{"id":210620,"date":"2009-02-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ramachandrappa-devendrappa-vs-town-municipal-council-on-21-february-2009"},"modified":"2014-10-02T04:05:34","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T22:35:34","slug":"ramachandrappa-devendrappa-vs-town-municipal-council-on-21-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ramachandrappa-devendrappa-vs-town-municipal-council-on-21-february-2009","title":{"rendered":"Ramachandrappa Devendrappa … vs Town Municipal Council … on 21 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Ramachandrappa Devendrappa … vs Town Municipal Council … on 21 February, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: V.G.Sabhahit & A.S.Pachhapure<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH C9\ufb02RT OF KARNATAKQ\n\nCERCUE? BXNCH \ufb01T GULBRRGR\n\nmawan THIS THE 21\"'sAY er FEBRQAR? 2$\u00a7\u00a7 \n\n?RESENT:\n\nTag H$N'BLE MR. JGSTfCEy\u00a5.Q\u00a7\"SABH%$iT\ufb02\"~m\"\n\nTag HON'BLE MR. JJ\u00a7?iCE g;sL5p\u00a7\u00a3HHA@\u00a7RE\n\nwax? apPEgL_\u00a7g,2a51f9f.gag3f{\u00a7\u00a5\u00a7\u00a753\n\nBETWEEQ:\n\n3.\n\nRamachandrappa\"Bevenarap\u00a7a Ba\u00a7iger,\nSim. Devendragga B&diger} j\nShrikant\ufb01'Krishnaji_Hunagund,\nS{Q;_Kzish\u00a7&ji*\ufb01unagu\ufb01\u00e9,\n\nAged abgut 4\u00a7.yea:$,\n\nVi\u00a7a\u00a7ak\u00a7m\u00e9$*in\ufb01u&h\u00e9rayya \ufb01iremath,\n\n=xSf@. End\ufb01dharayya'\ufb01i\u00a7emath,\n\n\" \"aged ab\u00e9ut \u00a72~y\u00e9a\u00a7$,\n\n\" Sadda\u00a7\u00a7a C\ufb01a\ufb01napya Endawar,\n=$f0;xCna\ufb01aa\u00a7pa Endawar,\nRAge\u00e9_abQu3 41 years,\n\n T\u00a7imma\u00a7pa Easappa Bandiwadar,\n\nSfQL\"Basa\u00a7pa Eandiwadaz,\n\n' \"\ufb01g\u00a7\u00a7 abaut 35 years,\n\nV\"H\ufb01u\ufb01sesab La\u00e9ies& Muiimaai,\n\nS\ufb01a. Ea\ufb01leaa Huiimani,\n\n\n\nSinca deceased gz L.Rs.:\n\n6. Shhamsuddin, _\nS\/0. late Hunsesab Ladlesa M\u00a7iimani,y\n\ufb01ged about 25 years, V - 7\n\n?. Kamaruddin, V..a ,\nSic. late Hunsesab Ladiesa_M\u00a7lim\u00e9n;y\nAged about 23 yaars, \" \u00e9' '\n\n8. Master Azaruddin, .\u00ab \u00ab -, . .\nSfo. late Hunsesab La\ufb02iesa \ufb01alim\ufb01ai}.\nMinor, 5 j\"\"i' - \" <\nRep. by natura3_gmardi3\ufb01i\nSharifa Begum, mo:h\u00e9x,: '\n\n9. Shaban\ufb01r 5 H a' _ V . , .V _ _ _\ndfo. late Huns\u00e9sab'La\ufb01l\u00e953"MuIimani,\n\nAged ab0ut_2? y\u00e9grs; ', '\n10.Heena Kausar,"xfgZ*_ \u00a2_ .\nS\/0. late Hun$esab Ladlesa Mulimani,\nMinor, x . *-- R ,."g\nRep. By natural Guardian:\nSharifaj\ufb01egumgamdth\u00e9r,\n'Z1f\u00a3mbfeen\u00e9} _\nQ d\/\u00a7a_iate,Hunsesab Ladlasa Mulimani,\n  bv  \nRep} By natuzal guardian:\nS\u00a7a:ifa Baggmg mother,\n\n fa\u00a7:;$&arif8VE\ufb01gum,\n=,--,w\u00a2\u00a2, late Hunsasab Ladleaa Mulimani,\n\n'*4_\u00bb%\u00a7ed"ab0ut 49 yaar\ufb01, M %??ELLANTfS\n\n_% .Lg5 to 1: are the chiidren and A12 is\n'T"vuTh\u00e9 wife of iate Husa\ufb01sab Mullmani an\ufb01\n'RVEE ta 12 are {fat Bazar Main Road, Maruti\n\n x 'm,fTem\u00a7l9, Muddebihai, Bija\u00a7\u00a7:.\n\n{By Mf$.B.R.Pati2, V.S.Naik & Manjuia N.Kulkarni, \ufb01d\u00a5s.}\n\n\n\nAND:\n\nTewn Municipai Cauncii,\nMuddebihai, V . , ,_ ._ as *A _ g\nBy its Chief Officer. 3 ,,A} :\u00bb.m'-'RESP\u00a7NDE\u00a5?i$s\n\n\u00a7By Sri. Harshavardhan R.Mai;patii, Rdv.} .i.\nThis writ Appea1.is,\u00a7::\u00e9\u00e9"u\u00a7SgV4 of \ufb01Ee Karnataka High\n\nCeurt Act, praying to"aet \u00e9aide the Order passed in w.9.\nNQ.3551\/2361, date\u00e9 l2.07g200?;:' *'= *\n\nThis Writ Ep\ufb01aal \ufb01om\ufb01\ufb01g Q5 is: Eihai Hearing, this day\nSabhahit J., d\u00e9liyered th\u00e9 fcllowi\ufb01gr"\n\n %%%%     \n\nThi3 .app@aiV"is :iiem' by the respondents in W.P.<\/pre>\n
Ng,355:\/gG0:;*u’be;ng V&\u00a7g:iev@d by the Order datad<\/p>\n
,\u00a22,o7.2\u00a7a?; wherein_\u20ache igarned singie Judge sf this Court<\/p>\n
Baa @onfipmed,Ehe Judgment and Rward paased by the Labour<\/p>\n
cou\u00e9t; gi\ufb01agurg in KID No.46f1\u00a796 in Reference am.5a;2c@:,<\/p>\n
dated 22.E\u00a7.2$S3 insafar as it raiateg ta reinstatement and<\/p>\n
 %\u00e9\u00a7 a3;de the Qrder pasged by th@ Laban: Ceurt in awar\u00e9ing<\/p>\n
SQ%% ba3k~wages. \ufb01eing aggrieved by the Gide: of tha<\/p>\n
niaar\ufb01ed singia J\ufb01dge insofar as setting aside the Qrder of<\/p>\n
u “@\u00a7yment 0f 50% backwwaqes, t\ufb01e workman i.e., the<\/p>\n
M2\u00bb<\/p>\n
V 3erviceS c\ufb01gl\ufb01} \ufb01at be terminated.\n<\/p>\n
 , r\u00e9iastatem\u00e9nt waa gustified.\n<\/p>\n
“x {b that extent,<\/p>\n
respendeats in the writ patition have p:\u00e9\ufb01\u00a7;\u00a7ed this
\nagpeal. V<\/p>\n
2. The Labour Court, Bijapur, by J@\u00a7g\ufb01\u00a7\ufb01t a\u00a7da$Q\u00a7;d
\ndated 22.11.2633 has set asid\u00e9i g\ufb01\u00e9’;6r\ufb01\u00e9g :\u00a2a$%\u00e9@  By  \u00a7\ufb01\u00e9
\nManagament and ord\u00e9re\u00e9 re1Q3:at\u00e9me\u00a7t wifh_\u00a7G%nb%\u00e9E;w\u00a7Qes.
\nBeing’ aggrieved’ by’ the sam\u00e9; “the k\ufb01r\ufb01\ufb01v\ufb01egi\ufb01i\ufb01\ufb01 has  baen
\nfiied[ by th@ Tewn M\ufb01xgcipal’ C\u00a7\ufb01hQil, ‘Mud\u00a73bihal. T\ufb01e
\nlearned single Judge \u00e9fter c\u00e9%$i%\u00a7%;\ufb01\ufb01 the contentions of<\/p>\n
the learned c0una\u00e9l_app\u00e9\u00e9%i\ufb01gff\u00a7:xthe,\u00a7arties has held that<\/p>\n
in View sf th\u00e9Wfa\u00a2t_th\u00e9?_th\u00a2 respondents have served for
\n2&8 days ‘an\u00e9\u00e9 haying< fegaf\ufb01 to the \ufb01atura of the work<\/p>\n
@erfwrm\u20ac%.bY $3? th@m a\ufb01\ufb01 in View of the Labour Cour\ufb01 haa<\/p>\n
Q\u00e9fdere\ufb01 fa; reinstaf\u00e9m\u00e9nt and the petitioner has alga maved<\/p>\n
tha *S\u00e9vetnme\ufb01: "fcr same posts to be approved, their
\nTharefere, the<\/p>\n
However, the iearned singi\u00e9<\/p>\n
\u00bb,uu\u00a7g\u00e9'h\u00a7ld that the workmen wmuid not be entitigd to 50%<\/p>\n
  hackhwa\ufb01es as awarded by the Labour Cauxt as it is not ma\ufb01a<\/p>\n
ci\u00e9\u00e9: whether t\ufb01e wbrkmem had serving eisewhare or hat and
\nset agide the Award pasge\u00e9 by tha Laban:<\/p>\n
Ceurt ordarimg paymant af $@% back wages aad confirming tha<\/p>\n
\\\u00a7w%-\n<\/p>\n
Order of reinstatement. Being aggrieved o\u00a3m”:\ufb01\u00a7.:Same, the
\nrespsadents in W.P. N9.3531fEUG1 hav@_ QrefaxreduuEhis<\/p>\n
appeal.\n<\/p>\n
3. We have heaxd the ieara\u00e9d c0uhseg*a@pearinq’for
\nthe appeilants and the learne&_cQun$\u00e9\u00a3,app\u00e9arinq \u00a30: the<\/p>\n
x\u00e9spendent.\n<\/p>\n
4. The \u00a7ea%n\u00a7d $%%\ufb01$\u00e9Lt3\u00a7pQ\u00e9rQ\u00a7Q Egr the a?@Siiant$
