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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 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025
CONCILIATORS PRESENT:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD
&
SRI. B.S. PRASAD, MEMBER
W.P. No.19236/2024 (Lok Adalat No.4747/2025)
BETWEEN
B R NAGARAJ S/O LATE SRI RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, DRIVER, BADGE NO. 12012, DEPOT NO.38, CHIKKANAGAMANGALA, HUSKUR, BMTC, R/AT VENKATESH REDDY BUILDING, B. NANJAREDDY LAYOUT, 12TH CROSS, SURYA NAGAR, CHANDAPUR POST, BENGALURU-560081. ...PETITIONER
(BY SRI. V S NAIK, ADVOCATE)
AND
1 . THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BENGALURU METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CENTRAL OFFICES, K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560027.
2 2 . THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER BENGALURU METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION, EAST DIVISION, CENTRAL OFFICES, K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560027.
3 . THE DEPOT MANAGER BENGALURU METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION, DEPOT NO.32, EAST DIVISION, SURYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560081.
4 . THE CHIEF PERSONNEL MANAGER BENGALURU METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CENTRAL OFFICES, K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560027.
5 . THE CHIEF LAW OFFICER BENGALURU METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CENTRAL OFFICES, K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560027.
6 . THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER BENGALURU METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CENTRAL OFFICES, K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560027. &RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. H R RENUKA, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY
3 OTHER WRIT OR
ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 19.03.2024 BEARING NO.BMTC/CO/VY:EE:576/2023-24 ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT AND THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 29.04.2024 BEARING NO.BMTC/CO/ADMN./425/2023- 24 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT, THE COPIES OF WHICH ARE PRODUCED AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE- Q AND S RESPECTIVELY AS THE SAME ARE ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ETC., 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 order dated 19.03.2024 bearing No. BMTC/CO/Vy:Ee:576/2023-24 issued by the 6th respondent, and endorsement dated 29.04.2024 bearing No. BMTC/CO/ADMN./425/2023-24 issued by the 4th respondent vide Annexures-Q and S respectively.
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
4 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.
Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the Joint Memo modifying the order dated 19.03.2024 bearing No. BMTC/CO/Vy:Ee:576/2023-24 issued by the 6th respondent, and endorsement dated 29.04.2024 bearing No. BMTC/CO/ADMN./425/2023-24 issued by the 4th respondent vide Annexures-Q and S respectively, and directing the petitioner to settle the
5 respondent's entitlement as agreed as expeditiously as possible but within an outer limit of four[4] months from today.
Sd/- JUDGE
Sd/- MEMBER
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FILED BEFORE LOKADALAT HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE HIGH COURT LOK ADALAT WP. NO. 19236/2024 (LOK ADALATH NO. 4747/2025) BETWEEN:
B R NAGARAJ
... 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 28.04.2025 at Bengaluru Bench.
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Sd/- SIGNATURE OF PETITIONER SIGNATURE OF RESPONDENT
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Sd/- ADVOCATE FOR PETITIONER ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT