- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6770 WP No. 18961 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 18961 OF 2019 (L-KSRTC) BETWEEN: THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, KSRTC, PUTTUR DIVISION, PUTTUR, NOW REPRESENTED BY CHIEF LAW OFFICER, KSRTC, CENTRAL OFFICES, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE 560027. …PETITIONER (BY SMT H R RENUKA, ADVOCATE) AND: MAHADEVASWAMY M, S/O MAHADEVU, AGED ABOUT 41 YELARS, NO.4010, 12/2, 6TH CROSS, GANDHINAGARA, MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU - 570007. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI V S NAIK, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 26.09.2018 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE LABOUR COURT DAKSHINA KANNADA MANGALURU IN IDA NO.15/2017 AS ANNEXURE-G;CALL FOR THE RECORDS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6770 WP No. 18961 of 2019 ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent. 2. The petitioner-Corporation in this petition is challenging the award dated 26.09.2018 passed by Labour Court, Dakshina Kannada, Mangaluru in I.D.A.No.15/2017. 3. Learned counsel for the parties have filed a joint memo. The particulars of which are extracted in joint memo submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the respondent. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent jointly submit that the parties have amicably settled the dispute and they are present before this Court and are identified by their respective counsel. 5. The joint memo is signed by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent which is extracted hereunder: " The WP filed against the award in IDA. No.15/2017 dated 26.9.2018 on the file of the Labour Court, Mangalore has been settled - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6770 WP No. 18961 of 2019 between the parties on the following terms and the award may kindly be modified as under: 1. The Corporation has agreed to take the Respondent into service as a fresh trainee from the date of reporting/working pursuant to the interim order passed in the above writ petition, training will for 1 year. 2. The Respondent to be placed on probation for a period of 2 years on completion of 1 year of training. 3. The period of service rendered by the employee/trainee prior to the order of removal would not be considered for any purpose. 4. The Respondent is not entitled for difference of wages from the date of probation till the date of settlement, however they are entitled to get notional pay fixation from the date on which they are brought on probation. 5. The settlement is arrived without prejudice to the contentions taken by the corporation that the trainee is not a workman under the provisions of I D Act and the said issue is kept open to be decided in appropriate cases. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:6770 WP No. 18961 of 2019 The parties to the proceedings have agreed for the above terms." 6. This Court has considered the terms and conditions of the joint memo. This Court does not find any impediment in accepting the joint memo. Accordingly, the memo is accepted. 7. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) The impugned award dated 26.09.2018 passed by Labour Court, Dakshina Kannada, Mangaluru in IDA.No.15/2017 is substituted. (ii) Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of joint memo. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE GVP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 15