EN THE E’iI{.}i–{ COURT OF KARNATAKA
CIRCUIT E3EZI’5C;H AT GULBARGA
£353′-11:3 THIS THE: 15% my 09 JKENE, L’
BEFORE
THE i-~£{)N’BLE§ MR.JUs*r1c:{~: ‘£3.§S;%1%a’:*1L»’,.*’_%A ‘ = * V’ ‘
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its Chief_I.aW Ciificér. _ ”
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‘ A « ” A Petitioners
(By Si_:i3}sx§;<{:–m :a15V.T'i2»..Vffiaciawadagi} fidvocate)
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.1 –..é'-kgfce:i'L»a}E)0Tut_n45 years, Ocrc; E2X–C11ductor,
.. ‘=R[*:; }~i’.}W.,S,.–‘i’~3(}: 853 Nijaiingappa {l’31011§;,
Raitfimufj Division; flist; F€a:ich.ur.
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P. Viias Kumai’, Aiivocraté for C/R€spm1::i.c:nt)
‘}’}’:is Patifion is; fled 1mderA.rti<:Ie 2226 of the C11stitu£iQn of
Imiéza prajgmg :0 quagh Eht: Order di-iiéffd 18.08.2008 passed by the
1€i£:”?I;{’11Cd Presizziirfzg Ofiitscr Labour Caurl: Gulbarga in E{I[}.__ No.
398/2004 and Consequfintiy be pieassd. to dismiss the Ki7E)_”§’sI<3.
1§8/12004 flied by {ha I'€Sp(}I1dE.'I}.t on the file of P1"esidi13'g:'i3.fi3.g:i€r
Labotxr Court Gilkbarga and the ccagy cf the same is ;}rQ<;_ii:Ce?_iV*-531$' _
A1112-13 {Q the Writ Pettition.
This petition coming on for p3″*e1imiriai9jr”heaIi11g.;LhAiS;b«:ia§§3:316″.
Court made the foliowing:
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in this writ §3€ii’iiC}}C} await} pa$’:2@ai1’~.b§»* ti1t:._I,’a¥cr.§.*;=11r'”1.;ef;oViV1::”i 1’11
K13} NO. 1Q8;,’–:2QQ%i:’ «’b}”-*~i”3{“‘ thé claim mack: by tbs
r€:sp0ntient–€::3}§ic§_%f¢.a _ {fig-C_i.<'";"A,3.V' 10 MA} of thé Industrial
.{)i's;3*at£s zané %E:.~L.Si€i€'. this cmtier Qf dismissai siateii
i"f:$§}Y)(}I1('}€11?-Emfilflyfifi and {}i1E'€CI,€d hi3
: r€i11s€é%§;e,§ié_g:31i'*¢£iL3<; bzawiiwage.
–V 25 Tficé Ii3$p{>%;<ie:zt.-fimpleyee wag apgaifitsd as 21 comiixciez'
4. ::j£i3.{§”$r.:as :a§t.t_3}ié<i {:3 Liixgasugux Depot: Whila E36 was c<):::é.1zc:ting 3
}.9'~95 an thf: rmate Lingasugur to Sawadatii, ma bus
.T _ %::}::<':%:l<:e{i. by the C£1e<:#}:.r(_§;¢r if ‘
pamad ma 17.03. 2094.
