1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE & SRI. P.D. SUBRAMANYA, MEMBER W.P.No.23319/2022 (L-KSRTC) (Lok Adalath No.6521/2025) BETWEEN 1. THE KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BENGALURU CENTRAL DIVISION, BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER, K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU-560027. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI ANEPPANAVAR RAMESH BASETTEPPA, ADVOCATE) AND 1 . SRI A NAGARAJA, S/O S M ANJENEYA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, EX DRIVER CUM CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, MULUBAGALU DEPOT, KOLAR DIVISION, R/AT SHANBHOGANAHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, 2 KOLAR, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-562201. ...RESPONDENT (BY SRI M C BASAVARAJU, ADVOCATE ) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED AWARD DTD 07.04.2022 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT KOLAR IN I.D.NO.11/2018 VIDE ANNX-G. THE PETITION COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED: CONCILIATION ORDER The petition is filed by the Corporation assailing the award dated 07.04.2022 in I.D. No.11/2018 on the file of Principal District Judge, Kolar. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner/Corporation and respondent/employee would submit that the dispute is settled and the parties have reduced the terms of the settlement in the joint memo. 3. The joint memo reads as under:- "JOINT MEMO The WP filed against the award in ID No.11/2018 dated 7.4.2022 on the file of the Principal District & Session Judge, Kolar has been 3 settled between the parties on the following terms and the award may kindly be modified as under: 1. The Corporation has agreed to take the petitioner into service as a fresh trainee for a period of 1 year. 2. The Respondent to be placed on probation for a period of 2 years on successful completion of 1 year of training. 3. The period of service rendered by the employee/trainee prior to the order of removal would not be considered for any purpose. 4. The settlement is arrived without prejudice to the contentions taken by the corporation that the trainee is not a workman under the provisions of ID Act and the said issue is kept open to be decided in appropriate cases. 5. The parties to the proceedings have agreed for the above terms." 4. The joint memo is taken on record. 5. This Court does not find any impediment to accept the terms of the settlement. Accordingly, the impugned award dated 07.04.2022 on the file of the Principal District Judge, Kolar is modified in terms of the joint memo. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER CHS