- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010454732025 NC: 2026:KHC:37546-DB WA No. 1120 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 1120 OF 2025 (L-TER) BETWEEN: 1. SRI H B PUTTASWAMY GOWDA AGED 51 YEARS S/O SRI H S BOMMEGOWDA ORIGINALLY RESIDING IN HANASE VILLAGE SAKALESHPURA TALUK PRESENTLY AT C/O RAJANNA BUILDINGS, #322/2, NEAR STANDARD SCHOOL, T.DASARAHALLI, BANGALORE-560 057. …APPELLANT (BY SMT. KOKILA G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M/S BATA INDIA LTD PLOT NO 474, 475 AND 476 4TH PHASE, PEENYA INDUSTRIAL AREA BANGALORE 560058 REPRESENTED BY ITS ASST GENERAL MANAGER SOUTHCAN …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRADEEP S.SAWKAR, ADVOCATE FOR C/RESPONDENT) Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010454732025 NC: 2026:KHC:37546-DB WA No. 1120 of 2025 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED CAV ORDER DATED 09/04/2025 AND ORDER DATED 27/06/2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.56423/2014 AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION, ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present appeal is filed impugning the judgment and order dated 09.04.2025 passed by the writ Court in W.P.No.56423/2014 (L-TER), which was instituted by the respondent herein. 2. With the intervention of the Court, learned counsel for the appellant/workman has expressed his acceptance of Rs.25.00 Lakhs offered by the Management of the respondent-M/s. Bata India Limited towards full and final settlement of all his claims against the respondent. 3. Heard Smt. Kokila G., learned counsel appearing for the appellant and Sri Pradeep S. Sawkar, learned counsel appearing for respondent/caveator. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010454732025 NC: 2026:KHC:37546-DB WA No. 1120 of 2025 4. Sri Pradeep S. Sawkar, learned counsel appearing for the respondent submits that a Demand Draft for a sum of Rs.25.00 Lakhs will be handed over to the learned counsel appearing for the appellant within a period of one week. 5. As the parties have settled their dispute, and the appellant/workman has agreed to accept Rs.25.00 Lakhs offered towards all his claims against the respondent/company, we dispose of this appeal with a direction to the respondent to make payment of Rs.25.00 Lakhs by way of Demand Draft in favour of the appellant within a period of one week from today. This amount is towards all claims of the appellant including back wages and other terminal benefits like gratuity, leave encashment etc., from the date of dismissal i.e., 19.11.2003 till January 2024. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE NG CT:SN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7