- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 29071 OF 2023 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. THE KARNATAKA STATE BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION HAVING OFFICE AT MAHATMA GANDHI NAGARA CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 501 REP. BY ITS STATE SECRETARY SRI Y KUMAR S/O OF YALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 2. PRASANNA D.N. S/O NAGENDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS PILIKERENAHALLI MEGALAHALLI CHALKERE, CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 502. 3. VENKATESH H S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS BOVIKALONI DAVANAGERE ROAD CHALKERE, CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 4. TANSHEER AHMAD S/O PATEL MOHAMMED YUSUF AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS KURUBARAHALLI CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 520 5. SHIVAMMA W/O HONAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS JANUKONDA PANDARAHALLY CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 555 6. MOULA S/O RAHAMATH ULLA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS ESHWARA TEMPLE CHELGUDDA CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 7. ESHWARAPPA S/O DURUGAPPA GONURU CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 8. G MALLIKARJUNA S/O H GANGAPPA DAVANAGERE ROAD BEHIND KARNATAKA PETROL BUNK BHOVI COLONY CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 9. ALIKAMMA W/O SURAPPA KODAGAVALLI POST HOLALKERE CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 523 10. SATHISH CHAR S/O THIPPESHA CHAR KALKERE, HOLALKERE TALUK - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 531 11. YALLAPPA S/O PUTTAPPA KALLIHATTI KURUBARAHALLI CHITHRADURGA KARNTAKA - 577 520 12. MOHAMMED ZABI ULLA S/O MUZAVAR BASHA KURUBARAHALLI CHALLAKERE CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 420 13. KAVITHA W/O NARAYANAPPA JANUKONDA PANDRAHALLY CHALLAKERE CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 555 14. SUDHA W/O RAJAPPA JANUKONDA PANDRAHALLI POST CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 555 15. NAGARAJU M S/O MURIGEPPA KANNADA SCHOOL BANK POST MATADUKUNBARAHATY CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 502 16. KAVITHA H W/O MANJAPPA KALLIHALLI VTC. KURUBARAHALLI KURUBARAHALLI DISTRICT CHITHRADURGA, KARNATAKA - 577520 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 17. MAHANTHAMMA D/O KALLESH NEAR SUKLAMBHA TEMPLE CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 555 18. VEERESH C D/O CHANDRASHEKARAIAH SWAMY VIVEKANANDA NAGAR 4TH CROSS, JOGIMATTI ROAD CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 19. UMESH P S/O PARASHURAMPPA KALLIHATTI, KURUBARAHALLI BHEEMASAMUDRA, CHALLAKERE CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 520 20. HOSURAMMA W/O JAYAPPA KALLIHATTI, KURUBARAHALLI CHALLAKERE CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 520 21. THIPPESWAMI S/O RAMANNA BHOVI COLONY DAVANAGERE ROAD CHALLAKERE CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 22. BHAGYAMMA D/O CHIDANANDAPPA DANDINA KURUBARAHALLI GOLLARAHALLI CHALLAKERE CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 524 23. GHOUSE PEAR K S/O KHALANDAR SAB - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 GOPAL PURA CHALLAKERE CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 24. B HEMAVATHI W/O LOHITH KUMAR JANUKONDA VILLAGE PANDARAHALLI POST CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 555 25. THIPPESWAMY S/O HANUMANTHAPPA JANUKONDA PANDARAHALLI CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 555 26. S SATHISH KUMAR S/O SOMANAIKA DEVARAJ BEEDI DODDAPETE, CHALLAKERE CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 27. SALEEM S/O MOHAMMED SHAFIULLA 2ND CROSS, KAMANBAVI BADAVANE POST OFFICE ROAD CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 28. SRIHARSHA M S/O MAHANTHESH BENGALURU ROAD NH 4 MAHATHMA GANDHINAGAR 5TH CHALLAKERE CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 29. UMESH S/O NARASIMHAPPA 2ND LAYOUT KAVADIRAHALLI MATADAKURABARAHALLI - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 502 30. BASAMMA W/O VENKATAPPA MADAKARIPURA CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 524 31. M R NARASIMHASWAMY S/O RANGASWAMY MEDAKERIPURA CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 524 32. SEEMA KOUSER W/O MANSOOR HOLKERE ROAD CHELLGUDDA PEER SAB COMPOUND BACK CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 33. RENUKAMMA W/O THIMMESNI KALLIHATTI KURUBARAHALLI CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 520 34. GOPALAKRISHNA S/O ERABHOVI SAJJANAKERE JAMPANNAIKANAKOTE CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 532 35. THIPPESH S/O THAMMANNA JANUKONDA PANDRAHALLI CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 555 36. RAJAPPA K S/O KEMPANNA KURUBARAHALLI - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 520 37. S PAPAYYA S/O SANNA ANNAYYA HYCLE HALALKERE CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 38. BASAVARAJU S/O CHOWDAYYA