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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH 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. 1805 OF 2026 (L-TER) BETWEEN:
1. SHRI. JITENDRA PRASAD SINGH S/O RAMADHAR SINGH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R8321/605601 OPERATOR MECHANICAL (S8) RESIDING AT 304, MOTATI MAPLE APARTMENT, MS REDDY LAYOUT, 1ST CROSS, MARATHAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560037
2. SHRI. SUBRATA GHOSH S/O BIRENDRA NATH GHOSH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. 605721/64SH128 ELECTRICIAN (S5) RESIDING AT T1, JANA JEEVA ENCLAVE APARTMENT, THIMMA REDDY LAYOUT, 27TH CROSS, BENGALURU - 560093
3. SHRI. PRASANNA KUMAR SUBUDHI S/O SATRUGHNA SUBUDHI, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R355/604221 AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN (D8) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT,
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FLAT NO. J105, JALVAYU VIHAR, MUNDAMVELI, KOCHI, KERALA - 682507
4. SHRI. SHIBU CHACKO S/O K V CHACKO, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R356/604161 AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN (S6) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, ALUNGAL HOUSE (11/2372), VRWA NO.123, VALUMMEL ROAD, KANNAN MASTER LANE, THOPPUMPADY PO, KOCHI - 682005
5. SHRI. JOBY J MAMPILLY S/O LATE M D JOSEPH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R356/604182 AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN (S6) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, MAMPILLY HOUSE, CHERIYAPALLAMTHURUTH, NEAR ANUGRAHA AUDITORIUM, NORTH PARAVUR 683513
6. SHRI. SANJAY CHARLES SYLVESTER S/O SYLVESTER CRUZ, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R355/604181 AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN (S6) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, 12/978A, FATHIMA VILLA, SANTHWANAM RESIDENTS, ESI ROAD, PALLURUTHY, KOCHI - 682006
7. SHRI. BAIJU PUTHUSSERY S/O LATE A K PUTHUSSERY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
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DEPT/PB NO. R355/604201 AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN (S6) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, PUTHSSERY HOUSE, SREEVILASAM ROAD, KUMBALAM, KOCHI - 682506
8. SHRI. RAM GANESH YADAV S/O S N YADAV, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R358/604421 AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN (S8) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, HOUSE, SUBHASH NAGAR, RAE BARELI, UTTAR PRADESH - 229001
9. SHRI. VIKARAM SINGH S/O HIMMAT SINGH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R355/604142 AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN (S7) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, SARVODAY COLONY, CHAFULA CHAURAHA, KATHGODAM ROAD, HALDWANI, NAINITAL DISTRICT, UTTARAKHAND - 263139
10. SHRI.
U TAMEYA S/O U SATYAM, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. 8321/604841 OPERATOR MECHANICAL (S6) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, T3, JANA JEEVA ENCLAVE APARTMENT, THIMMA REDDY LAYOUT, 27TH CROSS, BENGALURU 560093
11. SHRI. VISHWAJEET KUMAR
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S/O VIJAY PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. 8321/604861 OPERATOR MECHANICAL (S6) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, FA-84, OLD TOWNSHIP, HAL PO, VIMANAPURA, BENGALURU - 560017. 12. SHRI. LOHITH G S/O R GOPIKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R354/605861 OPERATOR TECHNICIAN (S5) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, HOUSE NO.12, 1ST MAIN, 2ND CROSS, EJIPURA, BENGALURU - 560047. 13. SHRI. SHIVDEEP KOHAL S/O RAGHUBIR SINGH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R458/604023 DIPLOMA TECHNICIAN (S7) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, HOUSE NO.227, VILLAGE POST OFFICE GHO, TEHSIL DISTRICT PATHANKOT, PUNJAB-145023
14. SHRI. MANGAT RAM S/O MADAN LAL, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R458/604021 DIPLOMA TECHNICIAN (S7) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, HOUSE NO.110, RAM NAGAR, DALHOUSIE ROAD, PATHANKOT, PUNJAB - 14500. 15. SHRI. PRADEEP KUMAR LALOTRA S/O JOGINDER KUMAR,
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AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R458/604022 DIPLOMA TECHNICIAN (S7) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, VILLAGE DHIRA JATTAN (NEAR FIVE MOGA), TEHSIL/DISTRICT/POST OFFICE PATHANKOT, PUNJAB 145001. 16. SHRI. HARPAL SINGH S/O MAAN SINGH, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R458/604531 DIPLOMA TECHNICIAN (S7) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, VILLAGE MAIRA, POST OFFICE SUJANPUR, TEHSIL DISTRICT PATHANKOT, PUNJAB 145023
17. SHRI. RAM SARAN S/O JASWANT PAL, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. R358/604041 DIPLOMA TECHNICIAN (S7) HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, SANTOSH NIWAS, GALI NO.5, ARUN NAGAR, SUJANPUR, DISTRICT PATHANKOT, PUNJAB -145023. 18. SHRI. NAVEEN KUMAR PEDNEKAR S/O GOPAL KRISHNA PEDNEKAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS DEPT/PB NO.
L301/606876 TECHNICIAN FITTER RESIDING AT NO.36, 2ND CROSS, MARUTHI LAYOUT, BASAVANNA NAGAR, NEAR GOPALAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE, HOODI, MAHADEVAPURA POST,
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BENGALURU - 560048. 19. SHRI. SATISH V PATTER S/O VEERABHADRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. L302/606877 TECHNICIAN FITTER RESIDING AT FA-111, OLD TOWNSHIP, BEHIND HAL HOSPITAL, BENGALURU - 560017. 20. SHRI. HEERALAL S/O PREM LAL, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. L301/606878 TECHNICIAN FITTER RESIDING AT FAM-314, CENTRAL TOWNSHIP, HAL, 1ST CROSS ROAD, MARATHAHALLI POST, BENGALURU 560037. 21. SHRI. SHANTHAKUMAR S S/O SHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. L302/606879 TECHNICIAN FITTER HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, GUDDEKOPPA, J ENUGADDE POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK DISTRICT - 577136. 22. SHRI. CHETHAN R K S/O KANTHARAJ R, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. L302/606881 TECHNICIAN FITTER HAVING THEIR RESIDING AT,
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#4, SRI RAMA NILAYA, RAMACHANDRAPURA, JALAHALLI POST, BENGALURU 560013. 23. SHRI. MANJUNATH R S/O RAMAN, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. L302/606892 TECHNICIAN FITTER HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, 217, 6TH CROSS, ASHWATHNAGAR, MARATHAHALLI BRIDGE, BENGALURU - 560037
24. SMT. KALPANA M D/O MUNIREDDY T, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. L309/606896 TECHNICIAN FITTER HAVING THEIR RESIDING ADDRESS AT, BUSSANAHALLI, MEDIHALA POST, KOLAR-563102. 25. SHRI. AKBAR BAGAWAN S/O RAJESAB, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. L309/606911 TECHNICIAN FITTER RESIDING AT #1182, WARD NO.03, JALIYAL, BADAMI TALUK, BAGALKOT DISTRICT - 587114
26. SHRI. MALLIKARJUN S/O BAKKAPPA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. L304/606931 TECHNICIAN FITTER
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RESIDING AT #14, BARIDABAD, KADAWAD, BIDAR, KARNATAKA - 585226. 27. SHRI. BINAY KUMAR S/O JAMUN SAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. L305/604821 AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN (ELECTRICAL) RESIDING AT #07, GROUND FLOOR, SEELYAMMAL LANE, WIND TUNNEL ROAD, 1ST CROSS, MURUGESHPALYA, BENGALURU -560017. 28. SMT.
VANITHA D/O PENCHALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. L307/603121 TECHNICIAN FITTER RESIDING AT NO.12, NAVEENA NILAYA, 1ST MAIN, 3RD F CROSS, NTS POST, MALLESHPALYA, BENGALURU - 560075. 29. SHRI. HARISHA S S S/O SATHYAMURTHY S, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS DEPT/PB NO. L307/600380 TECHNICIAN MACHINIST RESIDING AT NO.250, 3RD MAIN, 5TH CROSS, 6TH PHASE, WEST OF CHORD ROAD, INDUSTRIAL TOWN, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560010. 30. SHRI. KRISHAN KUMAR S/O CHANDI PRASHAD, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
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DEPT/PB NO. 4343/606796 TECHNICIAN FITTER RESIDING AT FA-04, OLD TOWNSHIP, BEHIND HAL HOSPITAL, VIMANAPURA POST, BENGALURU - 560017. 31. SHRI. PREETHAM KUMAR VR S/O JAYANTHI RAMANUJA AGED 33 YEARS, DEPT/PB NO L309/602321 OPERATOR FITTER (S5) RESIDING ADDRESS AT MULTI INFINITE, FLAT NO. A225, SY.NO.25/5, 25/6 VILLAGE, CHIKKABETTAHALLI, VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU- 560097 …APPELLANTS (BY DR. RAVI VARMA KUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. L MURALIDHAR PESHWA., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE MANAGEMENT OF HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANY'S ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT, 15/01, CUBBON ROAD, BENGALURU-560001 (REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR)
2. THE MANAGEMENT OF HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANY'S ACT, 1956 LCA TEJAS DIVISION, BENGALURU COMPLEX,
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PB NO. 3791, MARATHAHALLI POST, BENGALURU 560037 (REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DIVISION)
3. THE MANAGEMENT OF HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANY'S ACT, 1956 ENGINE DIVISION, BENGALURU COMPLEX PB NO. 9310, CV RAMAN NAGAR POST, BENGALURU -560017 (REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DIVISION)
4. THE MANAGEMENT OF HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANY'S ACT, 1956 HELICOPTER MRO DIVISION, HELICOPTER COMPLEX, POST BOX NO. 1796, VIMANAPURA POST, BENGALURU-560017 (REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DIVISION)
5. THE MANAGEMENT OF HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANY'S ACT, 1956 HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED'S ROTARY WING RESEARCH DESIGN CENTRE (RWRDC), PB NO.
1783, VIMANAPURA POST, BANGALORE - 560017 (REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DIVISION)
6. UNION OF INDIA
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REPRESENTED BY THE DEFENSE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENSE NO.104, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.S.RAMDAS, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRADEEP.S.SAWKAR, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1;
R6 ASG SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)
THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 16.07.2026, PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION No. 6500 OF 2026, WHICH VACATED THE INTERIM
ORDER DATED 27.02.2026, AS THE ORDER IS MANIFESTLY ERRONEOUS, ILLEGAL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND AGAINST THE WELL LAID DOWN PRINCIPLES OF LAW AND CONSEQUENTLY APPELLANTS MAY BE ALLOWED TO BE CONTINUED WITH THEIR SERVICES AT THE RESPONDENT COMPANY.
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)
This appeal is taken up for final disposal with the consent of both the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties.
2. The present appeal is filed against the order passed by the learned Single Judge vacating the interim order that had
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been operating in favour of the appellants for a period of six months. Learned Single Judge vacated the interim order on the ground that the writ petitions were not maintainable in view of the availability of an alternate remedy under the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
3. We are not expressing any opinion on the view taken by the learned Single Judge. However, we are of the considered view that when the writ petitions are still pending adjudication, it would not be appropriate to vacate the interim
order at this stage.
4. Accordingly, we dispose of the appeal requesting the learned Single Judge to decide the matter finally preferable as expeditiously as possible may be within a period of two months.
5. The parties are directed to extend full cooperation to facilitate early disposal of the writ petitions and shall not seek unnecessary adjournments before the learned Single Judge.
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6. Till the writ petitions are finally decided by the learned Single Judge, the interim order dated 27.02.2026 which was in operation prior to the passing of the impugned order, shall continue to remain in operation.
7. The parties are at liberty to file further pleadings and take all contentions as may be available under the law.
8. The writ appeal stands disposed of in the above terms.
Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE
Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE
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