{"id":329,"date":"2009-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009"},"modified":"2016-10-06T02:06:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T20:36:36","slug":"sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: S.Abdul Nazeer<\/div>\n
 \n\nIN THE'. HIGH comm' OF KARNA'I'AIut._5:?     -- ~\nsxo late Periapga  \"   \nR12: No.26;'\u00a7.,9'3C cmss,' .' \nParimaia  Nandiaini-,_La3iout,\n\n_ Banggtldre :- 566  V\n\n  \nS\/ca {ate \nRfa ?\u20ac*:}.1'1,I\"\"A Main,\n\n  % \u00e9   % -.J.c. N3gaf;~M81la1\ufb01iS1m\ufb01p11f8m,\n\" V  V\ufb01azagalor\u00e9' ~\u00bb 560 096. ,. .. ?etiti0ners.\n\n  iz;.L. Patii, Adv.)\n\n\n\n \n\nAnd :\n\nThe State of Kamataka, V\nBy its Principal Secrctaxy,' \nEnergy Department,\nDr.z-knbedkar Road,\nBangalore \u00bb- 560 0Qi...__\n\nKamataka Power  \n\nC0fp0f&1i01'lLiIni V\nBangaior\u00e9g W560 001%',\n\nReptd. I3\u00a7jits . \" .\n\nThe Mzajxagiurwzg ..  V\nB_F3S\u00abC{)\u00a7T\\%\u00a3 K.K*;$ir\u00a2i\u00ab*:, \"-\nB,angaI(_>r7'e'   _  ~  _ -- '\n\nThe 3s}ian3g,in\u00a7Di41V'\u00e99i6r,.\"-~'L'\n\nMESCOM,.,Manga1dre.\n\n: * -. i:\u00e9A_i\u00bbiar:$:1A:g:';~1g Director,\n\"  GES\u20ac{u)M,\".j(';uIbarga.\n\nQ A  \ufb01ii\u00e9\ufb01ioyees Union,\n\nR:?..gd.\u00abVNo.659, A Smticm \n Ran Circle,\n\nQ \" * Bangalore W 560 099,\n\"  By its General Secretary.\n\nVikas Sam, %\n\n.,'\u00a7'{axrf\u00a2ri  1 .. V'  '\n\n \n\n\n\nSri M.Nagaraj,\n350 Ian': Mlviun\ufb01venkatappa,   \nAged about 50 years,  T 3\nWaking as .F'~'asst.I?.Xeeutive Engi\ufb01eer (Eiectricai), ' \nBESCOM, Cmpomtimm, K.R,Circ1e, ' .4  \nBangaiore -- 560 002. '\n\n(By Sri Shashidar 3. Karamadi, HCG33 for RI\" 1.\" \n\nSri BC. Prabhakar, Adv. for M,\/Vs  AfS--.for R2,\nSri Subbarae, Sr. Adv. for _M!'s Su.hba_Ra0 -& Ce'.,f'fof  \nSri B15',Acharya,Sr.A;1v;f9r*~Sri Eiandesh J,-..Ch\u00ae:t;1,'Ai>iv.f0r R?)\n\n :;><P.M\u00a7.si[22?\u00ab\u00a7:\u00bb22x?3;26a9\n\nBetween:\n\n1\n\n \u00bb Sri  A' \n .V Sft"; later" Chaimaiah,\nLki%g%d'ab\u00a2v!&43%y'aara3%\n\nEJa,\ufb02't.*t}-* 0\u00a70'C\u00a2E';B.!\u00a7\u00a3A;er:,\nBESCGRL K\ufb01ffir\u00e9le,\n\n Bangalqre ~_~v:3*@ E3131.\n\n 1  ' --  H, K\ufb01\u00a7E1n\u00a7ppa,\n\n$213: Hbizappa,\n\n Aged*aheut 52 years,\n"  __ " '\u00a711n\u00a7;;;r Enginser, TOD Divisicrng\nT. V T  'KPTCL, KR Circie,\n" _ "BaI;.gal0re \u00ab\u00bb 560 602.\n\n   \n\n\n\n \n\n  %  % ~ L   The xiaagggng Director,\n\n3 Sri C. Devaragi,\nS,\/o Sri Ch a, \nAgedabom-48years,  \nWorking as ASK, MT Divisitm,\nBESCOM, Ananda R30 Circle,\n\nBangaiorc - 560 009.      \n\n(By Sri Mehaxmd Nasiraddin, Ac\ufb01v.)\nAnd: V \n\n1 Principal Secretarytothe  'V A\n(}oven1Inm1tofKam_ataka,{ 1.   ~ j'\nEnergr  :  ' \n\nDr.Ambec!1<z:'r'Rg}&d;""  J  \nB\u00a2a11gaI<:\u00a75r\u00a7"--:   5' '  ' ' ' \n\n2    \nCorporatiofz LLi%mitecie,\nBangalore' \u00ab.;%55;;i%oo2.\n\n\u00e9k\n\nA .. f V. MESCOM, Mangaiore.\n\n  ;iT%2\u00e9'1\u00a7iana$'ng Director' ,\n\n  ..._f33ESC\u20ac}M, Guibarga.\n\n\n\n \n\n6 KPTC Emplcryees Union,   \nRegd. N0.659, A Statian Compeund, V\nAnaa\u00e9a Rao Circle,\n\nBangalore ~ 560 009,  \nReptd. By its General Secretary  *\nSri G. Narayanswanziy.\n\n7 Sri M.Nagaraj, \n\nSfo late Mlviunivexxkamppa,' V\n\nAged abeut Si) years,   _  U. \n\nWorkingas Asst._}'Zx\u00a7:c:1tivcjEngii1'::er,  ' \nBESGGM, Co113%ora'\u00a3icinV %'\u00a7\u00a2;:e; R;Clir_cl'e, '' \" \n\nBangalore - \u00a76(2i}\u00a3)2\".'-V'    _  _   Respondents.\n\n(By Sri Shashiiiar s\u00bb'*ir_Ivix'\u00a7 Beepaiam A13 for R2,\nR3 to RS.  . --V  _ '  \nSri Suhbarao, S3; Esdv. far 3-.fIf:\u00a7 Stbba Race 8: Co\u00a7ved.\"_Mi\ufb01: aif'\n\nthese writ petitions, they are clubbed  heard\ufb01izfzwci \"di:\u00a7\u00a7p0\u00a7\u00a2:9)\nwhereby the  \"appoi311e\u00e9 as me of the:\nDirecmrs 2:321'---\u00a7I1:e   Transxzzissien C-{)1'p{?I'&t\u00a7O.!.'1\n   Supgly C-eangany Linaited,\n\nMa:1\u00a7&i(\u00a7V:*.s.;~;T.  C0n1pan3s Limite\u00e9 and Guibarga\n\n  Ei\u20ac.'C\"f1'iCi'{j='  Limited (far short 'the companies').\n 4'  The g:>eii\u00a7ione1\u00b0s are the niembers Gfthra Kamataka Pawer\n\n'[_\"Fr$z1.~\ufb01_it;iA$\u00e9ii\u00a7i2A C-orpcration Eimpioyees Unixzm, Banga\u00e9ore' 'i'\u00a5:1e 7\"'\n\n' -fmsp\u00e9iz\u00e9\u00e9\ufb01t is working as an Assissiaxlt Executive Engineer ia\n\nii}\n\nV\n\n\n\nBangaiore Electricity Supply Ccmpatxy Limited, K.R,Circie, \nBangalore. He had \ufb01led a civil suit in O.S.Ne.523Gf2008 before the  \nAdditional City Civi} Judge, Bangalcre, for injunction   \ndefendant N053, 4 and 6 th\u00e9rein viz, :{-Vi')\"' 'U\u00a5}i\u00a7)t'_1! V  \nCommittee represenied by its   \n\nCommissioner, Baagaiafe, (ii) Sri Ch\u00e9'n\ufb01\u00a7Ei\u00a7\u00e9;ad2221.ii':a_  \n\nGeneral Secretary of KPTCL 33?-xn;>loyx:~::s\" _a.n::i \u20ac'iii}\"AAL{3'sii-33\n\nCemmittee Centre of KPTCL E1n'1\u00a7}Joye\u00e9sL~ by its\n\nSecretary, Exzlafsaniz\ufb01eci Sa;\u00a79\u00a7i11_i1a.ii*:21:i\"1ai:i:;g any actian that weuld\ndiserxtiiie him fz'c%m_V Vzaxer\u00e9isingg \" sights as a 1:1::m\u00a5:3er 0f the\n\u00a7<Za\u00a7:1aia}:*<}\u00a7'king I'res\u00a7<'l;mt\n0f the Union. It is argued  working\nPresideat of the U:3:i-:31:   In this\nconnection, he h2\u00a3s V     various Ri\ufb02es and\nRegulations (jt"th\u00a7-.;Vr;::i\u00a7i"is  \u00a31\u00a7\u00e9ii"\u00a7i\u00a7;cvi11g regard 19 Rims\n11(3), the eiecgied  111e2nb<=zrs can aiene\nelect aznongs\ufb01 IE'1eV'rii:'s.s3I}?es itigze bearers such as 0) one Senior\n,'\u00a7'?ii:w:*.   