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2026 DAILYLAW 8935 (KAR)

THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER v. MR. M. CHANDRASHEKAR

RP/274/2025 · 2026-04-29

Anant Ramanath Hegde

Review Petitionbody2026

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24302 RP No. 274 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE REVIEW PETITION NO. 274 OF 2025 BETWEEN: THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TUMKUR DIVISION, TUMKUR HEREIN REPRESENTED BY SHANTHINAGARA THE CHIEF LAW OFFICER, KSRTC CENTRAL OFFICES, KH ROAD, SHANTHI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 027. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.L. SANJEEV, ADVOCATE) AND: MR. M. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O MEDIHALA VILLAGE VEMAGAL HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT - 563 103. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K. SHEKAR, ADVOCATE) THIS RP IS FILED UNDER ORDER 47 RULE 1 R/W SEC.114 OF CPC, PRAYING TO REVIEW THE ORDER DATED Digitally signed by BELUR RANGADHAMA NANDINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24302 RP No. 274 of 2025 29.01.2025 PASSED IN WP NO.12909/2015 (L-KSRTC) (VIDE ANNEXURE - B), IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER This review petition is filed to review the order dated 29.01.2025, passed in Writ Petition No.12909/2015 (L-KSRTC) which is allowed in terms of the joint memo filed by the petitioner-Employer and the respondent-Workman. 2. In terms of the joint memo, the order of termination of service of the respondent was set aside and the respondent- Workman was ordered to be reinstated. 3. Learned counsel for the Review Petitioner-Corporation would submit that, while filing the joint memo, the fact that the respondent was removed from service after his reinstatement which was made subject to the result of the writ petition was not within the knowledge of the petitioner-Corporation and the same was not brought to the notice of the Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24302 RP No. 274 of 2025 4. Learned counsel for the respondent would submit that the respondent was once again removed from the service after he was reinstated on filing W.P.No.12909 of 2015, in which, the joint memo is accepted. 5. This being the position, the Court is of the view that the settlement which is recorded in terms of the joint memo has to be recalled. 6. Accordingly, the Review Petition is allowed. The order dated 29.01.2025 passed in W.P.No.12909 of 2015 is recalled. Petition is restored to file. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE MKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2