Full Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 427 OF 2023 (L-KSRTC) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 3540 OF 2022 (L-KSRTC) IN WP No. 427/2023 N GURUPRASAD AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT SINGANAHALLI VILLAGE, VARLKAONDA POST, GUDIBANDE TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 102. …PETITIONER Digitally
signed by THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER SUMA B N K.S.R.T.C., Location: High CHIKKABALLAPURA DIVISION,Court of Karnataka CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562102. …RESPONDENT THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE
ORDER DATED 23.07.2019 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ALSO THE
AWARD DATED 07.04.2021 PASSED BY THE PRL. DISTRICT JUDGE, CHIKKABALLAPUR IN ID NO.28/2017 VIDE ANNEXURE-B TO THE WRIT PETITION IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO REDUCTION OF THREE ANNUAL INCREMENTS WITH CUMULATIVE EFFECT AND DENIAL OF BACK WAGES IS CONCERNED. -2- IN WP NO. 3540/2022 THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER K.S.R.T.C, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIVISION CHIKKABALLAPURA HEREIN REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF LAW OFFICER K.S.R.T.C, CENTRAL OFFICES, K.H. ROAD, SHANTHI NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027. ...PETITIONER SRI N GURUPRASAD AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/O SINGANAHALLI VILLAGE VARLAKOND APOST GUDIBANDE TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 102 ...RESPONDENT THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 07.04.2021 PASSED BY THE Court OF PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHIKKABALLAPUR IN ID NO.28/2017, VIDE ANNEXURE-B. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL -3-
ORAL ORDER
Counsel for the petitioner as well as counsel for the respondent filed a joint memo in these matters, which reads as under; JOINT MEMO "The WP filed against the award in ID.No.28/2017 dated 7.4.2021 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 i.e., 20.7.2017 till the date of reinstatement as per the interim order by withholding three increments with cumulative effect as per the Labour Court award.
2. The suspension period is treated as not on duty, pending default cases if any, which are filed will be reopened.
3. The parties to the proceedings have agreed for the above terms".
2. Parties are present before this Court.
3. Joint memo is taken on record.
4. Petitions are disposed of in terms of the joint
memo. -4- In view of the joint memo filed by the parties, award impugned in these petitions stands modified, accordingly. SD/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE RU, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19