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MECHANIC PRESENTLY R/AT NO.2555 3RD CROSS, K.G. KOPPAL MYSURU 7. SRI RAVEENDRA S/O RAMEGOWA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.5782 8TH MAIN, 3RD CROSS VIJAYANAGAR 2ND STAGE MYSURU - 570 017 8. SRI REVANNA S/O KUSAPPA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, GROUP - D PRESENTLY R/AT NO.2235 7TH CROSS, ASHOKAPURAM MYSURU - 570 008 9. SMT. GOWRAMMANI W/O PRAKASHA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS GROUP - D PRESENTLY R/AT NO.244-3 7TH CROSS, MASJID ROAD KYATHAMARANA HALLI MYSURU -570 019 10. SRI DEVARAJU M.K. S/O KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT MUNDURU VILLAGE AND POST SALIGRAMA HOBLI AND TALUK MYSORE - 571 604 11. SMT. MANGALA P W/O JAGADEESHA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS FOREMAN PRESENTLY R/AT NO.EWS-346 1ST CROSS, VISHVAMANAVA DOUBLE ROAD, KUVEMPUNAGAR MYSORE - 570 023 12. SRI PRAKASH M S/O LATE MALLIKARJUNA G AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MECHANIC - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 PRESENTLY R/AT NO.968/7 1ST CROSS, POLICE STATION LAKSHMIPURAM, MYSORE - 570 004 13. SRI ARUN. M S/O MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.1137/10 F 22 8TH MAIN, VIDYARANYAPURAM MYSORE - 570 008 14. SRI CHETHAN LAKSHMISHA M.S. S/O LATE SHANKARA.S AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS F.D.A PRESENTLY R/AT NO.700 28TH MAIN, 17TH CROSS 2ND STAGE, J.P.NAGAR MYSORE 15. SRI PRABHUSWAMY S/O VEERABHADRAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.243 KOCHANAHALLI MYSORE - 571 311 16. SRI RAGHAVENDRA M S/O MAYIGAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS GROUP-D PRESENTLY R/AT NO.403 4TH MAIN, 16TH CROSS VIDHYARANYAPURAM MYSORE - 570 008 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 17. SRI SURESHA. C S/O CHIKKAVEERASHETTY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT NEAR GOVT. MIDDLE SCHOOL KATHWADIPURA VILLAGE THANDAVAPURA POST NANJANGUD TALUK MYSORE - 571 302 18. SRI VINAYA KUMAR. K S/O KRISHNA MURTHY K.A AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.C-65 LAKSHMIKRUPA, LAKSHMI NAGAR P & T SIDE ROAD CHIKKAMAGALORE- 577101 19. SRI GOVARDHAN K.J. S/O JAYARAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS F.D.A PRESENTLY R/AT KODAGAHALLI VILLAGE S.B. HALLI HOBLI, K.R.PET TALUK MANDYA 20. SRI HARISHA P S/O PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS GROUP - D PRESENTLY R/AT NO.2266 9TH CROSS, ASHOKAPURAM MYSORE - 570 008 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 21. SRI MANIKANTAN M S/O LATE MOHAN.V AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MECHANIC PRESENTLY R/AT NO.321/A 5TH CROSS, SHARADADEVINAGAR MYSORE - 570 022 22. SRI GURURAJ M.N. S/O NANJUNDAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS LIBRARY ASSISTANT PRESENTLY R/AT NO.2519 5TH CROSS, K.G.KOPPAL MYSORE - 570 009 23. SMT. KALAVATHI S.R W/O PRAKASH S AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS LIBRARY ASSISTANT PRESENTLY R/AT NO.711 SRINIDHI, 12TH MAIN 4TH STAGE, T.K. LAYOUT MYSORE 24. SRI MOHAN KUMAR K S/O L. ARUVAIAH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS GROUP - D PRESENTLY R/AT NO.EWS 253 1ST STAGE, KUVEMPUNAGAR MYSORE - 570 023 25. SRI RAMACHANDRA N.R. S/O RAJAGOPAL AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN PRESENTLY R/AT NO.CH 5/2 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 3RD MAIN, 7TH CROSS, K.M.PURAM MYSORE - 570 004 26. SRI CHANDRA K.P. S/O MUDDU MADU AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS GROUP - D PRESENTLY R/AT NO.55 HULIYAMMA TEMPLE ROAD K.N.PURA BADAVANE KALYANAGIRI MYSORE - 570 019 27. SRI JAGADEESH H.J. S/O JAYARAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS ASST. INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.2552 4TH CROSS, KALIDASA MAIN ROAD V.V. MOHALLA, MYSORE - 570 002. 28. SRI. MAHESHA H.T. S/O THIBBANNA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS ASST. INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.C-53 4TH CROSS, NEAR YEDIYUR SIDDALINGESHWARA STORE GIRIDHARASHINI LAYOUT MYSORE - 570 028 29. SRI NAMAREDDY V.T. S/O N.T. VISHNUREDDY AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS ASST. INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.905/127 4TH MAIN, 3RD CROSS - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 VIDHYARANYAPURAM MYSORE - 570 008 30. SRI NAVEEN KUMAR S/O VRUSHABENDRASWAMY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS FOREMAN PRESENTLY R/AT NO. DURGI STREET NEXT TO CHAVADI, RAMASAMUDRA CHAMARAJANAGARA -571 342 31. SRI PAVAN KUMAR.S S/O SURESH BABU AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS ASST. INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.EWS-602 2ND STAGE, M-BLOCK KUVEMPU NAGAR MYSORE - 570 023 32. SRI VINAY. S S/O UMA K.V AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS ASST. INSTRUCTOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.197 13TH CROSS AMRUTHESHWARANAGAR BELAVADI, MYSORE - 570 018 33. SRI BALU R S/O RAMA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS GROUP-D PRESENTLY R/AT NO. 115/1 BELAGOLA HOBLI - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK MANDYA - 571 606 34. SMT. NEELAMMA P.B. W/O BOPAIAH B.M. AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTLY R/AT NO. 1218 5TH CROSS, RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR MYSORE - 570 011 35. SMT. PRIYADARSHINI. D W/O GIRISH.M AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS S.D.A PRESENTLY R/AT NO.1594 2ND MAIN, 8TH CROSS SHARADADEVI NAGARA MYSORE -570 022. 