- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5251-DB CCC No. 834 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 834 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. MR. JAGADISHA GATTY S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA GATTI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT PARLAKKE HOUSE THUMBE VILLAGE AND POST BANTWAL TALUK-574 143. 2. MR. SATHISHA S/O MR. K. UMANATHA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT NO.1-120/10, KUMDELU HOUSE PUDU, DAKSHINA KANNADA-574 143 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. KESHAVA MURTHY B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. UMASHANKAR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIKASA SOUDAH DR. B.R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5251-DB CCC No. 834 of 2024 BANGALORE-560 001. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY SECRETARY DEPT. OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED HEREIN AND PUNISH THEM UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 26.07.2023 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.16008/2023 (S-RES) IS SUBMITTED AT ANNEXURE- A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5251-DB CCC No. 834 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned Single Judge in his order dated 26.07.2023 remitted the matter to the State Government for taking decision afresh in accordance with law. 2. In response to the contempt petition, the affidavit of compliance came to be filed by the respondent-State, attention of the court to which was invited by learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan, more particularly to paragraph 6 thereof, which mentions that pursuant to the order, the order/endorsement dated 12.09.2024 has been issued by the Commissioner, City Corporation, Mangaluru. 3. The said endorsement decides the representation of the complainants and for the reasons stated therein the claim for equal pay for equal work has been rejected. 4. Learned advocate for the complainants was served with the copy of the affidavit and the copy of the endorsement, the factum of which could not be disputed by. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:5251-DB CCC No. 834 of 2024 5. The above decision marks compliance of the directions of learned Single Judge. The contempt petition is liable to be disposed of as not surviving. The petition is accordingly disposed of. It is observed that if the complainants have any grievance about the aforesaid order/endorsement dated 12.09.2024 on merits, it will be open for them to institute appropriate independent proceedings to challenge the same in respect of merit, which however, this Court does not express any opinion. SD/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 58