- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1566-DB CCC No. 835 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 835 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. MR. CHARANESH S/O MR. GANGADAR AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS DURGA PRASAD NIVAS GANDHI NAGAR, ULLAL MANGALURU-575 020. 2. MR. HITHESH B K S/O MR. KODANDA RAMA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT NO.3-398 ASSAIGOLI SITE POST ASSAIGOLI, KONAJE MANGALORE-574199. 3. MR. SANTOSH KUMAR S/O MR. CHANDRASEKHAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS RA/T NO. 5-37/1, KARMISTHANA JAPPINAMOGARU MANGALORE-575 027. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. KESHAVA MURTHY B., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1566-DB CCC No. 835 of 2024 AND: 1. MR. UMASHANKAR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIKASA SOUDHA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIKASA SOUDH DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI 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 ACCUSED NO.1 HEREIN AND PUNISH THEM UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 07.08.2023 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.17111/2023 (S-RES) IS SUBMITTED AT ANNEXURE- A, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1566-DB CCC No. 835 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) What was directed by learned Single Judge in his order dated 07.08.2023 while disposing of Writ Petition No.17111 of 2023 was that the State Government shall take a decision afresh upon remand of the case by the Court after setting aside the endorsement dated 18.03.2019. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan, invited the attention of the Court to the compliance affidavit accompanied by the communication dated 12.09.2024 from the Urban Development Department of the Government to the Commissioner, Mangaluru City Corporation and the consequential endorsement dated 12.09.2024 issued by the Mangaluru City Corporation whereby, the prayer of the complainants for equal pay for equal work is declined. The fresh decision is taken. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1566-DB CCC No. 835 of 2024 3. The above decision marks compliance of the directions of learned Single Judge. As the decision afresh is taken, the contempt petition does not survive. 4. If the complainants are having any grievance about the decision taken, it will be permissible for them to institute appropriate independent proceedings to challenge the same in accordance with law, in respect of which, however, this Court does not express any opinion. 5. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of as not surviving. SD/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4