IN WP No. 18020/2023

BETWEEN:

GARMENT AND TEXTILE WORKERS UNION (R)

AFFILIATED TO THE ALL INDIA

CENTRAL COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS9AICCTU),

HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO.17/1, IST FLOOR,

NEAR BMTC BUS STOP, NEW GUDDADAHALLI

MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU-560026,

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SMT PRATHIBHA R

REGISTERED UNDER INDIAN TRADE UNION ACT 1926

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI CLIFTON D'ROZARIO, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI/SMT MAITREYI KRISHNAN, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. CHIEF SECRETARY,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

2. THE SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

3. THE UNDER SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

4. THE LABOUR COMMISSIONER,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

KARMIKA BHAVANA, BANNERGHATTA ROAD,

BENGALURU-560029.

5. KARNATAKA TEXTILE MILLS ASSOCIATION,

NO.64, VASTRA BHAVAN,

4TH FLOOR, 4TH MAIN, NEAR 18TH CROSS,

MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 055,

REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY MR. V SUBASH.

(R5 IMPLEADED AS PER THE ORDER OF HON'BLE

COURT DATED 03.02.2025)

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI M RAJAKUMAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4,

SRI S S NAGANAND, SENIOR COUNSEL A/W

SRI PRAVEENKUMAR HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R5)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE R-2 BEARING NO. KE2 LWA 2023 DTD 17.01.2023 (PLACED AS ANNX-E) AS INSUFFICIENT AND DIRECT THAT THE WORKERS ARE ENTITLED TO WAGES AT THE RATE FIXED FOR ALL OTHER INDUSTRIES VIDE NOTIFICATION NO. KAE 34 LW A2022 DTD 28.07.2022 (PLACED AS ANNX-F) FORM THE PERIOD 17.01.2023 AND ETC.

IN WP NO. 14466/2023

BETWEEN:

GARMENT AND TEXTILE WORKERS UNION (R) (GATWU),

(AFFILIATED TO THE ALL INDIA CENTRAL

COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS (AICCTU),

HAVING ITS OFFICE AT

NO 17/1, 1ST FLOOR, NEAR BMTC BUS STOP,

NEW GUDDADAHALLI, MYSORE ROAD,

BENGALURU - 560026,

REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT SMT PRATHIBHA R.

...PETITIONER

(BY SRI CLIFTON D'ROZARIO, ADVOCATE FOR

SMT MAITREYI KRISHNAN, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. CHIEF SECRETARY,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001.

2. THE SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001.

3. THE UNDER SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001.

4. THE LABOUR COMMISSIONER,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

KARMIKA BHAVANA, BANNERGHATTA ROAD,

BENGALURU - 560029.

5. KARNATAKA TEXTILE MILLS ASSOCIATION,

NO.64, VASTRA BHAVAN,

4TH FLOOR, 4TH MAIN, NEAR 18TH CROSS,

MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 055,

REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY MR. V SUBASH.

6. THE CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS

ASSOCIATION OF INDIA, NO.33, SWISS COMPLEX,

RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001,

REPRESENTED BY REGIONAL SECRETARY,

MR BALAJI R.

(R5 AND R6 IMPLEADED AS PER THE ORDER

OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT DT 13.01.2025)

...RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI M RAJAKUMAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4,

SRI S S NAGANAND, SENIOR COUNSEL A/W

SRI PRAVEENKUMAR HIREMATH, ADVOCATE

FOR R5 AND R6 )

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT HOLDING THAT THE MINIMUM WAGES NOTIFIED AS PER THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE R2 BEARING NO. KE 1 LWA 2023 DT. 17.01.2023 (PLACED AS ANNX-A) IS INSUFFICIENT AND THAT THE WORKERS ARE ENTITLED TO WAGES AT THE RATE FIXED FOR THE PERIOD 01.04.2018 TO 31.03.023 AT THE RATE FIXED AS PER THE DRAFT NOTIFICATION BEARING NO. KAEE 76 LMW 2017 DT. 22.02.2018 RETROSPECTIVELY FROM 01.04.2018 (PLACED AS ANNX-J) AND ETC.

IN WP NO. 17959/2023

BETWEEN:

GARMENT AND TEXTILE WORKERS UNION (R)

(AFFILIATED TO THE ALL INDIA CENTRAL COUNCIL OF

TRADE UNIONS (AICCTU), HAVING ITS OFFICE AT

NO. 17/1, 1ST FLOOR, NEAR BMTC BUS STOP, NEW

GUDDADAHALLI, MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU-560 026,

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SMT. PRATHIBHA. R,

REGISTERED UNDER INDIAN TRADE UNION ACT 1926.

...PETITIONER

(BY SRI CLIFTON D'ROZARIO, ADVOCATE FOR

SMT MAITREYI KRISHNAN, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. CHIEF SECRETARY,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.

2. THE SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.

3. TH