\nsubmits thatf\u00a3\u00a7e @r\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7[\u00a7\u00a7w;\u00a7\ufb01i\ufb01earned ginqie Judqa is not
\njustifi@d= in \ufb01\u00a7\u00e9\u00a7%\u00a7nq’ \u00a7a\u00a7d\u00e9*wth% direction issued by the
\nLabour i\u00e9grt;Vv5r\u00a7\u00e9%i\ufb01@<E\u00a7aym\u00e9nt oi 58% back~wag@$ having<\/p>\n
c0niirm@d the Qrde; or fainstatement 0: th% app@Liants and<\/p>\n
_:her@fQreg.theR\u00ae:der passed by th@ iearnea single Judge i3<\/p>\n
 Liabie to be.\u00e9gt aside.\n<\/p>\n
‘Ai\ufb01 ra$\ufb01\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7@, \ufb01h\u00e9 learned. CG\u00a7\ufb0138i app@a\u00a7:\u00a3g for the<\/p>\n
4:e3p@\u00a7&\u00a7\ufb01\u20aca submits that the Brae: p\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01d. by th@ ieazae\ufb01<\/p>\n
‘*.*V n,L , . z–%\u00e9 em
\nw. 3;ngie_Ju\ufb01ge 13 \u00a7\u00a7Stl\u00a7\u00e93\u00a3\u00e9\u20ac4<\/p>\n
5. We have given careful censideration ta tha<\/p>\n
\u00bbu\u00a7G\ufb01t@\u00a7tiQ\ufb013 of the iaarned couasel appaarinq fer the<\/p>\n
par\ufb01i\u00e9s and scrutinized t\ufb01e materiai an record.<\/p>\n
\\m~.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
5. The matariai on record wouid cieariy sns\ufb01s that<\/p>\n
the appellants were mat em\ufb01ieyed against the reg\ufb01ia: pasta<\/p>\n
and t\u00a7ey were appointed on daigy wagas and 3i\ufb01ce\u00bb\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9y \ufb01\u00a7da<\/p>\n
pat in continnaua service OE Z40 d3ys_an\u00a7 t\ufb01\u00e9i: \u00e9e;vi$@s~<\/p>\n
couid mat have dispensed with. fhe\ufb01\u00a2\ufb01\u00a2\u00a7\u00e9; {\ufb01e :i@\u00e92\ufb01ad
\n\ufb01ingie Judge has caniirmed the \ufb01rger bf rei\ufb01%\ufb01\u00a7nemQht a\ufb01\ufb01
\nhaving xegard to the nature 0: e\u00a2%lo\u00a7mQ\ufb01t.\u00e9f:\u00a7heJ\u00e9ppeiiant$
\nherein and the fact that t$\u00e9fe \ufb01\u00a7s3\ufb01\u00e9Em%\u00a7e\u00a7ia\u00a3 to Shaw that
\nthey are not gainfuliy emp;Q\u00a7e\u00a2; %\u00a7e”l\u00a7\u00a7\ufb01\u00a7$d single Judge<\/p>\n
has set asid@=ti%_6:z\u00e9\u00a7tiOh_issu\u00e9\ufb01 by the Labour Court for
\npayment of 53% b3ck–w3ge3; i\ufb01”v;\u00e9w Gf the decision Qf tha
\nH0n’ble Supreme fcurt in Umadevi Vs. Union of In\u00e9ia Cage,
\nit 15 we}; settled that the backwwages cannot ba claimed as<\/p>\n
rig\ufb01tV $ndx’th\u00e9  h\u00e9ckwwages C33 be awarded 0nl’ when the<\/p>\n
.wG;kma\ufb01”w&$&\u00a7r5U@d \ufb01\ufb01at he was not gainfully empleyed and<\/p>\n
in” the pre$e\ufb02t.\u00a2\u00a2as@, \ufb01aving regard to th\u00e9 nataxe of<\/p>\n
“em\u00a7i\u00a2ym@nt 05 “the appeila\ufb01ts, the Qr\u00e9er passad by the<\/p>\n
\u00b0L iear\ufb01ed_3in\u00a7le Judge setting agide the direction i\ufb01aued by<\/p>\n
“%:h\u00e9”Labodr Sour: ta pay 33% baCk–waqas does not suffer from<\/p>\n
‘a\ufb01y_i\ufb01l@qality and does not call for iaterferemce in this<\/p>\n
i\ufb01tra*sGurt appaai. we dc not fin\u00a7 any qaed qreuad to<\/p>\n
\\9~5><\/p>\n
take a diiieremt View in the matter. Ascordi\ufb01gly we acid<\/p>\n
that there is no merit in tnig appeai.;\n<\/p>\n
fie appeai is d:3mi3s\u00e9d.5_z<\/p>\n
Ksm*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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