- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47446-DB CCC No. 656 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 656 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI GOPALA KRISHNA B S/O, LATE B BUCHAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT C-410, SRUTIKA SPRING FIELDS APARTMENTS, SINGAPURA MAIN ROAD VIDYARANYAPURA BANGALORE-560097 2. SRI. BHUVANESHWARAN T.P S/O, T.M PALANISWAMY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT, G, F-006 SUMUKHA OPAL APARTMENTS 17TH CROSS, 15TH MAIN J.P NAGAR 5TH PHASE BANGALORE-78 3. SRI. SURESH KUMAR S/O. KRISHNAN H AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.338, GRACE COTTAGE 3RD CROSS NEAR HOLY FAMILY CHURCH KRISHNA REDDY LAYOUT RAMAMURTHY NAGAR Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47446-DB CCC No. 656 of 2025 BANGALORE NORTH -16 4. SRI. C KUMAR S/O. LATE CHINNADORAI AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT, NO. 3 EZEKIEL COTTAGE 5TH CROSS, (OPP SPRINGS APARTMENTS) A SECTOR AMRUTHANAGAR SAHAKAR NAGAR POST BANGALORE-92 5. SRI.PRABHAKAR K S/O. LATE V KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT 38, 4TH CROSS AMRUTHA NAGAR, A SECTOR BANGALORE-560092 6. SRI MOHAMMAD RAFI S/O, MOHAMMAD YUSUF AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT 308, 6TH CROSS 3RD BLOCK, HMT LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA, BANGALORE NORTH-560092 7. SRI SHARMA J.P S/O, LATE MUNNA LAL SHARMA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT, NO- A 20, SECTOR-IV HMT COLONY BANGALORE-13 8. SRI NAGENDER G S/O, LATE GOTTEPU JANARDHAN AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT, NO.1-9-485/3, FLAT NO 202, ANURAG APARTMENTS LALITHA NAGAR, ADIKMET MUSHEERABAD, HYDERABAD ANDRAPRADESH-500044 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47446-DB CCC No. 656 of 2025 9. SRI CHANNA REDDY S/O, LATE VEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT, NO. 118, SURYA SUTHA NILAYA, 2ND CROSS, BEHIND VEERANJANEYA TEMPLE GANAPATHI NAGARA ACHITHNAGAR, BANGALORE-560107 10. SMT RATHNAMMA P W/O, LATE PUTTARAJU AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT, NO. 1145, 1ST MAIN, 5TH BLOCK HMT LAYOUT, NAGASANDRA POST BENGALURU-560078 11. SRI PRABHU O S/O O. CHANDRASHEKHAR AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT, NO 78, FLAT NO.5, ASWATH ENCLAVE EAST END D MAIN ROAD, JAYANAGAR, 9TH BLOCK BANGALORE-560069 12. SRI V N LAKSHMI NARASIMHA PRAKASH S/O, LATE V S NEELAKANTHA RAO AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT, NO 60, 2ND CROSS NATARAJA LAYOUT JP NAGAR, 7TH PHASE BENGALURU-560078 13. SRI VIMALA M.S W/O, M N SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT, FLAT NO. 208, 2ND FLOOR 970/13, 15TH A CROSS, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47446-DB CCC No. 656 of 2025 A SECTOR, KHB HIGH RISE APARTMENTS YELAHANKA NEW TOWN BENGALURU-560064 14. SRI T SURENDER S/O, T MADHUSUDHANA SWAMY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT, FLAT NO. 403, 4TH FLOOR SHASHANK AIKYA AMBA BHAVANI TEMPLE ROAD SHAMARAJAPURA VILLAGE VIDYARANYAPURA BANGALORE NORTH-97 15. DR. JAYALAKSHMI N MURTHY C/O, S NARASIMHA N MURTHY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT, NO. MM 15, GOOD EARTH MEDLEY KENGERI, KAMBIPURA BANGALORE-560074 16. DR SABITHA MISHRA W/O MR. AMULYA RANJAN DASH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT, 821, 3RD MAIN, 4TH BLOCK HMT LAYOUT, NAGASANDRA BANGALORE NORTH-560073 17. SRI LOUIS MARTIN S/O, LATE IRUDAYANATHAN AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT, 20/1, GRACE COTTAGE NEW PENSION LANE, J.J NAGAR, 2ND CROSS, BENGALURU-560018 18. SRI JAYARAM R - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47446-DB CCC No. 656 of 2025 S/O. RAMASWAMY A.N AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT, NO. 411, 12TH CROSS NEAR SWIMMING POOL SADASHIVA NAGAR BANGALORE-560080 19. SRI SHANTHA KUMAR K S/O, LATE G KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT, NO J 150, 11TH CROSS 2ND MAIN ROAD, LAKSHMINARAYANAPURA SRIRAMPURA, BANGALORE-560021 20. GAYATHRI JAGADEEESHA D/O,B M VEERABHADRAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT, VEELYA NILAYA NO. 41, 3RD STAGE B SECTOR, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN BANGALORE NORTH YELAHANKA, BANGALORE-560054. NO.20 21. D.R SURYA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT, C/O C-140, SRUTIKA SPRING FIELDS APARTMENTS, SINGAPURA MAIN ROAD VIDYARANYAPURA BANGALORE-560097 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. SUBRAMANYA BHAT M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RAJESH KOHLI THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47446-DB CCC No. 656 of 2025 HMT MACHINE TOOLS LTD., HMT BHAVAN, NO.59, BELLARY ROAD, BANGALORE-560032. 2. SRI SUBRAMANYA BHAT GENERAL MANAGER, HMT MACHINE TOOLS LTD., BANGALORE COMPLEX, JALAHALLI, BANGALORE-560013 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. B.S. SHRINIVAS, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. B.L. SANJEEV, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 16.12.2024 PASSED IN W.P. NO.32435/2024 (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: 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 16.12.2024 passed in Writ Petition No.32435/2024 (S-RES). - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47446-DB CCC No. 656 of 2025 2. Learned counsel for the complainants submits that in compliance with the said order, the quantum of retirement benefits has been acknowledged. However, the same has not been paid on account of paucity of funds. 3. It is pointed out that similar complaints filed by the complainants have been closed. 4. In view of the above, the present complaint is closed as well. 5. It is clarified that this would not preclude the complainants from enforcing the debts, which have been acknowledged, in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42