IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO.594 OF 2024 (S-RES)

C/W.

CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.165/2024 IN WA NO.594/2024:

BETWEEN:

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND TRAINING, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001.

2 . THE COMMISSIONER DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, KOUSHALYA BHAVAN, B.G. ROAD, BENGALURU-560 029.

3 . THE JOINT DIRECTOR (TRAINING) AND EX-OFFICIO, JOINT APPRENTICESHIP ADVISER, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, KOUSALYA BHAVAN, B.G ROAD, BENGALURU-560 029.

4 . THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (TRAINING)

PRINCIPAL GRADE-1 GOVERNMENT I.T.I WOMEN, SHIVAMOGGA SAGAR TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-572 102.

...APPELLANTS (BY SRI.REUBEN JACOB, AAG WITH SRI. KIRAN KUMAR, HCGP)

AND:

1 . SRI MAHADEV PATTAN S/O LAGAMANNA PATTAN, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, JUNIOR TRAINING OFFICER, SRI JAGADGURU PANCHACHARYA INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRE, K.R. PURAM ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 202, R/O C/O BASAVARAJAPPA N. BHAVI, KERE DURVAGAMMANAKERI, SHIVAMOGGA-577 202.

SHIVAMOGGA TALUK AND DISTRICT.

2 . THE PRINCIPAL SRI JAGADGURU PANCHACHARYA INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRE, K.R. PURAM ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 202.

3 . SRI. SATHISH ADIMANE B. Y.

S/O LATE YATHIRAJ, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, JUNIOR TRAINING OFFICER (FITTER)

UNIT-1 SRI JAGADGURU PANCHACHARYA, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRE, K.R. PURAM ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 202.

R/AT BASTHIHALLI AT HULLEHAL POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT.

4 . MAHATMA EDUCATION SOCIETY (REGD.)

JAGADGURU PANCHACHARYA ITI BUILDING, BY-PASS ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 203, REPRESENTED BY VIGNESHWARAYYA N.

SHOLAPUR, SECRETARY.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R. GOULAY, ADV., FOR R1;

SRI. VIJAY KUMAR, ADV., FOR R3;

SRI. V.R.DATAR, ADV., FOR R4;

R2 - SERVED)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 09.10.2023 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS COURT IN W.P.No.2016/2022(S-RES).

IN CCC NO.165/2024:

BETWEEN:

SRI. MAHADEV PATTAN S/O LAGAMANNA PATTAN, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, JUNIOR TRAINING OFFICER, SRI. JAGADGURU PANCHACHARYA INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRE K. R. PURAM ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 202, R/O C/O BASAVARAJAPPA N. BHAVI, KEREDURVAGAMMANAKERI, SHIVAMOGGA-577 202, TALUK AND DISTRICT: SHIVAMOGGA ...COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R. GOULAY, ADV.,)

AND:

1 . SMT. UMA MAHADEVAN IAS REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND TRAINING, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001.

2 . DR. RAGAPRIYA R, I.A.S., COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, KAUSHALYA BHAVAN, B. G. ROAD, BENGALURU-560 029.

3 . SRI. VAIJAGONDA JOINT DIRECTOR, (TRAINING) AND EX-OFFICIO JOINT APPRENTICESHIP ADVISER, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING KOUSHALYA BHAVAN B. G. ROAD, BENGALURU-560 029.

4 . SRI. B. T. SHEKARAPPA DEPUTY DIRECTOR (TRAINING)

PRINCIPAL GR-1, GOVERNMENT I.T.I WOMEN SHIVAMOGGA, SAGAR TQ.

SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-572 102.

5 . SRI. PARAMESHWARAPPA D.N., PRINCIPAL SRI. JAGADGURU PANCHACHARA INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRE, K.R. PURAM ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 202.

6 . SRI. VIGNESHWARAYYA N. SHOLAPUR SECRETARY, MAHATMA EDUCATION SOCIETY (REGD.), JAGADGURU PANCHACHARYA ITI BUILDING, BY-PASS ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 203.

...ACCUSED

7 . STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND TRAINING, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.

...PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI.REUBEN JACOB, AAG WITH SRI. KIRAN KUMAR, HCGP FOR A1 TO A4 AND PROFORMA R7;

SRI. A.S.NAVEEN, ADV., FOR A5 & A6)

THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND RULE 5 OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS) RULES, 1972 PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DELIBERATE AND INTENTIONAL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 09.10.2023 OF THIS COURT MADE IN W.P.NO.2016/20