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2026 DAILYLAW 6287 (KAR)

RAMANNA K S v. MR. D. JAYARAM DIRECTOR

CCC/830/2025 · 2026-02-16

C M Poonacha

Contempt Petitionbody2026

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9176-DB CCC No. 830 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 830 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. RAMANNA K.S. S/O LATE SHANAIAH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT No.3769, 6TH BLOCK SIR M VISVESHWARAIAH LAYOUT ULLALA, BENGALURU - 560 110 2. RANGAIAH H.K. S/O KODAIAH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT No.751, VASTHANAGARA HESARAGHATTA BENGALURU NORTH TALUK BENGALURU - 560 088 3. LAKSHMIKANTH N.T. S/O THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/A NIDUVALLALU HEBBURU HOBLI TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 120 4. PUTTASWAMY C L S/O LATE LINGAIAH D AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT.NO 10, 5TH CROSS, 4TH MAIN AGARAHARA DASARAHALLI Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9176-DB CCC No. 830 of 2025 MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 079 5. RAMANNA S/O LATE GOVINDAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT No.171, 4TH CROSS 4TH MAIN, PANCHASHEELA NAGAR MOODALAPALYA BENGALURU - 560 079 6. YOGEESH M.R. S/O. LATE RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT KELAGADE BEEDI MOTAGANAHALLI MAGADI TALUK, SOLUR HOBLI RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 127 7. RAMANNA K S/O LATE KARIYANNA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO.107, 5TH CROSS KURUBARAHALLI, J C NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 086 8. NANJUNDA S/O. KARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT NO.239, GANGA NADI ROAD BRUNDAVAN NAGAR DHOBHI GHAT BENGALURU - 560 019 9. SRINIVAS S/O LATE NALLAPPA K T AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9176-DB CCC No. 830 of 2025 R/AT NO.529, 10TH CROSS 1ST MAIN, VENKATASWAMY GARDEN IPD SALAPPA LAYOUT JAGAJEEVARAM NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 026 10. RANGASWAMY S/O RANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO.23, 1ST FLOOR 9TH CROSS, NEAR AKASH THEATRE RAJESHWARI NAGAR, LAGGERE BENGALURU - 560 058 11. N.H. HANUMMAIAH S/O NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.20/105, 11TH CROSS MUNESHWARA NAGAR SUNKADAKATTE BENGALURU - 560 091 12. PUTTASWAMY S/O MARIAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT NO.240, 1ST STAGE MARUTHINAGAR, SONNENAHALLI SURVEY NO.17, KENGERI HOBLI BENGALURU - 560 056 13. CHANDRAPPA S/O MARLYAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT NO.1643, 5TH MAIN GADI MUDDANNA ROAD MEENAKSHI NAGAR KAMAKSHIPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 079 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9176-DB CCC No. 830 of 2025 14. GANESH K S/O LATE H.V. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/A NO.27, RESERVOIR STREET BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU - 560 004 15. THAMMAIAH Y E S/O EERA NAIK AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT YARIGENAHALLI J.C.PURA, ARASIKERE TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 126 16. KRISHNAPPA S/O LATE YELLEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO.1914/263 MARALU HOLA, 2ND CROSS MANAGALAVARAPETE CHANNAPATTANA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 160 17. NARASIMHA T S/O NARAYANSWAMY T AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT NO.20, JAKKARAYANAKERE SESHADRIPURAM BENGALURU - 560 020 18. VENKATARAMU S/O RAJARAME GOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT C/O DILIP KUMAR NO.20/A, RAJGOPAL NAGAR NEAR RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE LAGGERE, BENGALURU - 560 058 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9176-DB CCC No. 830 of 2025 19. SHIVAKUMAR G C S/O LATE CHIKKAVEERAPPA G L AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT GUDDENAHALLI KASABA HOBLI, TURUVEKERE TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 227 20. RAVIKUMAR S/O DESI GOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT NO.771, 7TH MAIN NARMADA NADI ROAD BRUNDAVAN NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 050 21. GIRIYAPPA S/O LATE MANJAPPA NAIK AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.29, SAPTHAGIRI NILAYA 4TH MAIN, SVG NAGAR MOODALAPALYA BENGALURU - 560 072 22. SHANKAR S/O RANGASWAMALAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT NO.113, 4TH A CROSS AKKALA GOODU VINAYAKANAGARA KAMAKSHIPALYA BENGALURU - 560 079 23. VIJAYAKUMAR S/O LATE PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.84, BEHIND KALYANAPPA BUILDING - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9176-DB CCC No. 830 of 2025 NEAR BINDU AMOOLYA APARTMENT, MUDDINAPALYA MAGADI MAIN ROAD 24. SMT. KALPANA W/O LATE