1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V. HOSMANI & SRI RAJASHEKAR K., MEMBER WRIT PETITION No.5377/2019 (L-KSRTC) (Lok Adalat No.3313/2024) BETWEEN: SRI. SHIVALINGE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, S/O SRI.CHIKKALINGEGOWDA, NO.2438, 4TH CROSS, 4TH MAIN, PADUVARAHALLI, JAYALAKSHMIPURAM POST, MYSURU - 570 012. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI NAIK V.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1 . DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER K.S.R.T.C. MYSURU CITY DIVISION, MYSURU - 570 001. 2 . THE ASST. LABOUR COMMISSIONER AND THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY 2 UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, MYSORE DIVISION, AKSHAYA BHANDAR CIRCLE, NEW KANTHARAJ URS ROAD, KUVEMPUNAGARA, MYSURU-570 023. 3 . THE LABOUR OFFICER AND THE CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, MYSORE SUB-DIVISION, AKSHAYA BHANDAR CIRCLE, NEW KANTHARAJ URS ROAD, KUVEMPUNAGARA, MYSURU - 570 023. …. RESPONDENTS [BY SMT. H.R. RENUKA, ADVOCATE FOR R1] THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER THE ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD 26.10.2018 PASSED BY THE ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER AND THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, MYSORE DIVISION, MYSORE VIDE ANNX-D, TO THE EXTENT THE PETITIONER IS AGGRIEVED SINCE THE R-2 HAS COMMITTED ERRORS WHICH ARE APPARENT ON THE FACE OF THE RECORDS. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED. 3 CONCILIATION ORDER In this petition, petitioner has prayed for quashing order dated 26.10.2018 in Case no.ALC-2/APGA/CR- 01/2018 passed by Assistant Labour Commissioner and Appellate Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act, Mysore Division, Mysuru, vide Annexure-D. 2. After negotiations, parties have arrived at settlement. Accordingly, both parties have filed Joint Memo duly signed before Lok Adalath. Joint Memo reads as follows: "JOINT MEMO The WP filed against the order in ALC- 2/APGA/CR-01/2018 dated 26.10.2018 & PGA/CR- 20/2016-17 dated 26.9.2017 passed by the Gratuity Authorities has been settled between the parties on the following terms and the award may kindly be modified as under: 1. The petitioner - Corporation has agreed to pay difference of gratuity amount of Rs.1,00,000/- in full and final settlement of the case. 2. The respondent has agreed to receive the above stated amount as full and final settlement. 4 3. The parties to the proceedings have agreed for the above terms." Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of modifying order dated 26.10.2018 in Case no.ALC- 2/APGA/CR-01/2018 passed by Assistant Labour Commissioner and Appellate Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act, Mysore Division, Mysuru, vide Annexure-D, in terms of Joint Memo. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER AV