Dr.Ashwin Hebbar K v. Sri Mohammad Mohsin I.A.S.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka, Division Bench (Vibhu Bakru, CJ and K.S. Hemalekha, J.), NC: 2026:KHC:31824-DB, CCC No. 386 of 2026, decided 25.06.2026. Civil contempt petition by Dr. Ashwin Hebbar K, former Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against Principal Secretary Mohammad Mohsin, I.A.S., Dr. Virupakshappa V and others, alleging willful disobedience of interim order dated 09.02.2026 in W.P.No.35404/2025(S-RES). Complaint closed after counsel reported that the said order stood stayed by the Division Bench in W.A.No.675/2026(S-RES). Keywords: civil contempt, closure of contempt complaint on stay of underlying order, contempt of courts, service-related dispute.
What did the court decide?
The contempt complaint was closed in view of the stay of the underlying interim order by the Division Bench in W.A.No.675/2026(S-RES); no contempt adjudicated.