- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42528-DB WA No. 641 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 641 OF 2024 (L-KSRTC) IN WRIT PETITION NO.20252 OF 2021 (L-KSRTC) BETWEEN: SRI.K.V. SUBBARATHNA SETTY, S/O LATE SRI VENKATARSHAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, R/AT NO 22/51, 8TH CROSS, 3RD MAIN ROAD, TENT ROAD, SANJEEVININAGAR, NAGARABHAVI POST, BENGALURU - 560072, REPRESENTED BY GENERAL SECRETARY, KSRTC AND BMTC UNITED EMPLOYEES UNION, NO.23, 4TH MAIN ROAD, MATHIKERE EXTENSION, BANGALORE-560054. …APPELLANT (BY SRI SOMA SUNDER RAO R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BANGALORE CENTRAL DIVISION, BANGALORE BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER. Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42528-DB WA No. 641 of 2024 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR, PRESIDING OFFICER, NO.5, LABOUR STATE INSURANCE SCHEME MEDICAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARIAT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT RENUKA H R.,ADVOCATE FOR R1, SRI M N SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R2) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 01.02.2024 IN WRIT PETITION NO.20252/2021 (L-KSRTC) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT ALLOWING THE WRIT APPEAL AND DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION NO.20252/2021 (L-KSRTC) FILED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF OR RELIEFs AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42528-DB WA No. 641 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present Writ Appeal is filed impugning the order dated 01.02.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.20252/2021 instituted by respondent -Corporation against the award dated 25.10.2019 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Bangalore in I.D.No.104/2011. 2. The appellant is working as conductor in the respondent - Corporation. He was inflicted with the punishment of withdrawing one increment for a period of one year vide punishment order dated 18.10.1993. The said punishment order came to be challenged in the year 2019 and the Industrial Tribunal by the order dated 25.10.2019 allowed the claim petition and set-aside the punishment. 3. The respondent-Corporation had challenged the award in said Writ Petition. Learned Single Judge having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42528-DB WA No. 641 of 2024 also the fact that the punishment order of the year 1993 came to be challenged in the year 2019, set-aside the award passed by the Tribunal. 4. We are of the considered view that the view taken by the learned Single Judge does not require any interference by this Court. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal stands dismissed. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE GVP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19