gem: 'Vice President (except Baxlgalere\n\n   one General Secretary, (iv) one Joint\n\nSea':ret2.I~'f'3'._' (_\u00ab'v)  Eissistani Secretaries (vi) cone Organising\n\n for  0 & M Circie, (vii) (me 'Fre:a.sure:r (viii) {me\n\n':._'_'v"4'5;ss'3;\u00a7tat1t:Treasurer, In addition to the eiected memhers, not more\n\n.  \ufb01ve members can be ctyopied by C-entra}, Exexcuiive\n\n  in case it feels necessary t0 have representatitm from\n\n w any establishment cf the Corporation" Interim} vacancies in {he\n\nE\nii:\n\n\u00a3\n\n\n\n \n\n10\n\nCentral Exmutive Committee shall also be filled up by  A. V\n\nThe cc-opted members may also hold the pests of l" \n\nspeci\ufb01ed abeve till the next elections unless   ' " \n\nHe submits that the 7"' respondent is neither a  of  Lkaioxzll  A ' ~ V'\n\nnor has he been cc:-opted as such. i;$"n9 peSt.Qf"a:'ixe\u00a7i;i11\u00a7.\u00a7\nPresident as per the Rules and I-:\u00a7gr,::;ia{i_a\u00a7i\ufb01s _\u20ac\u00a7r$'~llj;e\ufb01I;\u00a7:;i\u00ab:3n. Tli\u00e9r\u00e9ibra,\nthe appointment ef the '23' respmjxgl\u00e9nt  xva\u00a7fi'\ufb01\u00a7;g__'E?resident. is\n\ntotally withgui 'E1 " {hat having reegard\n\nto Rule 1l(<i\u00a7I{_i:~;'.j, lh\u00e9   C0n1mitteel1as;\u20ache pewers\n\nto \ufb02ame sl}?3usidll:ll3'3;i.:a.::fV the Union fmm time ta time. $23 the guise <1-f 'tbs\n   7*" respondent cannot be appeinted as the wezking\n\nK  of the Unieng If the appoinzment ofihe 7%' respondent 3;\u00bb;\n   working President itself \u00a35; c0n11*ary' 1% the Rules and\n\nRegulatiens of the Urxienl quesrtion 0f his appeiaiment as {\ufb01e\n\n\n\nE\n\n-,1:\n1\u00bb,\n1:\nsq\n\n\n\n \n\n12\n\nElectricity Board. The ";"*respo11de:nt has not taken the n1e1nbersl1i;:{. \n\nof the said Assmiation. Therefore, the appointment of th\u00a7;"""?'3?"   \n\nrespondent as the Director ofthe Companies is iliegai and.  ._\n\nauthority of law.\n\n6.. Sri R1,. Patil, learned "V.appeai*i:}V_g"'Af\u20acSr \n\npetitioners in W'.P.Nos.1800~l80.0}"24fj)09 sn%1\u00a7i::i:\u00a7%%:1{a;iz~:;1e man {hr\n\nincsusion of Article 30(l)(a) in the fvfgr\ufb01br\ufb01tiduaiv"'iif1f\u00a7?\"\"i;i;nited and Guibarga Electricity\n\nSu\u00a731'_;i:y?.  to effectuate {he abject wlaind Ariieie\n\n  of of India. It states that the State shall take\n\n\"  'by suit2ii21\u00a7e t'legisIati:3a1 or in any ether way to gesture the\n\n \"paf\u20acici;3_a\"ii\u00a33ni.--'of 'markers in ?he managemmt cf 'L1ndeI'Laki:2gs_,\n\n- $\n\n\":\u00e9\u00a7tahi_i$h:\u00a711e11ts or csfher organisations engaged in any ii\ufb01ustrjg. The\n\n  behind the sai\u00e9 A\ufb02ticie is far paxiicipa\ufb01eix Gfthe wcrrkersyin\n\n2;}\n\n\n\n13\n\nthe xnanagement and not for the par\u00e9icigaation ofthe Q\ufb01icer cf\n\nxnanagement of undeitaking, astatxlishnaents or other orgax1is.:%:i\u00e9n\u00a7_' jf  -I~ \n\nengaged in any mdtxstry. The 7d' resp<)r:den\u00bbtmVibs; an  bdf'. * _\n\nKPTCL. He is also a (iisciplinary a'uthmit3Hin    '\u00ab\n\ncannot effectively represent the wt:-rI<:i;1\u00a7:\u00a5n-~ jg; ih\u00e9:~n1az1aga?g11'e:\u00a7tv\u00ab0fh \n\nundertakings. The Union has re\u00a7comme:;d\u00a7Civ.the_\u00bb_Vnani\u00e9 '0fvthe 3'}'\ufb01'\n\nrespondent ibr appointment   \/ i')i.re\u00a7:{::'i\u00a7)1'u.A aferesaid\n\nccrznpazuies eniiiev  af\u00a731is \ufb01ahig thevseriiing President ofthe\nUnicm. The Sfiat\u00e9 4C:{}v\u00e91':2V\u00e9\u00a7;ahi\u00bb  happiicaiion cf mind has\n\naacepted the rec\u00e9mnzen\u00e9aii\u00e9iav \" has issue\u00e9 the .n0tifica1;ien\n\n,iIiipi.1_g:1e-ii }i.=:r{\u00a7:ri;1. \".fhus.,, ih\u00a3\u00a7'\ufb01catian in questicsn is; arbitrary and\n\n:vi<\u00a7i3ii*v\u00e9    {if the CO!}\u00a7iI.'\u00a3}I.i{)I1 ofkxdia.\n\n 7\u00bb O2: _\u00a7'h:3 ether hand, Sri.  Subba Rae, Ieanie\u00e9 Senior\n\n {I<$tii\u00a7:sz':i_\u00bb \ufb01garpearing \ufb01xer \ufb01le Unian has Si\ufb01lighi \u00a39 jzzsf\u00e9iiia the\n\n.   no1if'iea\u00a5,ie:n* it is argued that timuglx the suit \ufb02ied by the\n\n  respondent in ().S.P'e--   A'\n\nmember of the Ijniaa. Therefore, question of his cmoptinfgj  .\n\nMember does net arise as he c-ontinned 1:0 be a\u00bb.;:;\u00e9:::1'{'n?:;' f\n\nUnion. The Union has appointed 73' 1fesp_0ncie\ufb01i_ as; its ',v\u00a2:\u00a7rI;i\u00a71 g \n\nPresident for proper adminis\u00e9ration ef the  yvhicii \nin accordance with the power' \u00a7;{i1rferr7\u00a7:d  Rules and\n\nRegulations of :35'th\u00e9ih\u00e9gvetitioxxers had filed\na suit in O.S.N\u00a73;253<%\u00a5f 'EJ\u00a7\u00a72i.0n for 3. declaratien that\naniy \u20ac*fI1\u00a7!}0}?8\u20acSF1'.\u00a75O\u00a3'1{f\u00a3E\u00a3\ufb02VVV'Oi;  whes are waking in\n\u00a5a.ff_:'\u00a7\u00a7us eaieg\u00e9\ufb02es 231en\ufb01\u00e91\u00a7\u00e9 il\u00a7:A}i\u00a51\ufb01X\u00a5lft3 I to semeznem daiexi\n1:11; categerieg of Assistam Ezzgizzatar -- Nan-\n\nGradiiat\u00e9 Assistants, who amwer the \u00e9e\ufb01ziiiiotl\n\n "'1}f\u00bb,\u20acI'IC1i}1Cl"js?'.':_c"%'V'11i1d'?\u00ab.-3"' Emile 3(i\u00a7i) of Rules and Reguiaiions of the\n\n.3313 for  {\ufb01ber reiiefg. The Cour: beiow has refuses: {V1: 7 A\n\nant} others have flied their written  cpp\u00e9siglg .ti_1\u00e9\u00bb3aAici 3:ziL \n\nThe triai Ceu\ufb02 did not grant may i21te1fir11--.i;1 112%   in\nfaveur of the petitione:sfp1a.i1ififTg\u00a7.h  \"-.2_1fv\u00ab~;5\u00a7>1Vi;?1',eur2,\" ih.