- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121442018 NC: 2026:KHC:54139 WP No. 18857 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 18857 OF 2018 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. V VARALAKSHMI W/O CHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS # 306, RAJKUMAR ROAD, AVATHI (V), DEVANAHALIL (TQ) BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT – 562110 2. H K ROOPA W/O GANESH N AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS # 191, KORAMANGALA (V) AVATHI (P) DEVANAHALLI (TQ) BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT – 562110 3. G N SHILPA W/O MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS # 58, YELUVALLI DODDAMARALI (P) NANDI, CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101 4. D PADMAVATHI W/O RAMANJANEYALU, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS AVATHI (V) DEVANAHALLI (TQ) BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT – 562110 5. NAGAVENI W/O SIDDARAJU NO 62, JANATHA COLONY Digitally Signed By: SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM Verified - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121442018 NC: 2026:KHC:54139 WP No. 18857 of 2018 KURUBARA KUNTE, DEVANAHALLI (TQ) BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT – 562110 6. R SHANTHA KUMARI W/O JEMMI WILLIAMS AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS # 67, KATERAMMANA GUDI BEEDI DEVANAHALLI BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT – 562110 7. K PADMA W/O VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS AVATHI (V) DEVANAHALLI (TQ) BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT – 562110 8. S N JAYASHREE W/O NAGABOOSHANA CHARI AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS DEVISHETTI HALLI (V) CHIKKABALLAPURA 9. D SHYAMALA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS WARD NO 4TH, MEDARA BEEDI, DEVANAHALLI BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT – 562110 10. P MAMATHA W/O RAMANJANEYALU AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS KORAMANGALA (V) DEVANAHALLI BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562110 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S.N. MURTHY, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SOMASHEKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA Digitally Signed By: SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM Verified - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121442018 NC: 2026:KHC:54139 WP No. 18857 of 2018 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT SHRAM SHAKTI BHAWAN, RAFI MARG NEW DELHI, DELHI – 110 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF FACTORIES GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA KAMIKA BHAVANA BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 029. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ADITYA SINGH, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. V. MANJUNATH RAYAPPA, AGA FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH SECTION 66(1)(a) AND 66(1)(b) OF THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 EXTRACTED AT ANNEXURE-A TO THIS WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners has brought to the notice of this Court that this petition is now rendered infructuous, as the relevant provisions of the Factories Act, 1948, which are the subject matter of present petition, stands repealed. Digitally Signed By: SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM Verified - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010121442018 NC: 2026:KHC:54139 WP No. 18857 of 2018 2. The submission made by the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners is taken on record. 3. In view of the above submission, this writ petition is disposed of as having rendered infructuous. (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28 Digitally Signed By: SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM Verified