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.32177/2024 (L-KSRTC) (Lok Adalat No.8696/2025) BETWEEN: KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHIKKAMAGALURU DIVISION, CHIKKAMAGALURU, BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER. ...PETITIONER (BY SMT. RENUKA H.R., ADVOCATE) AND: PUTTASWAMY V B., S/O LT BASAVARAJAPPA, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS 1(A) D.N.SUMA W/O LATE V.B.PUTTASWAMY AGED 50 YEARS, R/O YAMMEDODDI MAIN ROAD, 2 SUBASHNAGAR, KADUR TQ. CHIKAMAGALURU - 577 548 1(B) SWATHI V.P. D/O LATE V.B.PUTTASWAMY W/O VIKAS SM AGED 28 YEARS, R/O WARD NO.19, SUBASHNAGAR, BHOVI COLONY, VTC KADUR, CHIKMAGALUR - 577 548 1(C) V.P.GIRISH KUMAR S/O LATE V.B.PUTTASWAMY AGED 26 YEARS R/O YAMMEDODDI MAIN ROAD, SUBASHNAGAR, KADUR TQ. CHIKAMAGALURU - 577 548 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MANJUNATH N.D., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER THE ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE AWARD DATED 09.01.2023 IN IDA NO.1/2022, PASSED BY THE LABOUR COURT, CHIKKAMAGALURU (ANNEXURE-E) AND ETC., 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 Award dated 09.01.2023 passed by Labour Court, Chikkamagaluru, in IDA.no.1/2022 vide Annexure-E. 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 above WP filed against the award in IDA No.01/2022 dated 9.1.2023 on the file of the Labour Court, Chikkamagalur has been settled between the parties on the following terms and the award may kindly be modified as under: 1. The petitioner - Corporation agrees to consider the eligible LRs of the Respondents for compassionate appointment as per the rules/regulations of compassionate appointment of the Corporation. 2. The LRs are entitled for gratuity, PF available to workman as on the date of dismissal if not received earlier. 3. The LRs are not entitled for continuity of service and consequential benefits and backwages awarded by the Labour Court. 4. The parties to the proceedings have agreed for the above terms." 4 Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of modifying Award dated 09.01.2023 passed by Labour Court, Chikkamagaluru, in IDA.no.1/2022 vide Annexure- E, in terms of Joint Memo. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER AV