Karnataka High Court
WP/18857/2018 of V VARALAKSHMI Vs UNION OF INDIA on 29 September 2026
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
HC-KAR
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
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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
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HC-KAR
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
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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.
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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
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