- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15475 WP No. 100488 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 100488 OF 2015 (L-KSRTC) BETWEEN: THE MANAGEMENT OF N.W.K.R.T.C., UTTARA KANNADA DIVISION, R/BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, U.K. DIVISION, SIRSI, NOW R/BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER, CENTRAL OFFICE, GOKUL ROAD, HUBLI-580 020. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. MADANMOHAN M. KHANNUR, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. MARUTI S/O VITTEPPA SOGALAD, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O. AT AND POST: SALAHALLI, TQ: RAMDURG, DIST: BELGAUM. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAVI HEGDE, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI AGAINST APPLICATION NO.141/2013 DATED 28.01.2013, PASSED BY ADDITIONAL LABOUR COURT, HUBBALLI, PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-‘A’. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR DICTATING ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15475 WP No. 100488 of 2015 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) This petition is arising from the order passed under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (for short, ‘Act of 1947’), wherein the applicant in the said petition, namely the present respondent sought to recover the amount awarded in terms of the award passed in KID No.16/2009 on the file of Additional Labour Court, Hubballi. 2. Before the Labour Court, the petitioner - Corporation took a contention that the award in KID No.16/2009 is questioned in Writ Petition No.68053/2011. 3. The learned counsel for the respondent has brought to the notice of this Court that W.P.No.68053/2011 challenging the award in KID No.16/2009 is dismissed and said order has attained finality. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the fact that W.P.No.68053/2011 is dismissed. 5. Under these circumstances, the contentions raised in the present petition that the order passed by the Labour Court - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15475 WP No. 100488 of 2015 under Section 33-C(2) of the Act of 1947 has to be set aside does not warrant any interference given the fact that the impugned order is passed in terms of the award in KID No.16/2009. 6. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. 7. The petitioner - Corporation shall pay the amount adjudicated within 30 days from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CLK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 3