- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42096-DB CCC No. 402 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 402 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI ANTHONY MENEZES S/O LATE Y. SUSAINATHAN AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO.S-1084, 5TH CROSS K N EXTENSION YASHWANTHPUR BANGALORE - 560 022. 2. SRI. KARIYAPPA K S/O, LATE KULLAIAH AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO. NO.54/42, 2ND FLOOR 8TH MAIN ROAD, DWARAKA NAGAR NEAR PESIT COLLEGE HOSKEREHALLI BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE BANGALORE - 560 085. 3. SRI. K P SELVARAJ S/O. LATE A PERUMAL SWAMY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT NO.144, 5TH CROSS SUNDAR NAGAR, GOKULA BANGALORE - 560 054. 4. SRI N GOPALA RAO S/O. K.R. NANJUNDA RAO Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42096-DB CCC No. 402 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.153, 5TH 'A' CROSS KENCHENA HALLI, R.R NAGAR, B'LORE - 98. 5. SRI R. SIVAPRAKASH S/O LATE RAJESHWARAN AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT, NO.462, 3RD CROSS JAMIA MASJID STREET BOMMANAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 068. 6. SRI VENKATESH N S/O, NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT, NO.21, DR. RAJKUMAR ROAD KOTE KENGERI VTC BANGALORE SOUTH KENGERI POST - 560 060. 7. SRI V SEENAPPA S/O, VENKATRAMANAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT, NO.2, SRINIVASA NILAYA NEAR UNIQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL ABBIGERE, BANGALORE - 560 090. 8. SRI SUDHAKAR S S/O, A K SREENIVASAN AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT, NO. FF2 SRIDHAMA RESIDENCY 1ST CROSS, VENKATACHARI NAGAR RMV 2ND STAGE LOTTEGOLLAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 094.S 9. SRI KRISHNAN R S/O, LATE RAJAGOPAL AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT, OLD NO. 28, NEW NO.6 8TH CROSS, ITC ROAD. R.S PALYA, BANGALORE - 560 033. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42096-DB CCC No. 402 of 2025 10. SRI PARTHI RAJ S/O MARI DAS AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO.5, 20TH C CROSS NEAR CHAVERA CHURCH EJIPURA BANGALORE SOUTH - 560 047. 11. SRI K.S. RENUKARADHYA S/O, LATE K SHIVARUDRAIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT, NO. 862, 1ST MAIN ROAD NEAR KANTHI SWEETS KENGERI UPANAGARA BANGALORE - 560 060. 12. SRI M. SEGAR AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT, NO 750, SHAMANNA ROAD R S PALYA, KAMANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 033. 13. SRI A. RAVINDRA S/O, LATE K.V.A RAO AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT, NO.127 B, NAVAMI SHARANYA 3RD FLOOR, 11TH MAIN, 2ND STAGE 9TH BLOCK, NAGARBHAVI BANGALORE - 560 072. 14. SRI ANANDA ROYAN B S/O, BABU LUISE MENEZES AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT, NO. 405,4TH FLOOR, SLV SOWMYA SHREE APARTMENTS SHARADAMBA NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 031. 15. SRI P ASHOK KUMAR S/O, LATE M PONNURANGAN AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT, NO. 49, 3RD BLOCK 1ST 'A' CROSS DASAPPA LAYOUT - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42096-DB CCC No. 402 of 2025 RAMA MURTHY NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 016. 16. SHRI GOVINDAIAH R S/O, LATE RAMIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT, NO. 11/A, 5TH CROSS VARMA LAYOUT BHUVANESHWARI NAGAR H.A FARM POST BENGALURU - 560 024. 17. SRI VASANTHA KUMAR S/O, LATE HONNAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT, F-99, 7TH CROSS GAYATHRINAGAR BANGALORE NORTH SRIRAMPURA BANGALORE - 560 021. 18. SRI BALAKRISHNA M. S/O LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/AT, NO 792, TUMAKUR ROAD, OPP. NEW MOSQUE ROAD T. DASARAHALLI BANGALORE NORTH - 560 057. 19. SRI NARAYANA S/O, RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT, N. 798, 8TH CROSS 4TH BLOCK OPP BDA COMPLEX HMT LAYOUT BANGALORE NORTH - 560 073. 20. SRI DENNIS D' COSTA S/O, LATE JOSEPH D COSTA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT, NO. 506, 3 C MAIN HRBR LAYOUT, 3RD BLOCK KALYAN NAGAR BANGALORE - 43. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42096-DB CCC No. 402 of 2025 21. SRI P.H. KRISHNAPPA S/O, LATE P. HANUMAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT, NO.419, WEST COLONY RAIL WHEEL FACTORY YALAHANKA, BANGALORE - 560 064. 22. SRI MURTHY N S/O, LATE NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT, NO.22, 5TH CROSS SHARADAMBA NAGAR JALAHALLI, BANGALORE - 560 013. 23. SRI C. RAJA S/O, LATE CHELLAIAH M AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT, NO. 29, LAXMI KRUPA 10TH MAIN, KALA NAGAR K.G HALLI, JALAHALLI WEST BANGALORE - 560 015. 24. SRI MALIYASETTY K.K. S/O LATE KESHAVAMURTHY K.M. AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT, NO.1596, 1ST FLOOR HMT LAYOUT, NAGASANDRA BANGALORE NORTH - 560 073. 25. SRI K MOHAN RAJ S/O, LATE KANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT, NO.6, 3RD CROSS MUDDENA GARDEN BENSON TOWN POST BANGALORE - 560 046. 26. SRI MUNIRAJU S/O, LATE THAMMANNA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO.10 D BLOCK, KRISHNA STREET, ANJANEYA SWAMY LAYOUT, TINDLU, VIDYARANYAPURA BANGALALORE - 560 097. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42096-DB CCC No. 402 of 2025 27. SRI G.R. MURTHY S/O, LATE B.G GOPAL AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT, NO. 739/32, 1ST MAIN MUNESHWARA BLOCK PIPE LINE. OPP SELECTION CORNER T. DASARA HALLI BANGALORE - 560 057. 28. SRI PAUL JEREMIAH S/O, LATE DANIEL AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT, NO. 13, NEELA RAM NILAYA 2ND CROSS BANASWADI MAIN ROAD BANGALORE - 560 033. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI SUBRAMANYA BHAT M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RAJESH KOHLI THE MANAGING DIRECTOR HMT MACHINE TOOLS LTD HMT BHAVAN, NO.59 BELLARY ROAD BANGALORE - 560 032. …ACCUSED (BY SRI RAYAPPA V HADAGALI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI GEORGE JOSEPH, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 27.11.2024 PASSED IN W.P.NO.5944/2024(S-RES) (ANNEXURE-A) AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42096-DB CCC No. 402 of 2025 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 complainants have filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 27.11.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.5944/2024 (S-RES). In terms of the said order, the complainants were granted liberty to make a fresh representation quantifying their entitlement. It was also directed that the complainants' case would be considered in light of the observations made by the court in Writ Petition No.42520/2014. 2. This Court is informed that the complainants' entitlement to earned leave has been quantified. It is stated that the payments have not been made on account of paucity of funds. However, the accused company [Hindustan Machine Tools Limited] would make the payment as per the order of seniority. 3. In view of the above, the present complaint is closed. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42096-DB CCC No. 402 of 2025 4. However, it is clarified that this order will not preclude the complainants from availing their remedies or instituting such proceedings as they may consider necessary on account of non-payment of the amount payable to them. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45