- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121462025 NC: 2026:KHC:47304-DB CCC No. 232 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 232 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. PRABHU KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, S/O LATE CHINNAPPA, C/O CASUAL AND CONTRACT WORKERS ASSOCIATION, HAL 41, BC SHANKARAPPA BUILDING, KONENA AGRAHARA, HAL SANITARY BOARD AREA, BENGALURU - 560 017. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI.SANJAY G., ADVOCATE) AND: MR.RAVIKANTH GUPTA, THE GENERAL MANAGER, AEROSPACE DIVISION, HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD., BANGALORE COMPLEX, BENGALURU-560 017. …ACCUSED (BY SRI.PRADEEP S. SAWKAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT PRAYING TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTION Digitally signed by K S RENUKAMBA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121462025 NC: 2026:KHC:47304-DB CCC No. 232 of 2025 AGAINST THE ACCUSED COMPANY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDER DATED 11.08.2021 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.13999/2009 (L-SE) THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) Heard the learned counsel for the complainant and learned counsel for the accused. 2. This contempt petition is filed seeking initiation of action against the accused for non-compliance of the order dated 11.08.2021 passed in Writ Petition No.13999/2009. 3. It appears that an award passed in Ref.No.18/2002 by the Presiding Officer of the Labour Court, Bengaluru came to be challenged before this Court by the respondent / accused. The writ petition was dismissed while confirming the award dated 01.12.2008 passed by the II Additional Labor Court, Bengaluru and the accused was directed to settle all monetary dues of the workman within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121462025 NC: 2026:KHC:47304-DB CCC No. 232 of 2025 4. Learned counsel for the accused has referred to an order passed by a coordinate bench of this Court whereby an interim stay on the execution of the award was made, providing that entire monetary dues of the complainant be deposited before the concerned Labour Court. The complainant was also permitted withdrawal of the deposited amount subject to certain conditions. 5. That being the case and as has been fairly conceded by the learned counsel for the complainant there exist no contempt. The contempt petition is consigned. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2