Sri Sangappa S/O Veerappa Sutagundur v. Shri.H.G.Mirji, the Deputy Director of Public Instructions, Bagalkot
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Sections 11 and 12 r/w Article 215 of the Constitution of India
Case brief
What is this about?
CCC No.100139 of 2025, High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, decided 09.09.2025 (Coram: S. Sunil Dutt Yadav & Vijaykumar A. Patil JJ.). Civil contempt by six teacher-complainants against Deputy Director of Public Instructions, Bagalkot for alleged willful disobedience of order dated 20.09.2024 in W.P. No.104614/2024 (S RES); filed under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 r/w Article 215 of the Constitution of India. Arrears for 21 months reported paid to complainants 1 to 5 (affidavit and Office Order of Block Education Officer); complainant 6's dues not cleared (service records not forwarded; not reported to duty). Proceedings dropped; liberty reserved to complainant 6; 7th Pay Commission contention kept open for appropriate forum. Keywords: contempt, CCC, Bagalkot, teachers, arrears, compliance, dropped, 7th Pay Commission.
What did the court decide?
No punishment imposed; contempt proceedings dropped. Liberty reserved to complainant No.6 to take action as is permissible in law; contentions of complainants No.1 to 5 regarding payment not being in consonance with the 7th Pay Commission kept open to be agitated before the appropriate forum.