.3. Thfi ziismissal orcier was the ” V
empioytis b€::f<:31~e this': Labr;aur Cgxuri. 'lV'_h§'La¥:v~:)._V13.r halal
that the enq'uir§-* <:011d:3.c'iTed :vpi#§p:.=jf'11as examineé the
illafifli" and after on record has come to
the {E{33f1<31t1S3'.et}%:£"§".ifc;?,iT, 'ihe wcarkmam ffikfill up stating
that as t}1eVfg;1'€ héé siiajleiégxiy incrtzaseci the passengsrs had
t;§.}i§::_;_t3p wit}! i'J:'.7::rf:..r:,'0:1ci11<:*I:{:a1" fané had refusefi tax pay {ha
fam__a:::iV'€Qiie(:t«.th€; "ii¢ke:ts. in such circumstances as thaw: was
d€iay"i1f1 1*,}:_?1Jt:wAV.T'f£3.«;:'};<:et$ and it was ecmiy at that time £1121? thé
:'v : '€ffi}f£*I"fiC*}{j;1f1g;'£3§E,Z3d'}";f§§:%J, i}I?i'[f:3i"C€f}3'ii3{1 the: bus to «::h.t3<::1< the tickats, the
_ 'e_?:1314j;firis:1y€e has Egan feimd gtziity. 'T116 L-about Court has epined
' 't;E1at~ i:3 V ::i1*v::11msta:1ct:s Eike this where thfiifi was :19 deiibéraijie
i.§::1£:i.és1' <$i} €;'f}.€f part 0:)" the €§£~:!i11q_':1er11 {pr§,e o’fa11c/£}.1<:=:r izrlporf:-mt. factor nameéy that the maxlagemeifi hag
taken 9 ytzars 3:0 compiettz the emqizirgz and punish. the mspbfizfieftig
amployee. it is in this bac:kgmu.nd that the Lab01_1 {—- *
wizils invoking its povmrs tinder Sectian $113
order of di:-zmissai taming it as shectkixxfgly ::£is§)rGpex1:i€ié13.a'i::}§'L—33?i&i_'
has onikzred his rei.11$t:atemeI1t with :"5E)'? baczkasqgigas. A
4. I have Ezeard the iearnmi co:[:_i:_:§§%:£V_;{“oa:_Vt}1e p:2%1*3?,i_§;ws3 § ‘§’h0ugh
in mattétr ‘i?§?’h€I’€ a11egafic311s éf a1§tiVLjnfisapprop:iafinn am
Efiveifiii, this of the deiinquent by
silewizzg any matter, the findings recortieci
by the Lahgur the iieljnquant coxlducter was
i3fEvf{3’c?{?iTIf£?>{i.” i7iA:<:g2§~§.j'~i¢(§1}:<tc%'if_"§:*1'g_:3i;§:v{am by the quarrélsemc geasasrzgars
whis. fer the hikfi 3&1 fara and it was at thai
fime {'L.a'i" €:}:€i 'W'¢",%:S"éfh€Ck€d. This is 1101; 3 case vahere he hati
, '.AAC3€}}E;(3€"3TE{iA7£]f§.€ féi??{:' :af.f;dT had not issueci the tickets. This is 22: zrasa Of
. ;'1Q:3=~i$s31c and "flan-coi16c:i0:3 that too far the reasan that the
, re:f§§is&:€3 ta psay tkm fain It is 23,330 an recesrti that. the
p:%.S35r2jgéI*s-A"h&ve paid that paziaitjg. in suszrh ir€L1ms{a11r::€:s it.
{i::.~:f1;2c;j§___§>€ stateé that 1:113 a.w:>,m:i p{e}$Sff{3. by the Labour Cauxi.
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suffers; fmm 2-}pp€iI’Ef:ffi’. iiiegality’. The order ef mfilstaiéfilifint
t}’;c2rr:for{: is p{:rf6:€:fly jusiified. Hawevittr, ihfi Labour
jizstéfiati 12:1 awmrimg 30°/0 hackwagcs.
5. it is $6611 from t.’;1:=, records that féwf :z%%_éts{}n§’b€’S§ ‘k:i0é[7¢–:1 €f:::
figs: petit,i0:1er~C<3rp0rafi@n it has 9 ifiaiég ycaii-§ '£c: vc{:m§':1ete 2 L'
tflfi fixxquixy, The E',fl;1}}IO}'€:€ was 9111451' ..3§s1€:f:’jjz3;ti::i” &i9j ._’€}i€ I4′ t%S1}’1*{.’ uo’1f”:tE1:~3 .I1o:1~r.:§i]jg(:m, act
an ‘data’. paI’t , 0f –_ £’:”¥(;: €i’€):}{i;§1ff§f{}’éT%.: ‘°%’§’hO” should hava stapped bus,
craiéectaci the fufiher. Te thia axtent.
thgé: i’3é3n2¢ ;hz~*:.:::L..tr:3 ‘V{>nvhim. Althémgh the Labour Caryurt
i11g1 <;fifii11.g that he had not coliscied. {ha {are
1191" éS~S;1'i&.*€1 z»33§€i-xvag '{}.l€F€f2:73"f: not guifty ssf migapjgmpriatioiz
T' ihé: fuiadea Q17 C10:x."p<:s1"a.t_ie3:::.§, $216 fact rfimaifls that ha had not
cam fioitcap {he has and itaflect Q16 fares Eivzm assuming
.;{);%:£$Sf:I}g€I'S 1123:}. taken up quajmftl with him rfizfusing ta pay'
' 9t3:2.é:_faI'€f, %.%.:er€: is no 6)-Ififfisfi for him in next stop}:-ing the bus 1113111
t%;_;§:.'fa;'€r was Cekilectmi. in this *s?§{i"W sf the matter, the r€é§pC::t:::i€3;1'i.«~
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bactiqwsggczsz to W}1ic:h he w2:3111d have been othéxwise er2:i%1€§i.i»i3';:"' 3
6». {ms more: aspact which is :*::+r:;112*1*-cc? tag) be :=s:"»;~=,'4.2;~_m:_1 'i;<;u{1:5:i"gj:§::'
11$ that {he i"f:S§.}{}}Ti€.'£€ii1{«~("fII}.})IO}'C€;°: is sa;i<;i'r.to"–.have _bé:'%+:;3L irzvialéed
aésflifir in swarm} cicfi-wit cases. En afxssifct" to thi$, "ieérnéujl counsel.
far {ha réispancic:nt«em.p}0y1i’ofVV the £70111?
tr} §3’ara–‘?’ of film awarti passed 1′:;’:.:::’ uCcr_m”i: whertzin 18
émézxmegafis }31″f3{§?;1C€(i the f:f§.IHplQ}i?€C-“Vé§{?E’3″‘Pfiféfffid to Where under
in some af {“}”},6 sim:’i.:~:n__1V vi-:’1″§r1:i13=::_;~;:r_,*2a1T:_<;t:':=f: 'c2._t'd;e,-'3 of dismissal passed
against asifiie by thé Managing Director
and {hi-: t:133.}j2l::3ft3r:§ tbs appeals aubmittefi in this
Ifigéiifi by grit': :;foz1(4:%::1**;:§:_§IV ém}§%1o};ecs, Counsel for the r<=,spo11den'£-
fiv1xz%'H"f'}€f11Sa1 of the c<;3u.r£: (3116 such order
pa$32é':Ei ig: Ni-teiappa in appsai 5E0. 392/ 2902 Vidfi
. : "é:'(,¥,2tr ziafed 1C3;O9; ,f';%(A}Q5', "fhis dtzsctiment which is pI"(}d1iC€fi. along"
m€m€3 tt;day in com": is piacfzci an record. It is 1101; in
this is six: of fhf: decuménts exhibitecl beferf: the
'EL;-.23::;)11r {E-ouzi
17. in 1133.6 light «sf the evidence on recsrd anti the fact that {ha
petifi0ne2″–CQrporati»:311 had extsnciad benefit of reixzstatramegat to
3im:iia1*}y piaced employees and partieularly beating in mi1jd_ 1h¢
finding i’f3C<31'df':d by the Labour Court that this is 3 .
3233116 311:} n0n~c<:;a}1ecti011 (hit: to ths: passeggars' '::o '13a§»*_th¢
amouni: due to the hike in fare, I am ,§}Eii"$§11;5i:€:?.f,¥€{{—-,.t.i0..'§§ICf'(i§t_.
awaxd passed 2)}-* tbs: Labour C0u’1″‘-{R ;
However, the bacrkwages awargitérii ta» v’ii::§’ez31p1cSf,#e.e&’VVA2z:*§1% d i§a1lowec£
for the reasons stated hersin
‘f’1?is pa:~tiijicj’i3.’is§V disposed of in terms stated
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