SUDUGADANAPALYA KURUBARAHALLI HOSADURGA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 39. G KAMALAMMA W/O M MALLIKARJUNAIAH YALANODU HOBALI YALANADU CHIKKANAYAKANAHALLI TUMKUR KARNATAKA - 572218 40. KEMPAMMA W/O CHANDRAPPA THOTADA MANE SHIRIRAM PURA CHITRADURGA KARNTAKA - 577 542 41. MAHENDRA S/O KARIBASAPPA BHOVI COLONY GOPALAPURA, CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 42. JAYASRI K S W/O YOGESH POBALAPURA SRIRAMPURA HOSADURGA CHITHRADURA KARNATAKA - 577 542 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 43. ANAND S/O ANJINAPPA BHOVI COLONY DAVANAGERE ROAD CHITRADURA KARNATAKA - 577 501 44. MANSUR BASHA S/O HUSAIN SAB 2ND STRESS MATADA KURUBARAHALLI NEAR GOVT. HIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL MATADAKURUBARAHALLI CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 502 45. MAHAMAD ABID S/O MAHAMED SHARIFF VINAYAKABADAVANE HOSADURGA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 527 46. MANJUNATHA R S/O RANGASWAMY # 133, BAPUJI NAGAR 4TH CROSS PILLEKERENAHALLI STATION ROAD CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 502 47. RENUKA W/O NAGARAJU KODAGAVALLI HOLAKERE CHITRADURAG KARNATAKA - 577 523 48. KARIYAMMA W/O NAGARAJU OLALKERE SRIRAMPURA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 49. R LAKSHMI W/O HANUMANTHAPPA THIRUMALA BOVI COLONY AADIVALA HIRIYURU CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 511 50. DEVI W/O NAVEENA AGARAHALLI MURUGHARAJENDRA NAGAR M.K. HATTI POST CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 502 51. JAYANNA S/O RANGANNA OBALLAPURA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 52. MYLARAPPA C S/O CHANDRAPPA L 19TH WARD 7TH AAYYAPPA SWAMY TEMPLE BEHIND ANJENAYA EXTENSION HOSADURGA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 523 53. SHRIVIVAS K N S/O NAGENDRAPPA NO. 256 GANDHI NAGAR CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 54. MANJUANTHA V S/O VENAKTESH G BHOVI COLONY 26 DAVANAGERE ROAD CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 55. MADHU M S/O MAYANNA ST CHINNAKESHAVA TEMPLE NEAR SUNITHA NARSHING HOME OPPOSITE KELAGATE CHALLAGERE CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 56. HANUMAKKA W/O NINGAPPA H HULLUR, CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 555 57. ANANDA S/O DASAPPA No. 223, DAVANAERE ROAD BEHIND UNIYAM PARK CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 58. VENKATESH S/O BOARAIAH KODAGAVALLIHATTI HOLALKERE T CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 523 59. BHAGYAMMA B W/O MANJUNATH H .T. KODAGRAHALLI HATTI HOLALKERE CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 523 60. K T PAPPANNA S/O THIPPESWAMY KT KODAGAVAHALLI HATTI CHITHRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 523 61. LAKKAMMA W/O LOKESH N OBALAPURA SRIRAMAPURA - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 HOSADURGA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 62. DRAKSHIYANAMMA W/O NINGAPPA OBALAPURA SRIRAMAPURA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 63. INDRAMMA W/O LAKSHMANA SRIRAMPURA HOBALI OBALAPURA POST HEGGERE CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 64. KUMAR D C/O DASAPPA ALIS OBALAPURA VILLAGE SRIRAPURA HOSADURGA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 65. ANJINI V S/O VENKATESHAPPA D NO 189, DAVANAGERE ROAD BEHIND PETROL BUNK BOVI COLONY CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 66. ZAHIR KHAN S/O KHALEEL SAB PB ROAD BHARAMASAGARA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 519 67. HEMANTH S/O RAMAPPA - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 CHANNAKKI HONDA BOVI COLONY DAVANAGERE ROAD CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 68. RATHNAMMA W/O HANUMANTHAIAH OBALAPURA SRIRAMPUARA HOSADURGA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 69. CHANDRAPPA S L S/O LATE LAKSHMANAPPA 4TH CROSS HOLALKERE ROAD BVKS LAYOUT CHOWDESHWARI BADAVANE CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 70. ABHISHEK C S/O CHITRA SHEKHARAPPA KITTADAHATTY LAKSHMISAGARA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 541 71. H MANJUNATHA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA YENKANATESHWARI NILAYA MEDEHALI ROAD NEAR VENKATESHWARA KALYANA MANTAPA EDGA MOHALLA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 72. MAHESH H S/O HANUMANTHAPPA NEAR MOORU MAKADAMMA TEMPLE MARUTHI NAGARA CHITRADURGA CHALLAKERE, CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 73. KHAJA NIJAM UDDIN BHASHA S/O MAHAMMAD SHABBIR AGASARA HALLI MATADAKURUBARAHATTI MATADAKURABARAHATTY CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 502 74. DEEPA D/O BALAPPA JANATHA COLONY MEDAKERIPURA MADIKEREPURA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 524 75. MOHAMED AMEEN HUSSAIN C/O SHFIULLA #125, DHARMASHALA ROAD OPP KOMALA NURSING HOME BANDRA MOHALLA VTC CHITRADURGA PO CHITRADURGA SUB DISTRICT CHALLAKERE DISTRICT CHITRADURGA STATE KARNATAKA - 577 501 76. GEETHA W/O KUMARA GANDHI NAGARA 2ND CROSS, CHITRADURGA CHALLAKERE, CHITRADRGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 