Sri Ramanjinappa B N v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CCC No. 942 of 2024; decided 16 June 2025; bench: V Kameswar Rao, Acting Chief Justice (author) and C M Joshi, J. Contempt petition under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act by aided-school teachers (Ramanjinappa B N and Chandrappa) alleging non-implementation of order dated 31.05.2023 in WP No. 13024/2017; accused included State of Karnataka, Commissioner/Director/Deputy Director of Public Instructions, BEO Devanahalli and Maruthi Education Trust (counsel: B. Ramesh for complainants; Naveen Chandrashekhar, AGA for accused). Dismissed as withdrawn after counsel stated an endorsement issued had to be challenged separately; no merits adjudication; no costs or quantum.
What did the court decide?
Recording the submission of counsel for the complainants that an endorsement had been issued which has to be challenged and that he would withdraw the Contempt Petition, the Court dismissed the Contempt Petition as withdrawn; no adjudication was made on the alleged disobedience of the order dated 31.05.2023 in WP No. 13024/2017.