- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14276 WP No. 32763 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 32763 OF 2025 (L-RES) BETWEEN: THE MANAGEMENT OF M/S SOLARA ACTIVE PHARMA SCIENCES LIMITED, REGISTERED UNDER THE THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956/2013, AT PLOT NO. 120 A AND B, 120 P AND 121, BAIKAMPADY INDUSTRIAL AREA, MANGALORE-575001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SENIOR MANAGER - H.R. MR. THREEVARMA P. …PETITIONER (BY SRI PRASHANTH B.K, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER MANGALORE DIVISION, KARMIKA BHAVANA, NEAR WOMEN ITA COLLEGE, PADAVU HIGHSCHOOL ROAD, SHARBATH KATTE, KONCHADI POST, MANGALURU-575008. 2. SEQUENT SCIENTIFIC MAZDOOR SANGHA, A TRADE UNION REGISTERED UNDER THE TRADE UNIONS ACT, 1926 AT FLIX, PAI BAZAR, MANGALURRU-575001, REPRESENTED BY IS PRESIDENT. Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14276 WP No. 32763 of 2025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M RAJAKUMAR, AGA FOR R1, SRI N JAGADISH BALIGA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD 04.10.2025 PASSED BY THE R-1 IN PTN/CR-15/2024-25 (ANNX-F). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.2. 2. The petitioner has assailed the order dated 04.10.2025 passed by the Conciliation Officer. According to the petitioner, he has adjudicated the dispute instead of submitting the report, on conciliation proceeding. 3. The Conciliation Officer was required to submit the report to the appropriate Government and the Government thereafter should have taken appropriate action as advised in law. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14276 WP No. 32763 of 2025 4. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 would fairly submit that the order passed is without jurisdiction. 5. Hence, the following : ORDER (i) The Writ Petition is allowed. (ii) The impugned order dated 04.10.2025 passed by respondent No.1 at Annexure-F is set aside. (iii) The matter is referred to the Conciliation Officer to submit a report on the conciliation proceeding to the appropriate Government. (iv) The above said exercise shall be completed within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE GVP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65