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2025 DAILYLAW 50859 (KAR)

KRISHNAPPA v. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

WP/18768/2024 · 2025-04-26

Lok Adalath

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1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD & SRI. B.S. PRASAD, MEMBER W.P. No.18768/2024 (Lok Adalat No.4739/2025) BETWEEN: KRISHNAPPA S/O GOPALAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS,. R/AT 1015, C BLOCK, GUDIBANDE TOWN NEAR VENKATARAMANA SWAMY TEMPLE CHICKBALLAPUR DISTRICT- 561 209. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.C. BASAVARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1 . THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BMTC, CENTRAL OFFICES K H ROAD, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 027. 2 2 . THE CHIEF PERSONAL MANAGER BMTC, CENTRAL OFFICES K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR BANGALORE - 560 027. 3. THE DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE AROGYA SOUDHA MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 023. &RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RENUKA H.R., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED OFFICE ORDER BEARING NO. BENMASASAM/ KEKA/ADALITA/6029/2023-24 DATED 26/03/2024 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-Y. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCIALIATION ORDER IS PASSED: CONCILIATION ORDER In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing the impugned officer order dated 26.03.2024 passed by the 3 2nd respondent in reference No. BENMASASAM/ KEKA/ADALITA/6029/2023-24 vide Annexure-Y. After negotiations, the parties have arrived at settlement. Accordingly, both the parties have filed a Joint Memo duly signed before the Lok Adalath. The said Joint Memo reads as follows: "1. The petitioner agrees to get himself examined before the concerned jurisdictional medical board for assessment of percentage of disability and shall produce the disability certificate issued strictly in accordance with the guidelines in terms of the order of the Hon9ble High Court in WP no.7140/2023 DD 27/07/2023 and WP No.8271/2025 DD 27/03/2025, within a period of 2 months from today. 2. On such production of disability certificate, the corporation has agreed to examine the 4 claim of the petitioner for providing light duty. 3. The Corporation is at liberty to seek clarification/re-examination of the disability certificate from the concerned medical board in the event it is required." Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the Joint Memo modifying the impugned officer order dated 26.03.2024 passed by the 2nd respondent in reference No BENMASASAM/ KEKA/ADALITA/6029/2023-24 vide Annexure-Y, and directing the petitioner to settle the respondent's entitlement as agreed as expeditiously as possible but within an outer limit of four[4] months from today. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER NV 5 FILED BEFORE LOKADALAT HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE HIGH COURT LOK ADALAT WP. NO. 18768/2024 (LOK ADALATH NO. 4739/2025) BETWEEN: KRISHNAPPA ... Petitioner AND: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR & ORS ... Respondents JOINT MEMO The WP is filed seeking to assign light duty to the petitioner, the WP has been settled between the parties on the following terms and conditions. 1. The petitioner agrees to get himself examined before the concerned jurisdictional medical board for assessment of percentage of disability and shall produce the disability certificate issued strictly in accordance with the guidelines in terms of the order of the Hon9ble High Court in WP no.7140/2023 DD 27/07/2023 and WP No.8271/2025 DD 27/03/2025, within a period of 2 months from today. 2. On such production of disability certificate, the corporation has agreed to examine the claim of the petitioner for providing light duty. 3. The Corporation is at liberty to seek clarification/re-examination of the disability certificate from the concerned medical board in the event it is required. The parties to this petition have set their hands to this settlement before the Lok Adalat in the presence of conciliators on this 26.04.2025 at Bengaluru Bench. Sd/- Sd/- SIGNATURE OF PETITIONER SIGNATURE OF RESPONDENT Sd/- Sd/- ADVOCATE FOR PETITIONER ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT