Sri v. M Ajith, v the Division Controller
Case brief
What is this about?
KSRTC driver-cum-conductor reinstatement by joint memo settlement; writ appeal WA No. 2041 of 2025 (L-KSRTC) disposed of in terms of settlement; notional fixation of pay from actual reinstatement 10.04.2023; no backwages, arrears or continuity of service from dismissal 15.4.2021; report to duty 2.5.2026 with fitness certificate, effective driving licence and conductors licence; Labour Court award in IDA No.11/2021 sought to be restored; impugned writ Court order dated 12.11.2025 in WP No.12359/2023; appeal under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961; coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice D K Singh (author) and Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.M. Nadaf; decided 21.04.2026; NC: 2026:KHC:21664-DB.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of in terms of the joint memo of settlement: reinstatement of the appellant to the post held at the time of dismissal with notional fixation of pay from the date of actual reinstatement (10.04.2023) with consequential benefits; no financial benefits or arrears of wages from the date of dismissal till 1.5.2026; appellant to report to duty on 2.5.2026 with fitness certificate, effective driving licence and conductors licence and other documents specified by the department; no continuity of service, consequential benefits or backwages from the date of dismissal (15.4.2021) till actual reinstatement (10.04.2023). Parties and counsel signed the settlement agreement.