- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1052-DB CCC No. 349 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 349 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI V VENKATESHWARA PRASAD S/O, V SUBBARAMIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT FLAT NO.102, NIKHI HOMES 4TH A CROSS, BAHUBALI NAGAR JALAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 013 2. SRI. SHANMUGAM K S/O.M.K KRISHNA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO. 342/4, 9TH CROSS NEW KAVITHA LAYOUT BAPUJI NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 026 3. SRI. K NANDAKUMAR S/O. LATE L KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.1, 11TH CROSS SHRUTHI NILAYA AGRAHARA DASARA HALLI BANGALORE - 560 079 4. SRI. V SHIVA KUMAR S/O. LATE VEERABHADRAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1052-DB CCC No. 349 of 2025 R/AT NO. 35, AMULYA CROSS SHREE MUNESHWARA LAYOUT VADERAHALLI NEAR SAMBHRAM COLLEGE VIDYARANYAPURA POST BANGALORE - 560 087 5. SRI. RAMESH BABU D.N S/O. NARAYANA SETTY D AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT No.301, DS MAX SELDON SHETTY HALLI VIGNESHWARA LAYOUT BANGALORE - 560 057 6. DR. UDAL KUMAR S S/O SIVA SHANKAR L AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT EX.TK. NO 9977/740 0-98 SECTOR-1, HMT COLONY JALAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 013 7. SRI S J DEVARAJA S/O LATE S JAYARAM AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT NO.4, 1ST CROSS KNV 2ND STAGE DODDA BANAVARA VIDYARANYAPURA POST BANGALORE - 560 097 8. SRI KADAVERU RAMESHWARAM S/O LATE SHARABHA LINGAM AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT NO.27-16/12 SURYA NILAYAM SRI KRISHNA NAGAR BEHIND KRUPA COMPLEX K.R PURAM, SIKANDARABAD - 500 056 9. SRI M VENKATESH S/O LATE MOODALIAH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1052-DB CCC No. 349 of 2025 R/AT NO.65, MUDALAGIRI NILAYA 4TH CROSS, JANATA COLONY SHETTY HALLI VILLAGE JALAHALLI WEST BENGALURU - 560 015 10. SRI RAJU C S/O LATE SRI CHIKKA NARASAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.7, 4TH CROSS CHIKKASANDRA, M.P LAYOUT BANGALORE - 560 057 11. SRI CHUNDURU MALLESWARACHARYA S/O LATE C. H ANJANEYULU AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT H. NO. 23-562, PLOT NO 606 HMT HILLS, NEAR RAMALAYAM KUNKATPALYA, S.O JNTUC HYDRABAD - 560 085 12. SRI PALANI E S/O ERUCHAN P AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT J 168, SECTOR I HMT QUARTERS JALAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 013 13. SRI GOVINDARAJ K S/O KANNAPPAN AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.7, 3RD MAIN BAHUBALINAGAR NEAR APOLLO PHARMACY JALAHALLI - 560 013 14. SRI RAMESH N S/O NARAYAN RAO AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.3, 1ST B CROSS AMBA BHAVANI NAGAR DODDABETTAHALLI - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1052-DB CCC No. 349 of 2025 VIDYARANYAPURA POST BENGALURU - 560 097 15. SRI DEVANANDAN S/O U RAJAPPAN AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT PADIYATH HOUSE NANTHIATTUKUNNAN NORTH PARAVOORU PO ERNAKULAM - 683 513, KERALA 16. SRI SUBRAMANI N S/O NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT NO.6, 2ND CROSS SUMUKHA NILAYA GANESHA LAYOUT, M.S PALYA VIDYARANYAPURA BANGALORE - 97 17. SRI R MOHAMMED ALI AZGAR S/O LATE A ABDUL RAZAK AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.3, 3RD MAIN ROAD KEG LAYOUT RMV 2ND STAGE BANGALORE-94 18. SRI BANKAPUR S.C S/O LATE SRI CHINNAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.164, 7TH A MAIN NARASIPURA LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA - 97 19. SRI N PILLESHA S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT NO.7, 9TH MAIN ROAD ADITYANAGAR, VIDYARANYAPURA BANGALORE - 560 097 20. SRI RAMKRISHNA P S/O P MURAHARI RAO - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1052-DB CCC No. 349 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT No.2-2, RAMALAYAM STREET PALLAMALLI VILLAGE (PO) CHINNAKURTI PRAKASAM DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH - 523 263 21. SRI DINESH KUMAR V S/O S VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.32, PRAKASH ENCLAVE VINYAS LAYOUT, KRS ROAD YELAWALA GRAMA YELAWALA, MYSORE - 571 130 22. SRI SHIVAKUMAR G S S/O G. S CHIKKANNA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT NO.228, 8TH MAIN ROAD NAGARABAVI, IIND STAGE 9TH BLOCK, BANGALORE - 72 23. SRI PRAKASHA S/O LATE BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT, No.138, BHYRAVESHWARA NILAYA 2ND CROSS, VIJAYALAKSHMI LAYOUT BAGALAGUNTE BENGALURU - 560 073 24. SRI BORAIAH S/O LATE BASAVAIAH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO. 05, 1ST CROSS, 2ND MAIN VENKATASWAMAPPA LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA BANGALORE - 560 097 25. SRI ANJANEYA R S/O LATE RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS EX.TK. NO. 9854/371 NO.14, GORAGUNTE PALYA - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1052-DB CCC No. 349 of 2025 1ST 'C' CROSS, TUMKURU ROAD BANGALORE - 560 022 26. SRI VENKATAPPA S/O LATE GIRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT, EX. TK. NI. 9847/251 NO. 1/12,15TH MAIN, 4TH BLOCK NANDINI LAYOUT BANGALORE - 560 096 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SMT RASHMI K, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUBRAMANYA BHAT M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RAJESH KOHLI THE MANAGING DIRECTOR HMT MACHINE TOOLS LTD. HMT BHAVAN, NO.59 BELLARY ROAD BANGALORE - 560 032 2. SRI SUBRAMANYA BHAT GENERAL MANAGER HMT MACHINE TOOLS LTD. BANGALORE COMPLEX JALAHALLI, BANGALORE - 560 013 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. RAYAPPA Y HADAGALI, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 28.10.2024 PASSED IN WP NO.21493/2024 (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: - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1052-DB CCC No. 349 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA 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 28.10.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.21493/2024 (S-R). The operative part of the said order reads as under: "Taking note of the order passed by the Co-ordinate Bench, the respondents to consider the legal notice at Annexure-G as a representation and ought to take note of the observations made in W.P. No.45250/2014 and disposed off the said representation in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order." 2. The accused has filed a compliance affidavit, inter alia, stating that it has considered the representations and has accepted the liability to pay the earned leave encashment. However, it is stated that it is unable to pay the same on account of paucity of funds. 3. Since the representations made by the complainants have been considered, we are unable to accept that the directions have - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1052-DB CCC No. 349 of 2025 been disobeyed. Needless to state that the complainants would be at liberty to take steps for recovery of the dues which are admittedly payable. 4. The complaint is closed with the aforesaid observations. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (UMESH M ADIGA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24