% :':'\u00a7'_Vrespondem\nwas appointed as the' _f1\u00a7ii1f\u00a2ctof;f<5f'    By\nsuppressing Ihesag.   \ufb01led 111336\nwrit petitiensuii   3G(l){a) 31" the\nM-ern0ranci11\u00a5i3a_ of :\ufb01g'__\u00a3i<\u00a7;Ies ef Associatiml of the\n\nKFTCL and Ad\u00a7c\u00a7.\u00a7%M?v\u00e9-A .i1{i1:\u00e9'\u00a7\u00a7ie:n0rm1dum cf" Asseciatien and\n\n_\u00a3av.t't:\u00a7cIes ::_';\u00a7ss\u00a2\u00a3;ciafii3:1\u00ab,Qff\u00ab.1}1e Bangalore Electricity Supply\n\nC's3nip\u00a7;1 1}*--.,1\\ziangaiore Eiecfr\u00e9ciiy Supply Cempzmy\n\n \u00bb,__,\u00bbLirI1it\u20ac the Company. Even if ihe ?\"' respondent is not a\n\n  Pregi\u00e9ent ef \"the Uxiien, the Gcvemmeni mi! rxxay appa\u00e9nt\n\n  him} as the \ufb01irector. I~iav\u00a7ng regard $0 the i\ufb01sifi\ufb01 and a3i2w\":-u\u00a7:;sta\u00a7c=;%g\n\n ef\ufb02me case? 'there are :10 maia\ufb01dc-3 in exercise 02%\" discretion by iii\u00e9f:\n\n5\n'\\\u00a7~\u00a2f\n\n\n\n \n\n1'?\n\nUnion and the 7\"' respondent for declaration that \n\nesnpioyeesfworkanan ofthe Union in various categories n1_e-;ritio:1o\u00e9:i-  -1~ \n\nin Axmexure I to oettlenlent dated 25.9.2{)9\u00a7Moxoludi;:g'Cai\u00e9gofi;*:;s * _  '4\n\nof Assistant Engineer -- Notbgraduate   5: 'A\n\nAssistants, who answer the tie\ufb0111itio2i\u00a7 o::f7 .Vor:1plo3-we z.mox\u00e9_r A-';3o;a\u00a7**a;i_}'ei--..prooeedings for the same reiief by way of\n\n  writ.   the appoiutment of '7\ufb01\" respondent as the\n\n_,  ?fs:-oiiierlt of the Union was iegal or not is a disputed\n\n  fact, which has 'io ho dosti\ufb01ed ix: me suit. The Siam\n\n  ifroyemmm\ufb01 at its discretion has appointed the 'fa' respondent as the\n\n \"  Director of the zzompanies. It is not necessary that a woricnlao alone\n\nis required to be appointed as the }}ii'\"e\u20ac:'{0:\". An eznpioyee is also 3\n\nE\n\n'age\n\n\n\n \n\n18\n\nworker of the cempany, who may be appeirrte\u00e9 1:3 ti1\u00a2..\u00a7ffi\u00a7.\u00a2 V  \n\nquestion. The Rules and Re-guiatioras of the[L\u00a5n\u00a7:<):\u00e9};s \n\nonly for the worlsxmn but 3330 far the Qther v'et1}'p2<3yees"'Vi3;f7   3\n\ncompany. In the larger interest ofthe  of ihe\nthe Union has thought it \ufb01t to   \nDirector, who can e\ufb01\u00e9ctiveiy   \nMerely because the '3,\u00a7as&%-d a speaking\norder whiie    Director of the\nConxpaz\ufb01es,   'h\u00e9i\u00e9in catmot be quash\u00e9d.\n\n9. I have' {\u00a333 arguments ma\ufb01a by the\nlgamed C\u00a7z\u00a7\u00a7:13sei.at   perused the materiais piaezeszi on\n\nrecord. ' = .. _\n\n of the petitiruizers in W._P.Nc:s.22?6-\u00ab\n\n"  ?'j  iszthzht the 7"' rezsspon\u00e9ent is not the member cf {he {}I1i\u20acI}fl\n\n 316:. has' he_fc9~0pted as such. F-urther, there is no provisian for\n\n %i;3p:0_ini.\u00a7':1e:1t af 3 member as the w0ris:ing Presiiient. E1; is not\n\nii:\n\n7-3.;\n'2'\u00bb   .\n\nfesliowing reiiefs:\n\n\" : _ _, - . ._\nWHEREFORE the p1amti\ufb01\"s'%%m}\u00a7s: re-sp\u00a7\u00e9ct\ufb01;l13\u00a7':  \n\nprays that this Hmfbie Cotz\ufb02 may b\u00e9\"n: ga,nt\u00a71 ' \n\njudgment and decree in the  \n\nand circumstances  the  i11.fLh_r'g of\n\njustice, eqa\ufb01y  A\na)    f\u00e9izgilcryee\ufb01fsvor\ufb01cxneil of the\n9\"' def\u00e9mj_ai';tA K3rn\u00e9i1;;iiia:_4}:3}r_e%\u00e9triscity Beard who are\nW1fls:i:3g  \u00a7'\u00a3i.1\"1'{).T&IS \".\u20ac.'i{?':i'2.f.gOI'i:'2-Si mentieaned in\n,A;n\u00a7e:;u}fe\u00bb\u00a7%% as  \u00abs.e:::emem dated 253.2905\n  (excluding the caiegories 9f\n  N \"E:ig2ieer~N<)n\u00bbGradua1e and Sezzictr\n'Fi'3'_I%\u00a7'(}i}&;i  who answer the de\ufb01nition of\n _ "Er'i:r;3}<;iy\u00a73-e'V' under Section 3('ii\u00a3) of the Ruiers and\nV  "\u00a7?;<:.gf.2i\u00e9,iions ef the first defendant i\ufb01niim pmduced\nA' ,ia:. .-zrinnexure 'A' harem to Seciion 2(5) 3f the\n\n'   ___i'.3.Act, 1947 aiqne are eniiiied to became and\n\n1\n\n\n\n \n\n5)\n\nFor. \n\n20\n\ncontinue as Eviembers of the 1" dgfendant 'i'fzide*: \n\nUnion;\n\nDECLARE that Categories of Qfii\ufb01\u00e9rs tiaentietn\u00e9\u00e9ii  " \u00b0 V\nin paragraph 9 ofthe plain':  An\ufb01exrgre  \nhereto like defendantg __2 to 8 ~are~.,(_VZ}\ufb01'1c\u00e9rs.c3tf \n\nthe Q\ufb01' defendant Cormrx\u00e9ifqn Qtre jfmt "-::*~;1'"n.~*.r.,f\u00a73 eyeef or\nwv0rit;'_t\\t;tnd\ntheratbre nat.,\u00ab2!igi'\u00a7)le,   'getitinue\nas  .,and5'   in the\nactivities icaf if d\u00e9f\u00e9n\u00e9i\u00e9t\u00e9t   \n\nFor   ttitfvecting the 1\"\ndef3etidati$'._[Fnioiit\u20ac5:gzaxnes ofthe O\ufb01icers\nof the  who are illegally\n\ngage? \" i:*:=fegula.z*i3,r_:\u00a7VoVnt.i11:11im:1g as members of the 15'\n\n.  * _  Ijaian  tctzmfine its membership only\nV  t\u00a7,z\u00e9es;!1a=prkmen as de\ufb01ned under Rate 3(iii)\n\nH \" A \u00e9ftih\u00e9t  Vand Reguiations of the I\ufb01rliasn read\n\ntssizza smog; 2(3) Qfthe I.D,Aet,, 1947;\npennanent injunctien restraining the\n\nH '\u00a7ei1da11ts 2 tan: 8 from \ufb01mctimxing as office bearerrs\n\n anti executive comnxitteze members of the 1\"\n\nT def\ufb012\u00b0}(i3IIi*-{}31i()$} since they are not  wor\u00e9miaaz\n\nwithin the definition at' 2(3) of Trade Unions Act,\n\n?\n\n\nVii\n\n \n\n\n\n _ f%'g)\n\n21\n\nand the Rules and Reguiations ofthe; \"  \" \n\nurzion.