Karnataka High Court
CCC/407/2025 of M/S. DIGITALLY SECURED SOLUTIONS Vs SMT. DR. SUJATA RATHORE on 24 August 2026
CNR: KAHC010236002025 NC: 2026:KHC:45310-DB CCC No. 407 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 407 OF 2025 BETWEEN:
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI
AND
THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 407 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
M/S. DIGITALLY SECURED SOLUTIONS,
A PROPRIETARY CONCERN,
HAVING IT'S OFFICE AT NO.A103,
ABC BLOCK, GROUND FLOOR,
NEELADRIMAHAL BUILDING,
NANDI DURGA ROAD,
JAYAMAHAL,
BENGALURU-560 046.
REPRESENTED BY:
MISS. RACHITHA PORWAL,
D/O. PRASANNA KUMAR,
SOLE PROPRIETOR.
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI.HIRAN KRISHNASWAMY, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
SMT. DR. SUJATA RATHORE,
THE DIRECTOR,
DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION,
ANAND RAO CIRCLE,
ALSO HAVING OFFICE AT:
BANGALORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH
Digitally
signed by K S
RENUKAMBA
Location:
High Court of
Karnataka
HC-KAR
INSTITUTE, (OLD BUILDING),
K R ROAD, BANGALORE -560 002.
2.
MR. K.MALLU
THE REGISTRAR,
KARNATAKA STATE NURSING COUNCIL,
NO.71, NIGHTINGALE TOWERS,
A-STREET, 6TH CROSS,
A.R.EXTENSION, GANDHINAGAR,
BENGALURU-560 009.
…ACCUSED
3.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA,
BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION,
MS BUILDING, BENGALURU -560 001.
…PROFORMA RESPONDENT
(BY SMT.JYOTHI M. MARADI, ADVOCATE
FOR ACCUSED NO.2; SMT.B.SUKANYA BALIGA,
AGA FOR PROFORMA RESPONDENT;
ACCUSED NO.1 - SERVED)
THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS
11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, R/W ARTICLE 215
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING
TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED
HEREIN REGARDING DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDERS DATED
31.01.2024
PASSED
BY
THIS
HON’BLE
COURT
IN
W.P.NO.2705/2024(GM-TEN).
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER
WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI
and
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU
HC-KAR
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ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI)
Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
2. This contempt petition is filed seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against the accused for disobedience of the order dated 31.01.2024 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.2705/2024. The learned counsel submits that by the order of 31.01.2024, this Court had stayed the proceedings pursuant to the impugned tender notification dated 14.12.2023, but respondent No.2 has issued a fresh tender document for supply of the very same item that were part of the previous tender document.
3. It is stated that it is the tender document at Annexure - H, further proceedings in which have been stayed by this Court. The contention is that thereafter, vide Annexure - B2 dated 12.11.2024 a supply order has been issued privately to one Urdhva Management Private Limited for supply of the very same products.
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4. In our opinion, in case the complainant was aggrieved by the supply order dated 12.11.2024, it was for the complainant to take appropriate steps. However, issuance of the supply order would not amount to disobedience of the order dated 31.01.2024 which had stayed proceedings pursuant to the tender notification dated 14.12.2023.
5. It is noted that the learned counsel for the parties are not at issue that the Writ Petition in which the aforesaid interim order dated 31.01.2024 was passed, is still pending. This contempt petition is therefore consigned.
Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE
Sd/- (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE
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