- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5163-DB CCC No. 837 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. 837 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. MR. NAVINAKSHA S/O DAMODAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R NO. 9-85/38 KANKANADY POST, YEKKUR MANGALURU-575 002. 2. MR. YASWANTH S/O MONAPPA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS D.NO.23-11-984/1 SHANTHA ALVA COMPOUND ATTAVARA, MANGALURU-575 001. 3. MR. KESHAVA A. S/O APPAYYA MOOLYA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS D.NO. 1-313, RAMALKATTE HOUSE NEAR WATER TANK, THUMBE POST BANTWALA TALUK -574 143 4. MR. SUNIL S/O LATE BUBHA POOJARY Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5163-DB CCC No. 837 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS D.NO. 3-67/1, KANNADA GUDDA HOUSE KANNUR POST, MANGALURU-575 007. 5. MR. HARISH S/O MR. JARDHAN NAIK AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS D.NO. 2-186/1 JALAGUDA BAJAL KATTAPUNI MANGALORE-575 002. 6. MR. NAGESH S/O MANJAPPA SALIAN AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RAMA MAINTRY NIVAS BAJAI BETTAGUDDA MANGALURU-4. 7. MR. YASHAVANTHA S/O RAMACHNADRA DEVADIGA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS PILIKUMERI HOUSE KADUPU POST KATTUPUNI MANGALURU-575 005. 8. MR. MOHANADASA ALVA S/O SRINIVASA ALVA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DEBBELI BAKIMAR HOUSE HAREUAL POST MANGALURU TALUK DHAKSHINA KANNADA - 574 199. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5163-DB CCC No. 837 of 2024 9. MR. MOHANADAS JOGI S/O JANARDANA JOGI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS THIMPAI COLONY SAKTHI NAGAR MANGALURU DHAKSHINA KANNADA-595 016. 10. MR. SURESH GATTY S/O MR. BOUJA GATTE AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MANTHRUNILAYA D.NO. 3-229/14 MUNDOLI, MUNNUR POST KUTHAR-575 017. 11. MR. SHAMITH GODSON S/O LATE EMMANVEL GODWINSALING AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS KASHRI COMPOUND, KUCHIKAD ROAD KULASHEKARA, KALPANE-575 005 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. KESHAVA MURTHY B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. UMASHANKAR PRNCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIKASA SOUDHA DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. …ACCUSED - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:5163-DB CCC No. 837 of 2024 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIKASA SOUDHA 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 THE ACCUSED HEREIN AND PUNISH HIM UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 04.07.2023 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NO.5554/2020 (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 - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:5163-DB CCC No. 837 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) The only direction of learned Single Judge in his order dated 04.07.2023 was to direct respondent Nos.1 to 3, who are the competent authorities is to take decision with regard to the claim of the petitioners-complainants in respect of grant of equal pay for equal work. The matter was remitted 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. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:5163-DB CCC No. 837 of 2024 4. The above decision marks compliance of the directions of learned Single Judge. The contempt petition is liable to be disposed of as not surviving. 5. 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.: 5