\n\nFor a permanent \u00a311juncti{m_'_ restfai\ufb01irag aha-i 3   1\ndefendants 3 and 5 from opcm\ufb01ing the \n\naccount standing in thername 9f--\u00abt\u00a7i\u20ac%'~15'*\u00bbd\u00a2fendiia3:i--.. \n\nUnion and they may alga  re:%ira\u00a7;1g\u00e9,d4  \nany poiicy decisions   \n{Enion since     the\nmeaning qf_}i\u00a73eV_'Fr3:\u00a7'._\u00a2 Unions Act\nand the__    S' defendant\nUnion: as   the interest of the\nkimnb\u00e9zs :0ft1V1e--   Unien.\n\nFor man\u00e9ssafy aiizmigr;-.v; '<ii:\u00a7czing the 9"" defendant\nCQ:_\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7dxa$io11 ndt't9 ;9ecog;1ize the defendants 2 10 8\n\n .,  E\u00e9agfers of the 1" \u00e9efandant Union since\n  "1};\u00a2y' ih_\u00e9_',workmen within the meaning of\n"Se'r':'iion 2(\u00a7}'j0f:'the Trade Unions Act and the Ri\ufb02es\n\n Regulaii\ufb01ns of the 1" defendant 'Union as they\n\nA  will nor Safeguard the interest of the members of\nV' ' *  the  \u00e9efendant \n\nFor a man\u00e9aiory injunction dirac1.ing the 93'\n\n" "defendant Corpcraiion not to recognise the 2"'\n\ndefendant as the Executive President of the 3"\ndefemiazzi Union for the reason then}: he has been\n\n1;\n\n':53\n\n\n\n \n\n22\n\ndeclared as not a workmen am he has not contested\n\nand duly elected in the eiections heid 19 the   \ndefendant Union as 3 Centrai Executive Cexntniti\u00e9qi' .  '  ' \n\nMembers and in View of the Judg;1ar1t\u00bbagd  '.\n\npassed in 0S.No.5230f2008 on the :_fEi::::'0f,t1z<\u00a7  \n\nAdditional City Civii Judge  25;8'.2{)@8.\n\nh) Far a mandatory direction difec\ufb01xag the  S\n\nLabour Commissioner,-to issue-~--dir.\u00a3:\u00a3tti\u00e9sz;s to  if" \ndefendant Union :6. xxsec\u00e9i i_ 'Q~13iFe\u00a7;5:Ii1<i;3 the\n\ncategerries cf middie gnaz\u00e9agezneni ;:\u00e9\u00e9r$O:3\u00a71gg3..~\u00a2zhe\n\nare: net   de\ufb01nition ()1?\nseems 2(5)  mg T:~ac:\u00a7L:n\u00a7ons Act and the Rules\nand R\u00e9gul\ufb01tio\ufb01\u00e9 .<__:dV:"i1;v1\u00e9  defendant Union as '(hey\n,  net saf\u00e9gufzfd t\ufb01s interest cf the Members of\n\nV   "i.h.e E13? d\u00e9fegg\ufb01ant  accordingly; and\n    reiiezf or reiiefs as this Hoafbie\n.' A  C'-curt  it fit to grant in the facts and\n'.44\u20ac;i2jet;i\u00a7;.1s'\u00a3\u00e9i.i1cses \u00absf this cage including costs 91' {hege-\n\n .. V' ;)ro:e\u00e9dingsf'\n\n    The petitianers in the suit have centemie\u00e9 that the:\n\n : "\u00a71  ~-any eth\u00e9r i\ufb01\u00e9zajg,\nto secure participation V sf wQr1;\u00e9;'sVV  V ff\u00a3he\"~~.\u00a71r}\u00e9.I:1a,nai Law of I\ufb01dia, Sevezzth\n\nvE(\u00a7i.tA_io1a., t}i\u00e9.;obj_\u00e9:ciVbehizi\u00a7A1fti_s:1e 533%. has been stated as uixder:\n\n\"'iI.i\"2i c\ufb01;5i\u00a7\u00e93_i:\u00e9{\u00a7\ufb01V'ea:o11o1ny, the \ufb01wnership, aicmg with\n\nV tix\u00e9kinasr\u00e9ig\u00e9eiiii\u00e9ng ofany izz\u00e9ustry or emezprise belongs\n 1&9} {hex rnain who provides ihe capitai; the Werkers are\n hig\u00e9\ufb01i' and oniy get Wages from the capitalisi is whorn\nVfgcses the pro\ufb01t 91' the 1033, Under a. sacialist E'-{3(}I1()In}',\n\nV'  \u00b0ihere is no piace for 3. capiiaiist, because 35% means ef\nproductian, mgeiher with their nzazzagenleni, weuid\nbeio\ufb02g, :0 the State. But Socialism d(>\u20aci*S 1301: bs'*:\u00a7i\ufb01'%--'\u20ac in\n\n'v'\n\n\n\n \n\n26\n\nany violent transition from capitalism tr: \u00e96iiee:tivism.,.  9.\n\nbut believes in a phased transfiion.\n\nArticle 435%. is the first  tii>*.*\u00a33;td;\u00e9':\n\nsocialism in India, age; l2a_vi11g\u00e9..li:\u00a7se\u00a7iedVV m\u00e9at \n\n'seciaiist' in the preamble;  \nAct, 1976. The scheme of..;:eel&r::w.Altil\u00a2l\u00a2' \"tltat\nthough the ownegs\ufb01igg belosig \u00e9'itl:t\u00a3>i'ft.e.:at..w:;\u00a7I'ivate\nindiviciual or {I5    in a\npazticular.  \"\u20ac3l'f'E:1C;i\u00a3:1'[}I\ufb01:S*3.It\u00e9lhtlll;-3)}? ijVe\u00a7'slation,. be\ngiven 3   thereof The concrete\necenomicigstzlt  'tie that the workers\n\nwould :29 Io1ig.3tVbe.l1i;fed'--.lalfx$:t1rez's, but shall have an\n\n -V , \" inteft\u00e9tin_ti1eVvst2c\u00e9\u00e9ss.o_f_t1r1e enterprise and woul\u00e9 have\n     The right ta: participation in the\n \ufb02\u00e9f  industry or undertaking, besides the\n\n work, gger\u00e9red under Article 41, it is hoped, wilt\n\nIensur\u00e9 zh\u00e9iterv and mere production without which'\n\n4\" K   .t,z\u00a51atir.m\ufb02al \ufb01\u00e9veleptnent Weuld & an imp-tyssibiiity, under\n\n _ inoazy'  g:\u00ab:>nditions.''\n\n'4  It \u00a33 clear from the aferesaj\u00e9 Arttcle that the State has to take\n\nS steps by suitable legslaticn or in any other way to secure\n\n2:\nE\u00bb\n\n1: .\nRE:\n\n\n\n2?\n\npazticipaticm of workers in the nzmxagement of the undertaI<;ing_s..VV_:\n\nThe Article does not state the panicipation of workmen along ihe    *' \n\nmarnagement of the undertakings. The term J'?wQrker'f' 'do\u00a3:s:;: "\n\nmseniially mean a workman as defined in th$~_Ind;jstfiaf"   '\n\nAct. A person enzpleyed in an 0rga11isa'\u00a3Vi..A__:1<innal 311I\u20ac4 'is \u00a5hai i;e. f'musi have competed at the seleciiezz, which\n\n  he questioiis,  petitisners are net \u00e93.S\u00a7}iI33E1ZS for app9int.111ent\n\n.4   in Vq\ufb01estionf, they cannot chaiienge {he appoizzimezzt izsf\n\n =tht3 Tf.?A'm,r%:<$\u00a7:<:;i1dez11 as the Direcmr 0f the c\ufb01mpatxies in qtxexstian' Be\n\n ii may,\n\n41.':\nfe'.':.T\n\n\n\n \n\n29\n\n14. When the Union has unanh11o11s}y""decidea i    \n\nrespondent is \ufb01lsit fit person 10 represent   41316: "   TA\n\nCempanies in the management, the said \ufb02s\ufb01igion $3231.01-be'v_f<\u00a7t;iiii'  \n\nfauit with by this Court, The \u00a7<si}anc%:.: ifui\ufb01 V'\u00e9fre;':s{:n and justice azx\u00e9 net as":-cor\ufb01igzg \u00a30\npri\u00a7*ai ;\u00a7-   2\n\n17.3, Time \u00e9afi\u00e9gz\ufb01mcat\u00e9\ufb01n sent by the Union to the H0n'h1e\n\n \u00a7\u00a3;*=x%rgyv Depam11er;L, Govsemmergi <31' Kamataka,\n\n date\u00e9 '?,11;2G68) rwomnzendizag the appoimrnemz 9?\n\nH  \u00a7%e3p011\u00e9ent as the Director 6f the saici Cumpanies, assigns\n\n5.\n\nxii\n\n\n\n \n\nthe reasons. as to why he \ufb02muid be appointed _as..\u00a3h<_e Dife\u00e9tda'   _  '4  'V\n\nCompanies. The said communication is as mldar.  T ~ \n\n"Sub: Appointing Sri M,Nagaxaj;;,_ii;od<i:;g Pr\u00e9sidetit, \nKPTC Employees L?ni0\ufb01,'=-- (Sf and\nBangaiore, Grdbatga, Mangaicxg and \nPower Supply\u00a7.C\u20ac\u00a71:1;f3a11i\u00e9=,\u00a7', ag$\ufb01_:'..Sri~.F;{:j5VA1;i1f\u00a7i\ufb01\u00e9bk1a\\?i,\nthe   Litn\u00e9gs, \u00a7::"\ufb01ireCt0r ef\nHuhli   V\n\n\\l.?_Vfefe1f{\u00e9'r:;;\u00e9:A*.i\u20ac\u00a7' \ufb01:ie above said subject, I\n\n. '  iike te Brirg\u00e9gto year kind perusai that there is\n  .g;E\ufb013=.  fE3;;pi0yav\u00e9\u00a7\u00a7\u00ab'Uni0n to Kamataka Power\n\n  AV(:3\u00a7}:pe:rati0z2 Limitexi and aii the Power\n.'S:i\ufb01}f3}y  and the Karnataka Power\n\nV  Corpcration Enlpioyees E\ufb01nian is\n A.f_}_1o\\x.%i31gt11e poiicy 0:? One Union for one industry.\n\n  Union is the sale Employees Union, which\nrepresents abouf, 42,0536 exnployees am this Unian has\n\nV  intema} \u00a7eade-rship an\u00e9 free  peiitieal par\u00e9ies and\nhas an in\ufb02uentiisd leadership. This Union has the pride\n\nsf building the erganizatisan continueusiy fmm 55$\n\n:33\n.\n<\/pre>\n
31<\/span><\/p>\n
years in our country with dignity and discipline 3.353 U<\/p>\n
had a cordial relationship with the rr:2\u00a71age1ne:a*E**ari\u20acl~.,  <\/p>\n
the Gevenlrslent and has pretected t’lia,\u00a7 iz1ft_\u00a7=,-i:*%i:::V.tll\u00a7f * V  V<\/p>\n
employees and all the Corporatiqns,<\/p>\n
On the basis of the   V}
\nGovemznent of I\u00a7arnatal:.;;\u00a7’~;.n \ufb01le .._<:sf_itl3\u00a7 "?01i\u00e9yll<\/p>\n
f Participation ofthe Etrxplojfe\u00e9\u00e9 *ihe_.
\nofthe Corpera.\u00a7is3\u00a3}:”‘;. it isgz\u00e9  –(fr\u20ac3m; .1977) the
\nex KER aI1:\u00a2i~tl1:2<  3._fi(1:;El\u20ac4."l:1l'.l\u00a7H*\u00bb.;:llT\u00a7,:" Supply<\/p>\n
Comgl\u00e9anifc\ufb01 " * (vf3l?l$l;:l\u00a7lx:l,;' }  CHESCOM,
\nc;Esc:::m ma –IV\u00a7IZl~\u00a7.lS;'_'~Z'.,V_(llIIvl'\u00bbs-:{_:','ll'–~l\u00a7?1.\u00a7l1?::"=: centinized the o\ufb01ice
\nbearers ':*eg\u00a7resegitingA._v  Employees Llnion as<\/p>\n
 and it '~i..~;\ufb02\u00a7eicc\u00a7n2e. In the elections held in the<\/p>\n
 bl . Tz\u00e9y\u00e9argy ee\ufb01ega: Body Meeting of the KPTCL
\nl  ;gmp:\u00a2\u00a7\u20acg\u00a2sh\u00a2;a in Bmzgal-are on ',26.8.20{}8 and
\nl'  P.G.Am:minabhavi has been elected as<\/p>\n
  the meeting of the Carafrai Executiw<\/p>\n
 .. Qenuii-itltee menzlaerg newly elected held utzcie-1* the<\/p>\n
x_ * .?r\u00a7side:1isl3i;3 ef the Sri F.GA1tm1i11abhav\u00a7, newly
\n 6166163 Presisrient 011 23.820089 has uixaaninmtisl};<\/p>\n
l ale-cied Senier Hzetnbey Sri M.Nagaraju as the werking<\/p>\n
President. In this direction in the C\u20ac\u00a7.{!\u00b0i1\u00a7 Exzxu\ufb01ve
\nCommittee Meetizag hel\u00e9 an 6.11.2308, an the policy<\/p>\n
32<\/span><\/p>\n
of pa\ufb01icipa\ufb01on of Employees in the ;_tdmi1_1is1r;iti\u00e9:1,’* 1:” .  ‘<\/p>\n
the nxwting has unanimousiy pennitted\ufb01o   4’ ‘<\/p>\n
Senior member of this ‘{}nion  and pres\u00e9mly    ”
\nworking President Sri hvi.Nagaraju–v..;\u00a7S”V.ihe E”}i:’e\u00a2tcrA
\nthe KPTCL and Bangalore, Gu1ba;+ga;A’\u00bbz\\;1anga1ore <\/p>\n
Chamundeshwari EIectri\u00e9it\u00a7{..V:%”S1;pAgpIy;V:_  and
\nthe Hon.P.G.Ammjnabhav\u00a7,_ H  th_\u00a7’:  _  —the
\nKPTCL En1ployee\u00a7. U_11ioni\u00a7s 1;\u00a7\u00a2’V.Dir\u00a7\u00a2\u00a3\u00e9;f~.qf age Hubii
\nElectricity      regaxd<\/p>\n
unanixnoizs reseigiiit\u00e9yhas  <\/p>\n
Hence?’   h to appoirst Sri
\nM.Nagara3’u=   ?\u00a3::side;}I of the KPTCL
\nEmpigraejs Union Aia\ufb01the Dir\u00e9ctor \u00abof Karnataka Power<\/p>\n
 V’  _Tra;\u00a3$s\u00a7ti1is;$\u00a3\u00a3}3;vM. AC0rp 0)mti0n Limited, the Bangalore<\/p>\n
  Company, Mangaiare Eiecirieity<\/p>\n
 Cc\u00a7f;;\u00a5an$\u00a7;”Chax11undeshwm1 Electricity Suppiy<\/p>\n
C0nipan’g’z2.*\u00a7d}<i'~\u00bb'{}111ba1ga Electricity Suppiy Company<\/p>\n
_ x  A and Sri"?.C\u00a7~.Anuninabhavi, the Presi\u00e9ent efthe K?TC
\nA ..f ainf}is::y'ees and the Directs? effinbii Electrieity Suppiy<\/p>\n
 _. C.g)2i1pzm};.\n<\/p>\n
33<\/span><\/p>\n
The copy of the reseiution  tif:e?.V:C .\u00e9%2tr :\u00a7 H
\nExeautive Cozzmx\ufb01itee %\\zi.e::-tizzg is f\u00e9V1?1\u00a3:\u00a7\u00a3>s;\u00e9;d jgerzzf  a<\/p>\n
kind perusal.”\n<\/p>\n
16. This was followedfb3r_ a.._}1nai.1’iinm2_s r\u00e9soiutim of the
\nUnion dated 11.1″\u00a3;.’.V’.. ‘()\ufb02.8″–   send proposal to the
\nG()Vef11\u00a5!E6I1’\u00a7”1<}. appdi\ufb01t'   the Director 0f the<\/p>\n
L we;1<:g;;;-V\u00e9;Px\u00a7.%zx;%\u00a7;;=;oa.sa;zg Daie:\u00a7 1.: 1.29%.
\n   \u00e9
\n' _   RESOLD'TION<\/p>\n
Tii\u00e9fiierztral Executive Committee Evieeiing cf
\n  ~_Kamata3<a Fewer Trmasmissien Corpmatien
\n Em\ufb01ibyee Unien newiy elected in the 17"' 'Fri Yeariy
\n' -Genera; Bed}? Meeting heid an 6.11.2308, it was
\n3 urzarliaiousiy resolved} to sen\u00e9 a prcposai tea the
\nGcxvemmem of Kamaiaka, that on the poiicy ef
\nFariicipatiexz of Empisyees in the iidxzm\ufb01sixatieil, ta
\nappeirai the Seniar Ivietnber of this Uniozl and the
\npresent working President Sri M.?<\u20acagaraj'u as the<\/p>\n
$2<\/p>\n
34<\/span><\/p>\n
Director of KPTCL, Bangaiore, Gulbarga,  V  V
\nand Chamundeshwari Eieciricity Sup\ufb01ly (::’on1;$a:1ies-
\nand Sri P.G~.AmIn\u00e9na.bhavi “the Pr\u00a2sideI1{9f’*\u00a731\u00e9 KI’TC . 2 %  T<\/p>\n
Employees Utli\ufb02ii, as the  ef\ufb01hg .I_i’i3?.)ii
\nElectrieity Supply C-mnpany.”  ‘ ‘ ” AT ”<\/p>\n
I7. Aciing on the said   ‘gjeseiutieil,
\nthe State Government  .t\u00a7$\ufb01Q1;dent as the
\nDirector of the    “tree that the State
\nGovemrnent   for appointing
\nthe 7:” respot;i:ieI}f–a\u00a7  fhat. by itseif caxmot be a<\/p>\n
$03115 10 _=*.;uasi1 _:app<$i11ti11efxt: The Court must exercise its<\/p>\n
'\u00a7iis\u00e9re1joi:3;i'\u00a7; ipmvezj with gteat camiim and sheuld exercise it in<\/p>\n
 cf and not maria-132 on the making cut {if a<\/p>\n
 ""'i:\u00abga1 pbi\ufb01i. as cextiorari is ciiseretie-nary. 1: is not issued<\/p>\n
" ikir\u00e9if\u00e9\u00e9y bgeca\u00a5;3:';.\u00e9A:'it is lawful to do.\u00bb 343. ($ee\u00bbCIL4,AIR4LAL KIN:-4N1<\/p>\n
   COMMISSIONER cu?' 1iNC'0A=iE TAX, WEST<\/p>\n
  5E?."Nd'AL & 03:33:23 -413 1979 SC (:45). The cm: shouid<\/p>\n
" "always keep the mrger pubiic i\ufb01terest in mind in erder ta dea\u00e9\u00e9e<\/p>\n
E
\n2%:\n<\/p>\n
x<\/p>\n
making out of a legal point. The Court shelligi a1iv:iifs”*~:”‘ i<\/p>\n
keep the larger public interest in  :6…’  4′<\/p>\n
decide whe\ufb02ier its intervention is ca3ied’—fairer   ” i’<\/p>\n
Onlv when it comes to 3 \u00e9icnclusiont ‘ tizai
\noverwhehriing public interest requigfes iizterfeijenc\u00e9i ‘the,
\nCourt should intervene.” V V’ A 9 vi _ ii
\n(:111A;ie:lirzir.:gV_i;;f:’i3},zVtii\u00a2:)   hi 9
\n:3. In M ;*10;w::a;;L iiiavgigvzgszma T2;w’2)e:\u00a7TRIEs* um.
\n15′. STATE 0;?i’1mg};4g\u00a7T};%:;gi;N ;”:iif\\iij \u20ac\u00a5i*-HE;5\u20acS M AIR .2990 SC\n<\/p>\n
469. the Apex:”‘C0″ui_’i   arrived at: in 1316
\ncourse of Concilii\u00e9itiqii -p\u00a7i\u00a7di\ufb01giiii~~’i’witi3 a recegnized znajerity
\n1;:iic$%.f”‘*ii\u00a7’:\u00a7:3\u00bb%:  0\u00a3\u00a7”‘al!….xa%r;rkn1e:2 ofthe establishniesai, ever:<\/p>\n
  —minority union which had abjected t9 the<\/p>\n
i  I{‘cf;\u00a35g1i2.e\u00e9”iii:ir:\u00a5n having fniij-Ofifg.’ Of members is expeaszte\u00e9<\/p>\n
” iirgtect thef ii ‘ifrgitiznate imerest of 13.230121″ and enter inn} 3<\/p>\n
 the best iatexesi cf iabour. This is with the abject is<\/p>\n
H  ihe Samttiiy ofsetilenleni reached with the active assistance:<\/p>\n
 zzrf jibe Ccnciliatien Officer and 10 diseeurage am indivi\u00e9uai<\/p>\n
S empleyee or mitwritfg Llfiiei} ff’\u20ac}E’\u00a5} scutiiing the settieiiient. ‘\ufb01fhez; a<\/p>\n
37<\/span><\/p>\n
settlement is arrived at (‘luring the cunci3iatioa1.proccedi11’g”s; it biigzd\u00e9t  .<\/p>\n
on the members of the Workers* Unio1i”a’as1 iai:d Ei\u00bbr.>\\’.5’s\u00ab*13_..”  1″<\/p>\n
Sec.18(3){d) of the Act. It wouki itps\u00e9ttf\ufb01ctg bi\ufb01d   <\/p>\n
workmen who are ail parties to  it1dqm*\u00a7:a:I’LvdiSp:3te..  is
\nan the principle of collective   industrial
\ndisgutes and for maitxtatning    tztrtin\u00e9zipie; Qf
\nindustrial demoerapy ‘  <\/p>\n
in the  represents as
\nmany as ”  An\u00e9t in dispute\u00bb No other<\/p>\n
empmryee excepttxthg pet\u00a7tio_:1\u00e9.2-r_s” 113% protested for reconmzending<\/p>\n
  _’?m   \u00abapgreintment as the Director of the<\/p>\n
C\ufb01mpa\ufb01i\u00e9a\u00bb _ ;”‘t.’\u00a3}nion has assigned cegemz reasons tier<\/p>\n
‘ Vt ‘-..\\’V.;feco:31:.ms:iiding ‘j_:1zt’:ne of the ‘?’i’ respondent as the }}irs=:ct.c>r cf<\/p>\n
 .\u00a73mI1pax2i\u00a7s\u00ab;_at1d acting on the said recmnmen\u00e9ation ef the<\/p>\n
‘j  State Government has appesintad him as the Digectcar :3?<\/p>\n
H V’ tit\u00e9tt\ufb01\u00e9tmpaaaies, which cannot be feeuzad f\u00e9uit with 2>\u00a7;t\u00a71\u00e9s tfourt.<\/p>\n
S<\/p>\n
,1<\/p>\n
19. Sri gm. Patii, ieamed Counsel\u00bb ‘a1:\u00a7;~e=gz1~i1\u00a74’g “‘1″4\u00a7,\u00a7V’.’;,1;f?.1V\u20ac’   <\/p>\n
petitioners Submits that the State C\u00a7<}\\?61'I}}"!'i\u00a3?I$\u00bb3;' }1\u00a3i::.\u00a5;_ATI'i($i  iigg 7 <\/p>\n
mind while appc:-inting the 7%' responde\ufb01t  The DAife-a:__toi' .9f \u00a31:x\u00e9 <\/p>\n
companies. By appointing the '?*V}':-'r:\u00a7'spong1\u00abe:1:i..\u00e9,f; fi}ire\u00a7ibr:,~  is
\nadmittedly got a workman, the   43-A has
\nbeen defeated. In thig    Counsel
\nhas relied on me    if' 1 <\/p>\n
(s) 3-;i$0WER (:0. L112). &
\nOTHERS 1&1; j.~”” AIR 1958 SC ass;\n<\/p>\n
