Karnataka High Court
WA/2115/2025 of KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION Vs H S CHANNAPPA on 30 July 2026
CNR: KAHC010843912025 NC: 2026:KHC:39725-DB WA No. 2115 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH 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. 2115 OF 2025 (L-KSRTC) BETWEEN: KARNATAKA STATE
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 30TH 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. 2115 OF 2025 (L-KSRTC)
BETWEEN:
KARNATAKA STATE ROAD
TRANSPORT CORPORATION
MANGALORE DIVISION
MANGALORE BEJAI
MANGALORE-575104
REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER.
…APPELLANT
(BY MS. RENUKA H.R., ADVOCATE)
AND:
H.S. CHANNAPPA
S/O SUBBAYYA GOWDA
AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
R/O HANNAGUNDI VILLAGE
SANKADA HOLE POST
THIRTHAHALLI TALUK
SHIMOGGA DISTRICT-577201.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. V.S. NAIK, ADVOCATE)
THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA
HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE
LEARNED
SINGLE
JUDGE
DATED
18.06.2025
IN
W.P.
Digitally
signed by
VASANTHA
KUMARY B
K
Location:
HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
HC-KAR
No.34965/2018 C/W WP 996/2019, CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW
THE WRIT PETITION FILED BY THE APPELLANT IN THE
INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
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
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ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)
The present appeal is preferred by the Karnataka Road State Transport Corporation being aggrieved by the impugned judgment and order dated 18.06.2025 passed in W.P.No.996/2019 filed by the respondent.
2. During the pendency of the present appeal the parties have settled their dispute and have filed a joint memo dated 30.07.2026 signed by their respective parties and the learned counsels. The terms of the joint memo reads as under :-
HC-KAR
"JOINT MEMO The WP filed against the award in ID.No.13/2015 dated 31.10.2017 on the file of the Principal District & Session Judge, Davanagere has been settled between the parties on the following terms and the award may kindly be modified as under:
1. The petitioner - Corporation agreed to reinstate the Respondent-workman into service without continuity of service, without consequential benefits, without backwages from the date of dismissal till the date of actual reinstatement as per the order passed in W.P.No.996/2019 c/w 34965/2018.
2. Suspension period will not be treated as on duty and pending default cases if any which are filed will be reopened.
3. The parties to the proceedings have agreed for the above terms."
3. Sri V.S. Naik, learned counsel has filed vakalath for the respondent.
HC-KAR
4. In view of the above joint memo, the appeal stands disposed of.
5. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE
Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE
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