Mr Jagadisha Gatty v. Mr Umashankar
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC (DB, Bengaluru), 05-02-2025; CCC No. 834 of 2024 (civil contempt); complainants Jagadisha Gatty and Sathisha; accused Umashankar, Principal Secretary, Urban Development; State of Karnataka proforma respondent; contempt for disobedience of Single Judge order dt. 26.07.2023 in WP No. 16008/2023 (S-RES); compliance via endorsement dt. 12.09.2024 by Commissioner, City Corporation, Mangaluru rejecting equal pay for equal work claim; petition disposed as not surviving; liberty to pursue independent proceedings on merits; Article 215; Sections 11 & 12, Contempt of Courts Act 1971; Anjaria CJ; Arun J.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition disposed of as not surviving upon finding of compliance with the Single Judge's directions; liberty noted to the complainants to challenge the endorsement dated 12.09.2024 in appropriate independent proceedings on merits.