(ii) A;H1i.;:; 311Am:*;;1::4 SGSHITH mxmcmni<\/p>\n
Ts\ufb01\u00e9wr;:1;?: mafow \u20ac)14*1*;*u)L4 \u00ab AIR 1 931 SC 293;<\/p>\n
  “{\u00a7.\u00a7_i)’A\u00a7%i4}f’;I\u20ac?\u00a7\u00a5i%\u00a7L:..T1Z\u00a53’ILE WORKERS’S UzVIO:V’e\u00a3c. vs.<\/p>\n
L V   ‘RRR}i\ufb01@\u00a74KR\u00a3Sf;\u00a7\u00a7\u20ac’\u00a7\u00a2N’& OTHERS –AIR 1933 SC ‘:5;<\/p>\n
‘ A (iv) 2:11;; I\u00a7V.?)L\u00abi BANK OFFICERS’ CONFEQEE4 TION<\/p>\n
4%   Q i2;VIO.N 013′ INDIA & OTHERS’ W AIR 1989 SC 2345;<\/p>\n
 ff   %T (v) Kvamzz S’HRILEKHA VIDYARTIII& OTHERS vs.<\/p>\n
  ” ‘\u00a7f24TE 01%’ 1:312 & 0’1″\u00a7:fER.S’- (1991; 1 Sec 212; and<\/p>\n
3<\/span><\/p>\n
39<\/span><\/p>\n
(vi) AIR INDIA STATUTORY C0RR\u00a71-mrigy g_m%[%:%.\u00ab:s:%%j  <\/p>\n
CKNWED LABOUR UNYQN & OTIIERS.\n<\/p>\n
20. In K. S11REER4IHzza4_o’s 1953 aS1c\u00a5x553\u00a7),,
\nthe Apex Caurt has \u00e9rawn a   M
\n’empleyees’ and     The
\nexpression ‘e111p\u00a5eyc=’;\u00e9 ‘   all persons,
\nmale: or fem:aai\u00e9;”T’  ”   Ci\ufb01ice, Maixzs
\nDepartnlent, SV’:\u00a3V\u00a33zfe;:’\u00a7,.’_  f\ufb01\u00e9ceixfing Station cf the
\nCompany,  tsLt”‘”  ‘Wc;>ri<;n1e11' denetes 3
\nSf\ufb02iii\ufb01t\ufb01  3:112}? Ev\u00e9aiegories of employees as have been<\/p>\n
  \u00e9xgfzd who magi have a ticket. It is held that<\/p>\n
'-s.;:3.2:;h a "   dearly \ufb01atelligible in an industriai
\n_jjj..\u20ac_?:5a,!;$ii\u00e93\u00bbh1nen"\u00a3,  for security' and Othei' reasans a system of
\n 4:  is necmsary far these who wri<: in the Pawer
\nV.   Maths Department err other glaces where essential
\n is installed whiie others, such as the cieriea! Staff. may<\/p>\n
Werk in an office buikijng Where secu\ufb01ty demands are either non\u00bb<\/p>\n
n._<\/p>\n
40<\/span><\/p>\n
existent or much less insistent. This distinction means thai.  ‘    <\/p>\n
‘workznet1′ are ’employees’, but 311 ’employees_’, are not ‘f\\\u00a7i?dfk1n\u00e9n’  4′<\/p>\n
fer the purpose of standing orders. This decisim u   A<\/p>\n
the cmltentions of the petitioners. In th\u00a3:’\u00bb;T11f\u00e9f:;.g2;1It cj9A.S;*T._ne~   <\/p>\n
‘?”” respondent is an O\ufb01icer. He .m_ay not  Hut h\u00a2AAisH;\u00a7I1
\nemployeefworker in the establisiii\ufb01\u00e9iyti ‘it,   is say that<\/p>\n
worrkers include not only Vbi3t’\u00a7Isn_’Gt\u00a7t\u00a7e\u00a7 e1i:p\u00a7;)f\u00ab\u00a7ees. There<\/p>\n
is no prohibi{vi{\u00a71i’VTV\u00e9iih;;}:v ii1′ ;i’4tJ\u00a51a?_’:’:\u00ab’*..IVf:’fi\u00a3.’It:\u00a3%’:26?VAsseciatien of the
\ncatnpaxiies or i\ufb01\ufb02\u00e9rt\u00e9ci\u00e9 Csiynstimiien far appoijxtme-2:1<\/p>\n
of a worker 3&1 the r*’?4’I’5’i*\u00a3’i$V%11ta5\u00e9;i\\r\u00e9”\u00a3>f workznen as the Qirecior of<\/p>\n
\u20ac115   2 ._
\n 2}: ~12:  JBHARATIIKZ-4 SGSHIE” KARAMCHARI<\/p>\n
  “–‘\u00a7 casex  SC’ 293), the Apex Couzt has held that<\/p>\n
“v: ;:};ough the’.44i\u00a7i\u00a7e”\u00e9\u00a7iv\u00e9ig\ufb01ncipies are not enferize-abie by Ceurts, ii<\/p>\n
i *\u00a7i\u00a7\u00a7e\u00e9’..:ia0At ‘ti:e.anV’i11at directive principles are less important than<\/p>\n
  riglts 01′ that they are net binding an ihe va.rius<\/p>\n
Vt   V . __\u00a7z”g;\u00a7:I:1\u00a7{\u00a7f the Staie. It hag been further held that Artide 3’? Of\ufb01k\ufb02<\/p>\n
;\n<\/p>\n
?\n<\/p>\n
:5;\n<\/p>\n
41<\/span><\/p>\n
Constitution emphaticaiiy states that directive   %<\/p>\n
nevertheiess fm1damemaI in the goverrxance  the” ‘c;-a.\u00a731’:’itr}*’i’a31:<_.i: 'itu   'V<\/p>\n
31131! be the duty of the State to apply these pV\u00a7'1'a.*-.1,;:*-:i'p.\u00a5:2.*.s: i12T.\u00a71\u00e9;zi'\u00a7i:1g\u00b0 V<\/p>\n
laws. The \u00e9irective principies should  Ceurfs' 3.V:_\u00a7\u00a72T:;j..'\u00a7:;\\\u00ab;ie. :;:1\u00bb1i'W<\/p>\n
izaterpreiation. Fuzx\u00e9amentaj rig\u00a71ts: s.".1_0uIc\u00a7    'in {he
\nlight of the directive principles and  \u00a7hmz\u00a7 <i  and<\/p>\n
wherever possfble, be :e'a\u00a7\u00e9;.ji\u00a7'i'\u00a3o the foInier\u00a7"'F:ir<\u00e9i*\u00a7* viat\u00e9 attacked an<\/p>\n
the gronnd of 'Qf.a  igigilt shozzid, among
\nether cea11si\u00e9ra1'.V%a13\u00a3.i_01'1$':,_ :out if the law \u00e9oes net
\nadvance em: or 0i\u00a77Ia':\u00e91j%%<;;f' \u00e9priixcipies C?!" if it is not in
\nd\u00a7$uvh\ufb01.1fg$  \u00e9\u00a7%\u00a3'i\ufb019f .i,1nd<;;ubted obligatierris of the State,<\/p>\n
cmis'-igimii\u00e9ziai :2; V\u00e9ythaarixiise, towards its ciiizens \u00a31?!' sections sf its<\/p>\n
 ,_AA'\u00a2i1izens,"\ufb02\u00a7:w'ingV 'Qi:}vj.':.dfVih3 preanible, the direetive princigles and<\/p>\n
 mine': pr0vis\u00a7::mS"'0f fife Cemstitution.<\/p>\n
  '.31; '2x:g2*I\u00a7:2;~:4.L TEXTILE WORKERS' :m().i\\rs case<\/p>\n
   :$'C 75)? the Apex Court has reiterated what has been<\/p>\n
    smrin AKHILA 31L41a4T13:4 305312' K;4.RA;}ICI\u00a34RI<\/p>\n
 s case (slxgra). The Apex (fear: has heid that the vmriiers<\/p>\n
3.<\/p>\n
_;\n<\/p>\n
3%
\n‘-A<\/p>\n
\u00ab’3.\n<\/p>\n
. . ‘iv-“~””\n<\/p>\n
43<\/span><\/p>\n
heid that the object of Section 9 is to empower the Cenua\ufb01<\/p>\n
