The High Court of Karnataka dismissed the miscellaneous first appeal filed by three appellants against an Employees Compensation award dated 09.03.2018 for lack of prosecution due to non-appearance of appellants' counsel on multiple listing dates.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 6986 OF 2019 (ECA-D)
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by JAI JYOTHI J Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
(BY SRI. ANANDA.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
…APPELLANTS
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…RESPONDENTS THIS MFA IS FILED U/S 30(1) OF EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 09.03.2018 PASSED IN ECA.NO.72/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION AND II ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, MANGALURU, D.K., PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION AND ETC.,
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR DISMISSAL, THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
This is an appeal of the year 2019, so far the steps
are not taken for service of notice to the respondents. On 25.07.2022, when this matter came up, the docket order shows that the learned counsel for the appellants is absent. As a last chance two weeks was granted for doing the needful. As the needful is not done and the matter was listed for orders on 07.12.2023, even on that day also
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there was no representation on behalf of the appellants. Hence, this matter was directed to be listed for the caption
for dismissal on 08.12.2023. Today also, there is no representation.
prosecution.
SD/JUDGE
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MR. PURUSHOTHAMA
SMT. ROHINI
KUM. CHINTHANA
MR. MAHABALA M.
THE NEW INDIA ASURANCE CO. LTD.
LALITHA KANNEGANTI
As recorded by the court registry
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