77. CHANDRAPPA S/O OBAIAH S C K PURA KELAGOTE CHALLAKERE CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 78. N J NAGABHUSHANA S/O N B JAYAPPA M B D ROAD OPPOSITE RH FACTORY - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 CHITHADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 79. MAILARAPPA HIREGUNDANOORU KODAGAVALLI HIREGUNTANURU CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 520 80. BHUVANESH B S/O BHEEMAPPA MALAPPANA HATTI MATADDKURABARAHATTY CHALLKERE, CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 502 81. M. KAMALA W/O T. VENKATESH BURUJINAHATTI VINAYAKA SCHOOL FRONT CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 82. SHEELA C.G. W/O R. KOTTRESH ALLAYU AKBAR BUILDING HOLALKERE BEEDI MANDAKKI BHATTI 2ND CROSS, CHITRADURGA CHALLAKERE, CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 83. AJAY O S/O D. ONKARAPPA NEW SANT MAIDANA KUMBARAPETE, CHITRADURGA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 84. ISMAIL S/O KHAJA HUSEEN BANDA MHOLLA CHIKKAPETE - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 DHARMASHALA ROAD CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 85. NAGARAJAPPA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA KALLIHATTY, KURUBARAHALLI CHALLAKERE, CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 520 86. RENUKA W/O HOSURAPPA KALLAHATTI KURUBARAHALLI CHALLAKERE CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 520 87. MOHAMED RAFEEQ ULLA S/O LATE MOHADMAD MANSOOR DHARMASHALA ROAD BANDA MOHALLA NEAR KOMALA NURSING HOME CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 88. KUMAR Y S/O YELLAPPA L GONUR, GONURU CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 517 89. THIMMAIAH M S/O MARAPPA P.E. ANNEHAL VADDARAHATTI ANNEHAL, CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 555 90. BASAVARAJ Y S/O LATE YALLAPPA MAYASANDRA BEERANAHALLY HIRIYUR, CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 599 - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 91. MANJUNATH H S/O HANUMANTHAPPA S # 417, B.D.ROAD BHOVI COLONY CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 501 92. SURESH S/O MEESENAGAPPA SASALU, TARALABALU CIRCLE CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 518 93. DEVIRAMMA W/O GAVIRANGAPPA OBHALAPURA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 94. PARVATHAMMA W/O CHANDRA SHEKAR HEGGERE CHALLAKERE CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 95. NEELAMMA W/O RANGANATHA R OBALAPURA SRIRAMAPURA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 96. LAKSHMI W/O CHALUUMURTHY OBALAPURA POST SRIRAMAPURA HOSADURGA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 97. KUMARAPPA S/O GIDDAKECHAPPA OBHALAPURA - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 SRIRAMPURA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 98. GURUMURTHY H.G. S/O GANGADHARAPPA HEGGERE CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 99. BHAGYAMMA C/O RANGANATHA OBALAPURA POST SRIRAMPURA HOBALI HOSADURGA TALUK HEGGERE, HOSADURGA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 100. RANGANATHA S/O RANGAPPA OALAPURA CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 101. LALITHAMMA W/O UMAPATHI OBHALAP UR OBALAPURA HEGGERE SRIRAMPURA CHALLAKERE, CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA - 577 542 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI KRISHNA KUMAR H.G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY/COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 2. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REP BY ITS SECRETARY 3. THE KARNATAKA STATE BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD KALYANA SURAKSHA BHAVANA GOVERNMENT ITI COMPOUND NEAR BENGALURU DAIRY CIRCLE BANNERGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 029 4. THE KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD KAVERI BHAVAN BENGALURU - 560 002 REP BY ITS SECRETARY 5. THE KARNATAKA SLUM DEVELOPMENT BOARD SHESHADRIPURAM BENGALURU - 560 020 REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR WRIT OF LIKE NATURE DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT No.1 TO THE WRIT PETITION TO HOLD ENQUIRY REGARDING THE PROCESS OF DISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS IN RESPECT OF PERSONS IN WHOSE FAVOUR OF PERSONS WHO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RULE 42 OF THE BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WOKERS (EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND TERMS OF SERVICE) ACT, 1996, PRODUCED AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE-F TO THE WRIT PETITION WITHIN A LIMITED TIME FRAME THAT MAY BE PERMITTED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT AND ETC. - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34175-DB WP No. 29071 of 2023 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the petitioners. It is noticed that none had appeared for the petitioners on the previous hearing (hearing held on 25.06.2025) as well. 2. The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5