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Engineering and General v. the Management of

Karnataka HC11 Feb 2026WA/1172/2022

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court writ appeal disposed of; Engineering and General Workers Union vs Management of CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories; WA No. 1172 of 2022 (L-RES); appeal under Section 4 Karnataka High Court Act; impugned order dated 14.10.2022 in W.P.No.12601/2022; I.D. No.137/2017 Industrial Tribunal award disposed 06.09.2025; award under challenge in W.P.No.2313/2026; appeal rendered effectively infructuous; liberty to appellant to raise all contentions before learned Single Judge; labour/industrial dispute; bench Anu Sivaraman and Vijaykumar A. Patil; judgment dated 11 February 2026.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the appellant to raise all contentions before the learned Single Judge in the pending writ petition (W.P.No.2313/2026). ¶36

Engineering and General Vs the Management of — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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NC: 2026:KHC:8590-DB WA No. 1172 of 2022

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

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WRIT APPEAL NO. 1172 OF 2022 (L-RES)

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BETWEEN:

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ENGINEERING AND GENERAL

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WORKERS UNION, “GHATE BHAVAN”, VYALIKAVAL, GAYATHRI DEVI PARK EXTENSION BENGALURU – 560 003 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

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…APPELLANT

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(BY SRI. VILAS RANGANATH DATAR, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE MANAGEMENT OF

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Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka

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CSIR-NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORIES KODIHALLI CAMPUS BENGALURU – 560 017 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR.

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…RESPONDENT

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(BY SRI. ANOOP HARANAHALLI, ADVOCATE)

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THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO a) SET ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT AND ORDER DATED 14/10/2022 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.12601/2022 AND TO DISMISS THE SAID WRIT PETITION.

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HC-KAR

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THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

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ORAL JUDGMENT

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(PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN)

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The appeal is preferred against the order dated 14.10.2022, passed in W.P.No.12601/2022, by the learned Single Judge.

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It is submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that the issues raised by the appellant have not been considered in the proper perspective by the learned Single Judge. However, the learned counsel for the respondent submits that I.D. No.137/2017 has been disposed of by the Industrial Tribunal by its order dated 06.09.2025 and that the said order is under challenge in W.P.No.2313/2026. It is submitted that the writ appeal has therefore become infructuous.

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NC: 2026:KHC:8590-DB WA No. 1172 of 2022

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HC-KAR

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Having heard the learned counsel on either side

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and in view of the fact that the Industrial Dispute has been disposed of and the award is pending consideration in Writ Petition No.2313/2026, we are of the opinion that all pending issues between the parties will have to be considered in the pending writ petition, including the correctness of the order challenged.

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