ANAND V RESPRESENTING DECEASED EMPLOYEE AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT NO.1, 1ST CROSS R K STREET, SESHADRIPURAM BENGALURU - 560 020 25. SADASIVAIAH M R S/O REVANASIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT NO.333, SITE NO.261/108 LANDS LAYOUT NEAR NURSERY BUS STOP BEHIND VPM HOSPITAL NELAMANGALA - 562 133 26. NAVEEN KUMAR M S/O. MADAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT NO.153, 1ST CROSS 1ST MAIN, KK LAYOUT PAPAREDDYPALYA BENGALURU - 560 072 27. RAVIKUMAR Y M S/O LATE MOODALAGIRALAH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT SRI SIDDALINGESHWARA NAGARA, YADIYOORU KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKURU DISTRICT - 572 142 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9176-DB CCC No. 830 of 2025 28. SMT. PUSHPA M.H. W/O LATE SRINIVAS G REP. DECEASED EMPLOYEE AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT GUDDENAHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, KASABA HOBLI TURUVEKERE TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 227 29. PRAKASH S S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/A NO.177, 7TH MAIN NARMADA NADI ROAD BRUNDAVANA NAGAR SRINAGAR HANUMANTHANAGAR.P.O, BENGALURU - 560 019 30. DEVARAJA H.K. S/O. LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT NO.308, 1ST MAIN PANCHASHEELA NAGAR MOODALAPALYA BENGALURU - 560 079 31. RAGHU B S/O LATE BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT NO.107, DEVANAIKANAHALLI TURUVEKERE TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 221 32. DEVARAJA M S/O MUDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9176-DB CCC No. 830 of 2025 R/AT NO.225/1, 3RD MAIN THYAGARAJANAGAR 2ND BLOCK, BAIRAPPA BLOCK BENGALURU - 560 028 33. YOGEESHA Y.G. S/O Y.T. GOVINDARAJ AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT NEAR VINAYAKA TEMPLE BEHIND SIDDALINGESHWARA TEMPLE, YADIYOORU KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 142 34. SHANKAR A S/O LATE SHIVAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT D CROSS, 2ND WARD MUTHSANDRA, DODDABALLAPURA BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203 35. DEVARAJA C.S. S/O LATE NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.71/4, 9TH CROSS JARAGANAHALLI, J P NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 078 36. PUTTASWAMY S/O THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT NO.24, 6TH CROSS ANDHRAHALLI MAIN ROAD VIDYAMANA NAGARA BENGALURU - 560 091 - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9176-DB CCC No. 830 of 2025 37. DHANANJAYA T S/O LATE THAMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.93, 5TH CROSS 4TH MAIN, PANCHASHEELA NAGARA MOODALAPALYA BENGALURU - 560 079 38. MAHADEVAIAH K.S. S/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT KODIMUDDANAHALLI D S PALYA POST HEBBURU HOBLI TUMKUR TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 120 39. REVANNASIDDAIAH S/O LATE SIDDAGANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO.55, 16TH CROSS KURUBARAHALLI, J C NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 086 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. SRINIVASAN A.J., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. D. JAYARAM DIRECTOR M/S RAMAKRISHNA HOTEL AND ENTERPRISES RAMAKRISHNA LODGE REGISTERED UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 1956 No.262, SUBHEDAR CHATRAM ROAD GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 009 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9176-DB CCC No. 830 of 2025 2. MR. GNANESHWAR JAYARAJ DIRECTOR DJR ENTERPRISES PVT LTD. REGISTERED UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 1956 SHOP No.20/30, 1ST FLOOR SJR VIVA MALL (KALPANA COMPLEX) KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 009 3. SHRI SHYAM RAO THE ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER AND CONTROLLING AUTHORITY SUB DIV.5, KARMIKA BHAVANA MANJUNATH NAGAR BAGALAGUNTE BENGALURU - 560 073 4. SHRI LOKESH NAIK SPECIAL TAHSILDHAR BENGALURU NORTH TALUK KANDHAYA BHAVAN GROUND FLOOR, K.G.ROAD BENGALURU - 560 009 …ACCUSED 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVT. LABOUR DEPARTMENT NO.141, 4TH FLOOR VIKASA SOUDHA DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. DEVI SOWMYA L., ADVOCATE FOR A1 & 2; SRI S.H.RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR A3 & A4 & PRO. RESPT.) - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9176-DB CCC No. 830 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 4 FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 10.03.2025 IN W.P.NO.23091/2024 (L-RES), ETC. 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 learned counsel appearing for the complainants states that the order, disobedience of which is alleged, has been complied with. 2. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 24