36. SRI. SATHYAMURTHY. N. R S/O RAJAGOPAL.N AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS ASST. SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTLY R/AT NO.1419, (CH 5/2) 3RD MAIN, 7TH CROSS KRISHNAMURTHY PURAM MYSORE-570 004. 37. SMT. SHRUTHI. N W/O VINAY KUMAR. M AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S.D.A PRESENTLY R/AT NO.861 14TH CROSS RAMANUJA ROAD K.R. MOHALLA, MYSORE-04 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 38. SRI. SIDDARAMU. B S/O LATE. BASAVAIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, F.D.A PRESENTLY R/AT NO.28 MANANDHAVADI ROAD, SHRIRAMPURA POST SHIVAPURA, MYSORE-560 008. 39. SRI. PHANISH. R S/O K.V. RAMAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS S.D.A PRESENTLY R/AT NO.620 4TH MAIN, 4TH CROSS 2ND STAGE E AND F BLOCK RAMAKRISHNANAGARA MYSURU 40. SRI. BASAVARAJU S/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS DRIVER CUM AUTO MECHANIC PRESENTLY R/AT NO.645 NANJUNDESHVARA NILAYA OPP. KPTCL, HOOTAGALLI MYSORE -570 018. 41. SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR. B.N S/O NINGARAJU AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS DRIVER CUM AUTO MECHANIC PRESENTLY R/AT NO.106 BEHIND K.H.B WATER TANK BELAVADI, MYSORE-570 018. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 42. SRI. RAVI SHANKAR. H.S S/O LATE. H.S. SOMASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS DRIVER CUM AUTO MECHANIC PRESENTLY R/AT NO. 324/1 KSHETHRAIAH ROAD OLD BANDIKERI, K.R. MOHALLA MYSORE- 560 024. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. VEERABHADRAIAH M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. UDAYSHANKAR S BHYRAPPA S/O S.L. BHYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, THE HONORARY SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING FOUNDATION (A PUBLIC TRUST REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISION OF INDIAN TRUST ACT, 1882) HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO CH-51, MANANDAVADI ROAD VIDYARANYAPURAM MYSURU SOUTH, MYSURU - 570 008. 2. DR. ROHINI NAGAPADMA W/O M.B. SHRIDHAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, THE PRINCIPAL OF NIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AN ENGINEERING COLLEGE RUN UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING FOUNDATION/ TRUST) NO. 50 (PART), HOOTAGALLI - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 INDUSTRIAL AREA KOORGALLI VILLAGE, BESIDE BEML MYSURU - 570 018. 3. SRI. UDAYSHANKAR S BHYRAPPA S/O S.L. BHYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS THE HONORARY SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISION OF THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960). HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO. CH-51, MANANDAVADI ROAD VIDYARANYAPURAM MYSURU SOUTH, MYSURU - 570 008. 4. DR. ROHINI NAGAPADMA W/O M.B. SHRIDHAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, THE PRINCIPAL OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (AN ENGINEERING COLLEGE RUN UNDER THE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NIE SOCIETIES). SITUATED AT NO. CH-51, MANANDAVADI ROAD VIDYARANYAPURAM MYSURU SOUTH, MYSURU - 570 008. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. NATARAJA BALLAL A, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED 1 TO 4) - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO ISSUE NOTICE TO THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 4 ON THIS CONTEMPT PETITION. b) INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 4 SINCE THEY HAVE OVERREACHED AND DISOBEYED THIS HON'BLE COURT ORDER DATED 12.06.2025 PASSED IN WP NO.15311/2025 (S-RES) AND MADE FALSE STATEMENT BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT ON 12.06.2025 WITHOUT PASSING ANY ORDER U/S. 98 OF KARNATAKA EDUCATION ACT, 1983 AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THEM IN TERMS OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971. AND ETC,. 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 willful disobedience of the order dated 12.06.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.15311/2025 (S-RES), whereby the Court had directed the accused to continue the services of the complainants, if they are not retrenched from service. - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 2. The accused have filed an affidavit affirming that the complainants were retrenched prior to the said order. It is also annexed therewith the communications dated 11.06.2025 sent to various employees who were retrenched, including the complainants. The said letter also mentions that the amounts paid on retrenchment have been credited to their account. The accused have also placed on record the Bank statement which supports the said assertion. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the complainants submits that the retrenchment cannot be made by way of communications of letters and there has to be a specific order with prior communication to the complainant. 4. The question whether the complainants have been rightly retrenched or retrenched by due process of law, cannot be made the subject matter of these proceedings. 5. The writ petitions filed by the complainants are pending consideration before the learned Single Judge. - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8959-DB CCC No. 1032 of 2025 6. We are unable to accept that there is any proceedings for willful disobedience of the order dated is 12.06.2025, are required to be initiated against the accused. 7. In the given facts, the complainant is, accordingly, closed. 8. All rights and contentions of the parties in this regard are reserved. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26