Citation : 2026 Latest Caselaw 1301 Kant
Judgement Date : 16 February, 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 830 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
1. RAMANNA K.S.
S/O LATE SHANAIAH
AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
R/AT No.3769, 6TH BLOCK
SIR M VISVESHWARAIAH LAYOUT
ULLALA, BENGALURU - 560 110
2. RANGAIAH H.K.
S/O KODAIAH
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
R/AT No.751, VASTHANAGARA
HESARAGHATTA
BENGALURU NORTH TALUK
Digitally BENGALURU - 560 088
signed by
VEERENDRA
KUMAR K M 3. LAKSHMIKANTH N.T.
Location: S/O THIMMEGOWDA
High Court
of Karnataka AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
R/A NIDUVALLALU
HEBBURU HOBLI
TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 120
4. PUTTASWAMY C L
S/O LATE LINGAIAH D
AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS
R/AT.NO 10, 5TH CROSS, 4TH MAIN
AGARAHARA DASARAHALLI
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MAGADI ROAD
BENGALURU - 560 079
5. RAMANNA
S/O LATE GOVINDAPPA
AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
R/AT No.171, 4TH CROSS
4TH MAIN, PANCHASHEELA NAGAR
MOODALAPALYA
BENGALURU - 560 079
6. YOGEESH M.R.
S/O. LATE RAJANNA
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
R/AT KELAGADE BEEDI
MOTAGANAHALLI
MAGADI TALUK, SOLUR HOBLI
RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 127
7. RAMANNA K
S/O LATE KARIYANNA
AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
R/AT NO.107, 5TH CROSS
KURUBARAHALLI, J C NAGAR
BENGALURU - 560 086
8. NANJUNDA
S/O. KARIYAPPA
AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS
R/AT NO.239, GANGA NADI ROAD
BRUNDAVAN NAGAR
DHOBHI GHAT
BENGALURU - 560 019
9. SRINIVAS
S/O LATE NALLAPPA K T
AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
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R/AT NO.529, 10TH CROSS
1ST MAIN, VENKATASWAMY GARDEN
IPD SALAPPA LAYOUT
JAGAJEEVARAM NAGAR
BENGALURU - 560 026
10. RANGASWAMY
S/O RANGAIAH
AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
R/AT NO.23, 1ST FLOOR
9TH CROSS, NEAR AKASH THEATRE
RAJESHWARI NAGAR, LAGGERE
BENGALURU - 560 058
11. N.H. HANUMMAIAH
S/O NARASIMHAIAH
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
R/AT NO.20/105, 11TH CROSS
MUNESHWARA NAGAR
SUNKADAKATTE
BENGALURU - 560 091
12. PUTTASWAMY
S/O MARIAPPA
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
R/AT NO.240, 1ST STAGE
MARUTHINAGAR, SONNENAHALLI
SURVEY NO.17, KENGERI HOBLI
BENGALURU - 560 056
13. CHANDRAPPA
S/O MARLYAPPA
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
R/AT NO.1643, 5TH MAIN
GADI MUDDANNA ROAD
MEENAKSHI NAGAR
KAMAKSHIPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 079
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14. GANESH K
S/O LATE H.V. KRISHNAPPA
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
R/A NO.27, RESERVOIR STREET
BASAVANAGUDI
BENGALURU - 560 004
15. THAMMAIAH Y E
S/O EERA NAIK
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
R/AT YARIGENAHALLI
J.C.PURA, ARASIKERE TALUK
HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 126
16. KRISHNAPPA
S/O LATE YELLEGOWDA
AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
R/AT NO.1914/263
MARALU HOLA, 2ND CROSS
MANAGALAVARAPETE
CHANNAPATTANA TALUK
RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 160
17. NARASIMHA T
S/O NARAYANSWAMY T
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
R/AT NO.20, JAKKARAYANAKERE
SESHADRIPURAM
BENGALURU - 560 020
18. VENKATARAMU
S/O RAJARAME GOWDA
AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
R/AT C/O DILIP KUMAR
NO.20/A, RAJGOPAL NAGAR
NEAR RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE
LAGGERE, BENGALURU - 560 058
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19. SHIVAKUMAR G C
S/O LATE CHIKKAVEERAPPA G L
AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
R/AT GUDDENAHALLI
KASABA HOBLI, TURUVEKERE TALUK
TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 227
20. RAVIKUMAR
S/O DESI GOWDA
AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
R/AT NO.771, 7TH MAIN
NARMADA NADI ROAD
BRUNDAVAN NAGAR
BENGALURU - 560 050
21. GIRIYAPPA
S/O LATE MANJAPPA NAIK
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
R/AT NO.29, SAPTHAGIRI NILAYA
4TH MAIN, SVG NAGAR
MOODALAPALYA
BENGALURU - 560 072
22. SHANKAR
S/O RANGASWAMALAH
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
R/AT NO.113, 4TH A CROSS
AKKALA GOODU
VINAYAKANAGARA
KAMAKSHIPALYA
BENGALURU - 560 079
23. VIJAYAKUMAR
S/O LATE PAPANNA
AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
R/AT NO.84, BEHIND
KALYANAPPA BUILDING
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NEAR BINDU AMOOLYA
APARTMENT, MUDDINAPALYA
MAGADI MAIN ROAD
24. SMT. KALPANA
W/O LATE ANAND V
RESPRESENTING
DECEASED EMPLOYEE
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
R/AT NO.1, 1ST CROSS
R K STREET, SESHADRIPURAM
BENGALURU - 560 020
25. SADASIVAIAH M R
S/O REVANASIDDAPPA
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
R/AT NO.333, SITE NO.261/108
LANDS LAYOUT
NEAR NURSERY BUS STOP
BEHIND VPM HOSPITAL
NELAMANGALA - 562 133
26. NAVEEN KUMAR M
S/O. MADAIAH
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
R/AT NO.153, 1ST CROSS
1ST MAIN, KK LAYOUT
PAPAREDDYPALYA
BENGALURU - 560 072
27. RAVIKUMAR Y M
S/O LATE MOODALAGIRALAH
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS
R/AT SRI SIDDALINGESHWARA
NAGARA, YADIYOORU
KUNIGAL TALUK
TUMKURU DISTRICT - 572 142
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28. SMT. PUSHPA M.H.
