Dr Archana N v. Vs Sri Udayshankar S Bhyrappa
Case brief
What is this about?
Civil contempt declined; complaint closed. Keywords: Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 S.11 S.12; willful disobedience; Karnataka Education Act, 1983 S.98; retrenchment of Professors/Associate Professors/Assistant Professors; NIE Institute of Technology; National Institute of Engineering Foundation; Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960; Indian Trust Act, 1882; W.P.No.15326/2025 (S-RES); order dated 12.06.2025; communications dated 11.06.2025; bank statement; writ petitions pending before Single Judge; rights and contentions reserved; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; NC: 2026:KHC:8952-DB; CCC No. 1031 of 2025; Vibhu Bakhru CJ; C.M. Poonacha J; dated 13.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
No relief granted; contempt proceedings were not initiated and the complaint was closed, with all rights and contentions of the parties in this regard reserved.