{"id":219370,"date":"2009-07-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/n-k-puttaswamy-so-kengappa-shetty-vs-the-bharath-heavy-electricals-ltd-on-30-july-2009"},"modified":"2015-04-03T20:28:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T14:58:45","slug":"n-k-puttaswamy-so-kengappa-shetty-vs-the-bharath-heavy-electricals-ltd-on-30-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/n-k-puttaswamy-so-kengappa-shetty-vs-the-bharath-heavy-electricals-ltd-on-30-july-2009","title":{"rendered":"N K Puttaswamy S\/O Kengappa Shetty vs The Bharath Heavy Electricals Ltd on 30 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
N K Puttaswamy S\/O Kengappa Shetty vs The Bharath Heavy Electricals Ltd on 30 July, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: K.L.Manjunath And Malimath<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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>–…\n<\/p>\n
as: THE HEGH cam? OF KARNATAKA AT 8.A?4G.\u00a7\u00a7;\u20aciRi\u00a7:’–.:.,<\/p>\n
DATED THIS THE 30″ DAY 01: JULY 2059   <\/p>\n
PRESEf~5’\u00a5”:    \u00e9 <\/p>\n
THE H0?~\u00e9’BLE MR. EUSTICE \u00a7\u00e9:;V1,.4%:\u00e9;:;r$1Juj:\\:.\u00a25;”r:\u00a7;   <\/p>\n
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(BY SR2 M.SUBR\ufb01\\f’\u00a7AE\u00a5iYA SHAY, ADV.)<\/p>\n
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ANS:\n<\/p>\n
FL. THE BHARATH HEAVY ELECTRICALS_ LTD’
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REP. BY THE CHAIRMAN   ~ *
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THIS WRIT APPEAL I$ CQMING ON FOR HEARINQ<\/p>\n
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SUEGEMENT<\/p>\n
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the ieamed Sinafe Eu\u00e9ee in W.P. Na. 6656 ta 6558 af 1’i3_9?<\/p>\n
dated 21-12-2903 is caiied in question in this appe_a;,’    u<\/p>\n
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