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2025 DAILYLAW 57151 (KAR)

THE CHIEF LAW OFFICER v. SRI PRAKASHACHARI

WP/432/2020 · 2025-04-26

Lok Adalath

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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.432/2020 (Lok Adalat No.4324/2025) BETWEEN: 1 . THE CHIEF LAW OFFICER BMTC, CENTRAL OFFICE K.H.ROAD, SHANTHI NAGAR BENGALURU-560 027 ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. HAREESH BHANDARY T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1 . SRI. PRAKASHACHARI AGED-MAJOR C/O GENERAL SECRETARY KSRTC AND BMTC UNITED EMPLOYEES UNION NO.23, 5TH MAIN ROAD MATHIKERE EXTENSION BENGALURU-560 054 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHEKAR L., ADVOCATE) 2 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 26.02.2018 PASSED BY THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU IN I.D.NO.325/2012, VIDE ANNX-C AND TO QUASH THE AWARD DATED 20.07.2019 PASSED BY THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU IN I.D.NO.325/2012, VIDE ANNX-D. 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 26.02.2018 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Bengaluru in I.D.No.325/2012, vide Annexure -C and to quash the Award dated 20.07.2019 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Bengaluru in I.D.No.325/2012 vide Annexure - D. 2. After negotiations, the parties have arrived at settlement. Both the parties have filed a Joint Memo 3 duly signed before the Lok Adalath. The said Joint Memo reads as follows: As against the punishment order dated: 29/1/2009 by reducing five annual increment, three annual increment to be reduced with cumulative effect and to restore two annual increments notionally and to pay regular salary from 01/01/2022. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the Joint Memo modifying the Award dated 20.07.2019 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Bengaluru in I.D.No.325/2012 vide Annexure - D. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER NV 4 FILED BEFORE LOKADALAT HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE HIGH COURT LOK ADALAT WP. NO. 432/2020 (LOK ADALATH NO. 4324/2025) BETWEEN: THE CHIEF LAW OFFICER, BMTC ... Petitioner AND: SRIPRAKASHACHARI ... Respondent JOINT MEMO The WP filed against the award in ID-325/2012 Dated 20/7/2019 on the file of the Industrial Tribunal , BENGALURU has been settled between the parties on the following terms and the award may kindly be modified as under: As against the punishment order dated: 29/1/2009 by reducing five annual increment, three annual increment to be reduced with cumulative effect and to restore two annual increments notionally and to pay regular salary from 01/01/2022. 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