Writ petitions by a KSRTC employee and the Corporation challenging an industrial dispute award were amicably settled via joint memo. The court disposed of both petitions, modifying the award to provide reinstatement with continuity of service but without backwages or consequential benefits.
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NC: 2024:KHC:49632 WP No. 10789 of 2023 C/W WP No. 20286 of 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI
WRIT PETITION NO. 10789 OF 2023 (L-KSRTC) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 20286 OF 2021 (L-KSRTC)
IN WP.10789 OF 2023
BETWEEN:
C.S.SRINIVAS S/O VENKATARAMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, SHIVAPURA VILLAGE, PATHAPALYA HOBLI, NAREMUDDEPALLI POST, BAGEPALLI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. L.SHEKAR., ADVOCATE)
Digitally signed by THEJASKUMAR N Location: High Court of Karnataka
AND:
THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, K.S.R.T.C., CHIKKABALLAPURA DIVISION, CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 104.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SMT. S.NIRMMALA., ADVOCATE)
IN WP.20286 OF 2021 BETWEEN:
KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIVISION,
CHIKKABALLAPURA BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER.
…PETITIONER
(BY SMT. NIRMMALA., ADVOCATE)
AND:
C.S.SRINIVASA S/O V.VENKATARAMANAPPA, AGED 37 YEARS, R/O SHIVAPURA VILLAGE, PATHAPALYA HOBLI, NAREMUDDEPALLI POST, BAGEPALLI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562 101.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. L.SHEKAR., ADVOCATE)
THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE LISTED FOR REPORTING SETTLEMENT, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER:
ORAL ORDER
IN WP NO.10789/2023
Sri.L.Shekar., counsel for the petitioner and
Smt.S.Nirmmala., counsel for the respondent have appeared in person.
IN WP NO.20286/2021
Smt.Nirmmala., counsel for the petitioner and Sri.L.Shekar., counsel for the respondent have appeared in person.
For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their status and ranking in W.P.No.10789/2023.
The oral submission made by counsel for the respective parties and the joint memo is placed on record. The joint memo reads as under:
" JOINT MEMO
The WP filed against the award in ID No.20/2017 dated 4.5.2021 on the file of the Principal District & Session Judge Court, Chikkaballapura has been settled between the parties on the following terms and the award may kindly be modified as under:
1. The petitioner - Corporation to reinstate the respondent - workman into service with continuity of service, without consequential benefits, without backwages from the date of dismissal till the date of actual reinstatement as per the interim
order of the High Court by withholding three annual increments with cumulative effect.
2. The respondent - workman is not entitled for any difference of pay from the date of award till the date of settlement.
3. The suspension period is treated as not on duty, pending default cases if any, which are filed will be reopened.
The parties to the proceedings have agreed for the above terms."
The oral submission made by counsel for the respective parties is placed on record.
Sd/(JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE
TKN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21
2 provisions across 1 enactments
C.S. Srinivas
The Divisional Controller, K.S.R.T.C., Chikkaballapura Division
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, Chikkaballapura Division
Jyoti Mulimani
As recorded by the court registry
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