- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18982 WP No. 47901 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 47901 OF 2015 (L-KSRTC) BETWEEN: BANGALORE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CENTRAL OFFICE, SHANTHINGAR, BANGALORE - 560 027. BY ITS CHIEF TRAFFICE MANAGER, REP. BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. H.R.RENUKA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY LABOUR COMMISSIONER AND THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT REGION 1, KARMEEKA BHAVAN, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 029. 2. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER AND CONTROLLING AUTHORITY, UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT DIVISION -2, KARMEEKA BHAVAN, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 029. Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18982 WP No. 47901 of 2015 3. E.KUPPAN, S/O LATE NAGAPPA, ADULT, NO.105, HBR LAYOUT, SECOND STAGE, VENKATESHAPURAM, NAGAVARA MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 045. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PRATHIBHA R.K., AGA FOR R1 AND R2; SRI.M.C.BASAVARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDERS DATED 28.2.2013 VIDE ANNEXURE - C PASSED BY THE R-2 AND DATED 29.11.2014 VIDE ANNEXURE - D PASSED BY THE R-1 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER The contesting respondent No.3 is said to be no more. 2. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 submits that he has no instructions as to the date of the death and as to who are the legal representatives of respondent No.3. 3. The said submission is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18982 WP No. 47901 of 2015 4. It is noticed that the award is passed directing the petitioner to pay certain sum to respondent No.3. Since nobody is claiming to be the legal representatives of respondent No.3, the petition is dismissed as abated with liberty to the petitioner to move an application for restoration of the petition, in case, the claim is made by the persons claiming to be the legal representatives of respondent No.3. 5. The amount in deposit before the Controlling Authority shall be released in favour of the petitioner. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4