- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8952-DB CCC No. 1031 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. 1031 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. DR ARCHANA N V D/O N.L. VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS PROFESSOR, NO.1082, ANAGHA, 1ST MAIN, 3RD CROSS, SRIRAMPURA 2ND STAGE, MYSURU 23 2. DR. SALILA HEGDE D/O MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO. 2, BLOCK - 5 SOMANATHANAGAR, ABHYODHAYA APARTMENT MYSURU 560 022. 3. DR. NALINI K.B. D/O BHASKAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO. 326 KOORGALLI, BELAVADI POST MYSURU 570 018. Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8952-DB CCC No. 1031 of 2025 4. DR. MANJULA. A.V. D/O K. VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.16NS HIG GROUP - 4, 2ND PHASE EXTENSION K.H.B. COLONY, HOOTAGALLI MYSURU 570 018 5. SRI. RAGHAVENDRA. M S/O SUBRAMANYA JOISHA. M AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR C/O SUMATHI CHANDRASHEKHAR 173/2 LIG-2 GROUP -4 KHB COLONY HOOTAGALLI MYSORE 570018 6. DR. HARISH S.V. S/O VISHWESWARAIAH S.P AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.MIG 115 I-BLOCK, 2ND MAIN, 5TH CROSS RAMAKRISHNA NAGAR MYSURU 7. SRI. PAWAN BHARADWAJ S/O T.N. SUDHINDRA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.344, 5TH MAIN 9TH CROSS, JAYANAGAR, MYSURU 570 014. 8. SRI. NAGALING M. GURAV S/O MALLAPPA GURAV - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8952-DB CCC No. 1031 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PRESENTLY R/AT BUDNI VILLAGE NEAR HANUMAN TEMPLE, HUNSIKATTI POST JAMKHANDI TALUK BAGALKOTE 587 301. 9. DR. MALATHI. M D/O MALEGOWDA. S AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.5363/P 3RD STAGE, DATTAGALLY MYSURU 570 022. 10. SMT. DIVYA. S D/O K.C. SUBRAMANYA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.344, 5TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS JAYANAGAR, MYSURU 570 014. 11. SMT. NANDINI S.K. D/O SHANTAPPA KODIHALLI AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PRESENTLY R/AT GIRINANDI, F26, 6TH MAIN, F-BLOCK GOPALAGOUDA EXTENSION SHIVAMOGGA-577 205. 12. SMT. PUSHPALATHA H.P. D/O PARASHIVAMURTHY H.S AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8952-DB CCC No. 1031 of 2025 PRESENTLY R/AT NO.259 SHEELA MARGA SIDDHARTHA LAYOUT MYSURU 570 011. 13. SMT. SHRUTHI. K.S. D/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.788/15 10TH CROSS, RAMANUJA ROAD NEAR SRINIVASAN AGRAHARA PARK MYSURU 570 004. 14. SRI. PRASAD S.N. S/O C.N. SHIVARAM AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PRESENTLY R/AT NO.1588/B 3RD MAIN, 13TH CROSS DATTAGALLI 'A' BLOCK MYSURU 570 022. …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) - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8952-DB CCC No. 1031 of 2025 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 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 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8952-DB CCC No. 1031 of 2025 THE PRINCIPAL OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (AN ENGINEERING COLLEGE RUN UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NIE SOCIETIES) SITUATED AT NO. CH-51 MANANDAVADI ROAD VIDYARANYAPURAM MYSURU SOUTH MYSURU - 570 008. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. NATARAJA BALLAL A, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED 1 TO 4) 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. AND INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 4 SINCE THEY HAVE OVERREACHED AND DISOBEYED THIS HONBLE COURT ORDER DATED 12.06.2025 PASSED IN WP NO.15326/2025 (S-RES) AND MADE FALSE STATEMENT BEFORE THIS HONBLE 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. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8952-DB CCC No. 1031 of 2025 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.15326/2025 (S-RES), whereby the Court had directed the accused to continue the services of the complainants, if they are not retrenched from service. 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 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8952-DB CCC No. 1031 of 2025 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. 6. We are unable to accept that any proceedings for willful disobedience of the order dated is 12.06.2025, are required to be initiated against the accused. 7. 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.: 10