- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23925 WP No. 19264 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 19264 OF 2025 (L-RES) BETWEEN: SRI MARTHESHA G S, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, S/O LATE SHANKARAPPA, NO.70, 2ND MAIN ROAD, K R GARDEN, MURGESHPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 017. …PETITIONER (BY SRI MARTHESHA G S, PARTY-IN-PERSON) AND: THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MD L AND T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED, SEZ UNIT -2, L3 BUIDLING, MANYATA EMBASSY BUSINESS, PARK NAGAWARA, BENGALURU - 560 045, REGISTERD IN COMPANY ACT 1957. …RESPONDENT THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) DIRECTIONS TO THE HON'BLE PRINCIPAL LABOUR COURT JUDGE, BENGALURU, TO DISPOSE THE IAS, CASE AS STATED IN ANNEXURE-D/INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE IN ID NO.44 OF 2022 AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE WITHIN TIME FRAME AS MAY BE FIXED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE Digitally signed by BELUR RANGADHAMA NANDINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23925 WP No. 19264 of 2025 ORAL ORDER This petition is filed by the party-in-person seeking writ of mandamus to issue direction to the Labour Court to dispose of the applications at I.A. No.1 and 2 pending before the Labour Court. The notice is not yet issued to the respondent. 2. It is noticed that the industrial dispute is raised in the year 2022. It appears that respondent has filed an application contending that there is a valid arbitration clause between the petitioner and respondent as such, the Labour Court has no jurisdiction to decide the dispute. 3. The petitioner claims to have filed objection to the said application and that application is not yet decided. In addition, the petitioner has claimed he also filed an application for early disposal of the proceeding. It is stated that applications are filed in the year 2023. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23925 WP No. 19264 of 2025 The order sheet prima-facie suggests that the applications are not yet decided. 4. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 mandates expeditious disposal of industrial disputes. This Court is also aware that the Labour Courts are burdened with huge number of cases pending before it. Nevertheless, considering the spirit of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Labour Court is requested to dispose of the pending applications by taking into consideration the urgency pleaded. 5. Both the parties shall cooperate for early disposal of the pending applications. 6. This Court is also conscious of the fact that this order is passed without notice to the respondent as this Court is of the view that this order does not affect the right of the respondent. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23925 WP No. 19264 of 2025 7. Nevertheless, considering the fact that respondent is not heard, liberty is reserved to the respondent to file an application for modification of the order, if so advised. 8. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20