- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8531 WP No. 17787 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 17787 OF 2023 (L-KSRTC) BETWEEN: THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, K.S.R.T.C., DAVANAGERE DIVISION, DAVANAGERE, NOW REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C. CENTRAL OFFICE, K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE-560027. …PETITIONER (BY SRI HAREESH BHANDARY T, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI RAMACHANDRA TADASADA, S/O HANUMANTHAPPA TADASADA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, DRIVER CUM CONDUCTOR, KUMMOORU, BYADAGI TALUK, HAVERI DISTRICT-581110. …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 DTD 16.01.2023 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND PRESIDING OFFICER, LABOUR COURT, DAVANAGERE IN K.I.D.10 4A/31/2015 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR REPORTING SETTLEMENT 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:8531 WP No. 17787 of 2023 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent jointly submit that the dispute between parties is settled. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent have filed a joint memo reporting settlement and have signed the memo. 3. The Court has perused the terms of the joint memo. The joint memo reads as under: "The WP filed against the award in KID No.13/2015 dated 16.1.2023 on the file of Principal District & Session Judge, Davangere has been settled 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 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:8531 WP No. 17787 of 2023 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 ID Act and the said issue is kept open to be decided in appropriate cases. The parties to the proceedings have agreed for the agreed terms. " 2. This Court has gone through the terms and conditions of the joint memo. This Court does not find any - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:8531 WP No. 17787 of 2023 impediment to accept the terms and conditions stated in the joint memo. Accordingly, the joint memo is accepted. 3. The impugned order is modified in terms of the joint memo. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the joint memo. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE GVP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29