W/O LATE SRINIVAS G
REP. DECEASED EMPLOYEE
AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS
R/AT GUDDENAHALLI VILLAGE
AND POST, KASABA HOBLI
TURUVEKERE TALUK
TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 227
29. PRAKASH S
S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA
AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
R/A NO.177, 7TH MAIN
NARMADA NADI ROAD
BRUNDAVANA NAGAR
SRINAGAR
HANUMANTHANAGAR.P.O,
BENGALURU - 560 019
30. DEVARAJA H.K.
S/O. LATE KRISHNAPPA
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
R/AT NO.308, 1ST MAIN
PANCHASHEELA NAGAR
MOODALAPALYA
BENGALURU - 560 079
31. RAGHU B
S/O LATE BOREGOWDA
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
R/AT NO.107, DEVANAIKANAHALLI
TURUVEKERE TALUK
TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 221
32. DEVARAJA M
S/O MUDDAIAH
AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
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R/AT NO.225/1, 3RD MAIN
THYAGARAJANAGAR
2ND BLOCK, BAIRAPPA BLOCK
BENGALURU - 560 028
33. YOGEESHA Y.G.
S/O Y.T. GOVINDARAJ
AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
R/AT NEAR VINAYAKA TEMPLE
BEHIND SIDDALINGESHWARA
TEMPLE, YADIYOORU
KUNIGAL TALUK
TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 142
34. SHANKAR A
S/O LATE SHIVAPPA
AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
R/AT D CROSS, 2ND WARD
MUTHSANDRA, DODDABALLAPURA
BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203
35. DEVARAJA C.S.
S/O LATE NAGAPPA
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
R/AT NO.71/4, 9TH CROSS
JARAGANAHALLI, J P NAGAR
BENGALURU - 560 078
36. PUTTASWAMY
S/O THIMMEGOWDA
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
R/AT NO.24, 6TH CROSS
ANDHRAHALLI MAIN ROAD
VIDYAMANA NAGARA
BENGALURU - 560 091
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37. DHANANJAYA T
S/O LATE THAMMAIAH
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
R/AT NO.93, 5TH CROSS
4TH MAIN, PANCHASHEELA NAGARA
MOODALAPALYA
BENGALURU - 560 079
38. MAHADEVAIAH K.S.
S/O SUBBAIAH
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
R/AT KODIMUDDANAHALLI
D S PALYA POST
HEBBURU HOBLI
TUMKUR TALUK
TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 120
39. REVANNASIDDAIAH
S/O LATE SIDDAGANGAIAH
AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
R/AT NO.55, 16TH CROSS
KURUBARAHALLI, J C NAGAR
BENGALURU - 560 086
...COMPLAINANTS
(BY SRI. SRINIVASAN A.J., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. MR. D. JAYARAM
DIRECTOR
M/S RAMAKRISHNA HOTEL
AND ENTERPRISES
RAMAKRISHNA LODGE
REGISTERED UNDER
COMPANIES ACT, 1956
No.262, SUBHEDAR CHATRAM ROAD
GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 009
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2. MR. GNANESHWAR JAYARAJ
DIRECTOR
DJR ENTERPRISES PVT LTD.
REGISTERED UNDER
COMPANIES ACT, 1956
SHOP No.20/30, 1ST FLOOR
SJR VIVA MALL (KALPANA COMPLEX)
KEMPEGOWDA ROAD
BENGALURU - 560 009
3. SHRI SHYAM RAO
THE ASSISTANT LABOUR
COMMISSIONER AND
CONTROLLING AUTHORITY
SUB DIV.5, KARMIKA BHAVANA
MANJUNATH NAGAR
BAGALAGUNTE
BENGALURU - 560 073
4. SHRI LOKESH NAIK
SPECIAL TAHSILDHAR
BENGALURU NORTH TALUK
KANDHAYA BHAVAN
GROUND FLOOR, K.G.ROAD
BENGALURU - 560 009
...ACCUSED
5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
GOVT. LABOUR DEPARTMENT
NO.141, 4TH FLOOR
VIKASA SOUDHA
DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI
BENGALURU - 560 001
...PRO FORMA RESPONDENT
(BY SMT. DEVI SOWMYA L., ADVOCATE FOR A1 & 2;
SRI S.H.RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR A3 & A4 & PRO. RESPT.)
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THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE
CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE
CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 4
FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED
10.03.2025 IN W.P.NO.23091/2024 (L-RES), ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
and
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)
1. The learned counsel appearing for the complainants states
that the order, disobedience of which is alleged, has been complied
with.
2. The complaint is, accordingly, closed.
Sd/-
(VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/-
(C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE
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