Smt Nazhath Jabeen v. Sri Jagadeesh G IAS
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CCC No. 997 of 2024 (NC: 2025:KHC:41165-DB), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Division Bench of Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Anu Sivaraman and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijaykumar A. Patil (oral judgment per Vijaykumar A. Patil); dated 13 October 2025. Complainant Smt. Nazhath Jabeen sought initiation of contempt action under Sections 11 and 12, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against five accused — Sri Jagadeesh G. IAS (Commissioner for Collegiate Education), Dr. Shobha G. (Director of Collegiate Education), Haji Ishaq Sait (President) and Sayeed Munawar (Secretary) of the Hasanath Education Society, and the State of Karnataka — for non-compliance of the order dated 21.12.2023 in WP No.9521/2014(S-DIS). In view of the interim order granted in WA No.1763/2024, the contempt petition was dropped with liberty to file a fresh contempt petition after disposal of the writ appeal. Keywords: civil contempt, non-compliance, interim order, writ appeal, contempt petition dropped.