- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24520-DB WA No. 682 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO WRIT APPEAL NO. 682 OF 2024 (L-RES) BETWEEN: MR. KAUSTUBHA S GUDI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O SRI. SUDNYANENDRA S GUDI F8 1ST FLOOR NARAYAN RESIDENCY 6TH CROSS, MALMADDI NEAR RAILWAY STATION DHARWAD KARNATAKA-580 007 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. KAUSTUBHA S GUDI - PARTY-IN-PERSON- ABSENT) AND: 1. TRILOGY E-BUSINESS SOFTWARE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2000PTC027270 (WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY AND CONTROLLED ENTITY OF VERSATA INTERNATIONAL INC.) (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS TRILOGY-INDIA THROUGHT THE APPEAL) 2. VERSATA ENTERPRISES INC. (100% SHARES WHOLLY-OWNED Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24520-DB WA No. 682 of 2024 BY AND CONTROLLED ENTITY OF TRILOGY ENTERPRISES INC. TAXPAYER NUMBER: 32034702434 3. IGNITE TECHNOLOGIES INC. (MERGED WITH IGNITE ETNERPRISE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS INC.) (100% SHARES WHOLLY-OWNED BY AND CONTROLLED ENTITY OF ESW CAPTIAL LLC) TAX PAYER NUMBER: 17528984069 4. ESW CAPTIAL GROUP (THE COMPANIES LISTED FROM 1 TO 3 ABOVE, ALONG WITH THE 14 OTHER ENTITIES AS DETAILED IN ANNEXURE-AD1, AND INCLUDING THE ONES ABOVE (TOTALLY 17), THAT OPERATE FROM SHARED ADDRESSES IN INDIA AND THE USA. THEY FUNCTION AS AN INTEGRATED ENTERPIRSE AND UNIFIED BUSINESS ENTITY ACTING AS JOINT EMPLOYERS, AND ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE "ESW CAPTIAL GROUP") REP. BY ITS SHARED A. DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS B. AUDITORS C. SIGNIFICANT BENEFICIAL OWNERS HAVING THEIR ADDRESSES AS DETAILED IN ANNEXURE-AD1 5. SRI. DHYAN CHINNAPPA SENIOR ADVOCATE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24520-DB WA No. 682 of 2024 No.33, XAVIER LAYOUT I CORSS, VICTORIA ROAD BENGALURU-560 047 mcdhyan@gmail.com MOB No.9886301630, 41473535 41473536, 41473537 6. SHRI. SRINIVASN RAGHAVAN V. SENIOR ADVOCATE No.161, JUDGES COLONY 3RD 'F' CROSS, III STAGE II BLOCK, WEST OF CHORD ROAD BENGALURU-560 079 raghavan@induslaw.com MOB No.9845186915 080-40726600 7. INDUS LAW ADVOCATES 101, 1ST FLOOR, "EMBASSY CLASSIC" #11, VITTAL MALLYA ROAD BENGALURU-560 001 INDIA T: +91 8040726600 F: +91 8040726666 E: bengaluru@induslaw.com 8. NSK ATTORNEYS #527/B, TEJAS ARCADE 3RD FLOOR, 1ST MAIN ROAD DR. RAJKUMAR ROAD BENGALURU-560 010 M: +91-9108980980 …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 07.03.2024 IN WP No.49970/2018 AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE APPELLANT HEREIN BY DIRECTING THE 1ST RESPONDENT - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24520-DB WA No. 682 of 2024 TO PAY WAGES UNDER SECTION 17-B OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT, 1947 AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEFS INCLUDING THE COSTS THROUGHOUT AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Till today, office objections are not complied. Therefore, in view of the peremptory order dated 17.06.2025 passed by this Court, no further order is required. 2. Accordingly, appeal stands dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (DR.K.MANMADHA RAO) JUDGE RAK,List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49