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2025 DAILYLAW 13653 (KAR)

THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER v. SRI S PRAHALADA

WP/5357/2019 · 2025-04-26

Lok Adalath

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1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD & SRI. B.S. PRASAD, MEMBER W.P. No.5357/2019 (Lok Adalat No.3287/2024) BETWEEN: THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER BMTC CENTRAL DIVISION SHUBHASH NAGAR BUS STAND BENGALURU-560 009 HEREIN REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF LAW OFFICER B.M.T.C., CENTRAL OFFICES K.H.ROAD, SHANTHI NAGAR BENGALURU-560 027. (BY SRI. SANJEEV B.L., ADVOCATE ) ...PETITIONER AND: SRI S. PRAHALADA S/O. R. SHESHAGIRI RAO AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS RESIDING AT NP/083 27TH MAIN ROAD 2 9TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU-560 069. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. L. SHEKAR, ADVOCATE ) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE AWARD DATED 19.01.2018 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL LABOUR COURT, BENGALURU IN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE NO.40/2015, PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-C. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED: CONCILIATION ORDER In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing the Award dated 19.01.2018 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Bengaluru in I.D. No.40/2015 vide Annexure-C. After negotiations, the parties have arrived at settlement. Accordingly, both the parties have filed a Joint Memo duly signed before the Lok Adalath. The said Joint Memo reads as follows: "1. The Petitioner-Corporation will consider the date of dismissal as compulsory retirement and shall be 3 entitled for the following benefits arising out of settlement. 2. He is entitled for EL in his account. 3. He is entitled for gratuity till 09/02/2011. 4. He is entitled for pass issued for retired employees.". Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the Joint Memo modifying the Award dated 19.01.2018 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Bengaluru in I.D. No.40/2015 vide Annexure-C and directing the petitioner to settle the respondent's entitlement as agreed as expeditiously as possible but within an outer limit of four[4] months from today. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER AN/- 4 FILED BEFORE LOKADALAT HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE HIGH COURT LOK ADALAT WP. NO. 5357/2019 (LOK ADALATH NO. 3287/2024) BETWEEN: THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, BMTC ... Petitioner AND: SRI. S PRAHALADA ... Respondent JOINT MEMO The WP filed against the award in ID No.40/2015 Dated 19/01/2018 on the file of the Principal Labour court, BENGALURU has been settled between the parties on the following terms and the award may kindly be modified as under: 1. The Petitioner-Corporation will consider the date of dismissal as compulsory retirement and shall be entitled for the following benefits arising out of settlement. 2. He is entitled for EL in his account 3. He is entitled for gratuity till 09/02/2011 4. He is entitled for pass issued for retired employees. The parties to this petition have set their hands to this settlement before the Lok Adalat in the presence of conciliators on this 26.04.2025 at Bengaluru Bench. Sd/- Sd/- SIGNATURE OF PETITIONER SIGNATURE OF RESPONDENT Sd/- Sd/- ADVOCATE FOR PETITIONER ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT