- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353312026 NC: 2026:KHC:44143-DB WA No. 1494 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN WRIT APPEAL NO. 1494 OF 2026 (L-RES) BETWEEN: DEEPAK BHAT S/O SHRIPAD BHAT, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC. NOT EMPLOYED R/O NO.375, EWS BDA LAYOUT, 1ST CROSS, 2ND BLOCK J.P. NAGAR, 8TH PHASE, BANGALORE – 560 076. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. VILAS RANGANATH DATAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. M/S SCANIA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES (IND) PVT LTD PLOT NO. 64-66-88/97, NARASAPURA HOBLI, KIADB INDUSTRIAL AREA, ACCHATANAHALLI VILLAGE, TALUK - KOLAR, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1; SMT.SHWETHA RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by MALA K N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353312026 NC: 2026:KHC:44143-DB WA No. 1494 of 2026 THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO A) CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN WP NO.34614/2025 AND ON PERUSAL OF THE SAME BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT AND ORDER DATED 06/04/2026 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.34614/2025 AND TO ALLOW THE SAID WRIT PETITION AND PASSING THE ORDERS AS PRAYED FOR IN THE SAID WRIT PETITION. 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 H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present Intra Court Appeal has been filed by impugning the judgment and order dated 06.04.2026 passed by the Writ Court in Writ Petition No.34614/2025 filed by the appellant assailing the order dated 18.10.2025 passed in Industrial Dispute No. 17/2024 by the Labour Court, Kolar. The Labour Court vide order dated 18.10.2025 has allowed I.A.No.III filed by the Management to frame an additional issue on question of delay and latches. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010353312026 NC: 2026:KHC:44143-DB WA No. 1494 of 2026 2. The Writ Court after considering the contentions and the judgments cited on behalf of the petitioner has reframed the issue as under: “Whether the claim made by the petitioner is hit by delay and laches?” 3. We do not find that there is any error of law or appreciation of the facts by the learned single Judge. The question of delay and laches goes to the root of the matter and the competent Court that is may be the labor Court or the industrial Tribunal are competent to look into that issue. Therefore, we find no substance in this appeal. We, therefore, dismiss this appeal. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN) JUDGE BVK; List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12