THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER v. SRI. CHIKKA CHOWDAPPA. M
WP/25281/2023 · 2025-04-26
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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.25281/2023 (Lok Adalat No.4321/2025) BETWEEN:
THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER BMTC EAST DIVISION/ZONE, KH ROAD, BANGALORE 560027. HEREIN REP BY THE CHIEF LAW OFFICER, BMTC CENTRAL OFFICES, KH ROAD, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE 560027. PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANJEEV B L., ADVOCATE)
AND:
SRI. CHIKKA CHOWDAPPA. M S/O CHIKKA MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/A GANDLAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, SRINIVASAPURA TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT 563135. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHEKAR L., ADVOCATE)
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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ADDITIONAL LABOUR COURT, BANGALORE PERTAINING TO ID NO.18/2020, WHICH HAS CULMINATED IN ITS AWARD DATED 16.03.2023, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-F. QUASH THE AWARD DATED 16.03.2023 PASSED BY THE FIRST ADDITIONAL LABOUR COURT, BANGALORE IN I.D.NO.18/2020, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-F.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED:
CONCILIATION ORDER
In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing the Award dated 16.03.2023 passed by the Second Additional Labour Court, Bengaluru in I.D. No.18/2020 vide Annexure-F.
After negotiations, the parties have arrived at settlement. Both the parties have filed a Joint Memo duly signed before the Lok Adalath. The said Joint Memo reads as follows:
" 1. The Petitioner-Corporation to reinstate the workman into service without continuity of service and without consequential benefits, without backwages from the date of
3 dismissal till the date of reinstatement by withholding one ensuing annual increment with cumulative effect. 2. He is also not entitled for the benefits like gratuity for the absent period. 3. He is entitled for notional pay fixation and not entitled for arrears. 4. Revised Pay fixation, if any shall be effected from 01/05/2025."
Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the Joint Memo modifying the Award dated 16.03.2023 passed by the Second Additional Labour Court, Bengaluru in I.D. No.18/2020 vide Annexure-F.
Sd/-
JUDGE
Sd/- MEMBER NV
4 FILED BEFORE LOKADALAT HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE HIGH COURT LOK ADALAT WP. NO. 25281/2023 (LOK ADALATH NO. 4321/2025) BETWEEN:
THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, BMTC
... Petitioner
AND:
SRI. CHIKKA CHOWDAPPA M
...
Respondent JOINT MEMO
The WP filed against the award in ID No.18/2020 Dated 16/03/2023 on the file of the Second Additional Labour court, BENGALURU has been settled between the parties on the following terms and the award may kindly be modified as under:
1. The Petitioner-Corporation to reinstate the workman into service without continuity of service and without consequential benefits, without backwages from the date of dismissal till the date of reinstatement by withholding one ensuing annual increment with cumulative effect. 2. He is also not entitled for the benefits like gratuity for the absent period
3. He is entitled for notional pay fixation and not entitled for arrears . 4. Revised Pay fixation, if any shall be effected from 01/05/2025
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