Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation v. the Deputy Labour Commissioner and the Appellate Authority
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of writ petition on death of sole contesting respondent; no legal representatives on record; counsel without instructions; dismissal as abated with liberty to seek restoration; Payment of Gratuity Act controlling authority and appellate authority orders dated 28.2.2013 and 29.11.2014 challenged by BMTC; release of amount in deposit before Controlling Authority to petitioner; Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde; decided 4 June 2025; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed as abated on the death of contesting respondent No.3, with liberty to the petitioner to seek restoration if persons claiming to be his legal representatives come forward; amount in deposit before the Controlling Authority to be released in favour of the petitioner. ¶33