Gewernrnent ta make 3 schelne fer the constitution of the BQ2g\ufb01:i”e–f’_* ~.  ‘ ‘<\/p>\n
Directors so as to ixwiude represe\ufb01tatives of the t?3’I1\u00a7\u00a7l_Cfy”:3t3\u00a7\u00a7:”~?1I1!\u00a7.: \u00ab<\/p>\n
other speci\ufb01ed categeries. The represe11tative\u00a7s_ of’:ihs.=.jS.7e categories”  <\/p>\n
:31′ peopie are 10 be eiilarzr eiected er .iiQ!T_\u00a71}Ti1aiE.;d_ ii; \ufb011eT.2″n2gf;z\u00a7;:~zuj
\nspeci\ufb01ed by the Scheme. The legislature ii3s._le\u00a7iV it i0″ih.eT_Ce:1tfai
\nG0vertm1e1It in make a schetne Vpr\u00e9vidiz\u00e9fg  a;1g;0’i’\ufb01tsnez2i is the<\/p>\n
Beard from  ‘  by eies’:-lion or
\nby no11}i11a\u00a3i0:1. T}1%: ir\ufb01de sf appasintment is, 1::-f
\nceurse, le\ufb01 my (:\u00e911?r\u00a7?.i  but it is mt an uzzresirained
\n\u00a7i,A  a discretian which must be<\/p>\n
reas  “\u20ac:0::1j:3::*2eratial emerprise’<\/p>\n
In the esent case also, the 7″‘ yes \ufb01ii\ufb01iif ha \u00a7\u00a7b\u00e9%\ufb01ft~ L.<\/p>\n
unaninlousiy chosen by the Union for appoi1:;f3neI’:\u00a3’ as {\ufb01e f)i*r:.{-::tz>;’V  ‘V<\/p>\n
80 that there can be an effective paxiicipaiiogz \u00e9fth\u00e9z w0ri.<;.\u00a3'<3r\u00a7:\u00e9 in " .<\/p>\n
'file management of ihe Companies. "110 preliibiii\ufb01nv-:ibz:'\u00a7}1e<\/p>\n
7*' responcient to be appointeai   ' 1. \ufb02 _ .. _\n<\/p>\n
22. In KL-“MARI SHRILE ‘1’{A. VImig1Rr;;*1j\u00a2eJ}oTH.a:Rs*=s<\/p>\n
case {(1991) 1′ sec 212} ;”the Agg\u00e9i\ufb01  t\u00a7;\u00a5,xa~5i;”e:ver3,> State<\/p>\n
action, in ordver ts _$iiI*;?fi?f<:: "1':111\u00b0:_:=1_i1"L*',~t_'l.':e mzsceptibie is the vice of<\/p>\n
a,rbi'\u00a3ra..riness W\ufb01\u00a7C\u00a7h is the  –~;\u00a7=:\u00bbic1e E4 and basic is the rule of
\n13%: the systern V'w}_V3icl1 gQ\\?e:y1'snj:;'s, {lenferment of the power<\/p>\n
tqgether  the \u00e9is\u00a2fei.i<\u00a7n which gases with it to enabie propeg
\n:\u00e9:\u00bbzgr\u00a2i'se.\u00a7f"\u00a7?1e;"' coupled with the {int}: 10 ghun a.rbit1'a2*i_r:es5:<\/p>\n
in i'\u00a3sL"'s;2_~;ez*ig:is:\u00ab:*"shd'ieV.ip:'bmote \ufb01le object {hr which the power is<\/p>\n
4,,,,,r;:onferre\u00a31;–..w}1i\u00a7:}2~wa\ufb01zidubiediy is public imetrest and 119% individual<\/p>\n
-. \u00a72sr.._;\u00a7:%ivate ga”.\u00a7;tV1,_ 1~whim er caprice of 323}? i:2div\u00a3\u00e9z,2a\u00a3. All persons<\/p>\n
‘1.”‘e;it:r\u00a7_’st\u00a2d’ i:>s*i1:i1 any such power have is bear in mind its ziaeeessargs<\/p>\n
E<\/p>\n
46<\/span><\/p>\n
brought by 42*” Constitsstian (Amen\ufb01ment)  9 1 976_.IJ\u00a75s\u00a7n.” _<\/p>\n
the State to secure by suitable legisiatien ov\ufb01in :;i.rr3: :V()\ufb021:’G3_” wziy,  Tr ‘<\/p>\n
pa\ufb02icipation of Workers in the r11.;magen1em’v. 0?  <\/p>\n
establ\u00e9shmems or other 0rgani$ation eng\u00e9gszd ‘\u00a7_I_l   To
\nmake these rights meaning\ufb01xi \u00a36.w\u00a7%ori{1ne1%\u00a7’:g1i\u00a3i’–i\u00a71a:\u00e9\u00a5j;\u00e9ngfi;} gighi to
\nlife a re-a.iity to werkmen, shifg.0;)?’ju\u00a5;1ici3.1,e;fi\u00e9:ita1i\u00a7:x” i\u00e9em private<\/p>\n
Iaw principles :0 p:_zb.\u00a5ic  izxt\u00e9rgire\ufb01atiqxx  fusing the<\/p>\n
interegt ofthe_i;}dividii:1i’.:g;;tfe.pf\u00a3r:1\u00a7\u00a51\ufb01r paxamaunt interest of<\/p>\n
the commu\ufb01;\u00a7ty.~. TheV}Lv\u00a7\u00a7is:iaE_\ufb011:;\u00e9ti0i:’0i’ a Court, thereforei. in<\/p>\n
interpreting the ‘\u20ac54<_)I:.5*tit1it:'-Qfi  \u00e9pmvisions eafthe Act. requ\u00e9ses<\/p>\n
to bu\ufb01d u;.;\u00a7c3nti11uitjg\u00bb elf '${}Ci0—E:C0z}023}iC erupawerment to the poor<\/p>\n
 {Q $i1s*uai :i  oppe\ufb02unity and status an-:i the \u00a339.; shouid<\/p>\n
ceii'.?t\u00e91:2'\u00a3;1j\u00ab'V  "ihje~._fieeds and espiraiicm of {he S{}Ci\u20ac'1_\\\/' in<\/p>\n
 ""V'estab3i\u00e9h–\u00a7;_V1g   sc%a.1 erder. Th6:-refore, the com:-ep\u00e9s<\/p>\n
 agigra\ufb01ed if} the statuie require inierpremiicm frem thai<\/p>\n
  without doing vielence is the ianguagas-., Sash an<\/p>\n
  woui\u00e9 eiezagaie the spirit ami p’.\u00a71’\u00a7)OS\u00a3’ csf the<\/p>\n
“V ‘ ~__ C\u00e9aisiimiiaa an\u00e9 \ufb02lai\ufb01l\u00e9 the afrsresai\u00e9 rights :9 the worr}<_me2'2 3, reaiiijgs<\/p>\n
3}}<\/p>\n
47<\/span><\/p>\n
lest estabiisinnent ofan egalitarian social \u00a7rder;%:m:1dTTbei’g:s:xj4:x::;..gA5<\/p>\n
and Constitutionai goai defeated.\n<\/p>\n
In the present case,” .l.\u00a7gIe1n;>ras;V-x\u00e9li;:2x”‘*\u00bb:m;i_\u00b0  and
\nArticies sf Assceciation sf   Articles 30(1)a{a)
\nand 74-A empo\\\u00a7?cz\u00a7fjg:~  gxonxinate the<\/p>\n
Directors    _t’h_e’:’ app0intment of the 73′
\nrespendezfit, a  ihe  Uxxiorn is 91113: to ful\ufb01i<\/p>\n
the censtitiiiiprsai gegi.’ 7     .. . j <\/p>\n
 ” A   ati\ufb01iiiivagly angle, the impugaeci order daes net<\/p>\n
i:a;Ii\u00ab.?”_\u20ac’r3f ‘%nf\u00a3e:iL’r’a.n\u00a2a. There is me merit in these writ petitiotxs.<\/p>\n
 are dismissed. This order shouid net be<\/p>\n
  : as expsressing any opinion an the va\ufb01dity cf<\/p>\n
 Vagaspo\ufb01itxnent of 7″‘ respondent as the workmg ?resi\u00e9en’t :33?’ the<\/p>\n
   The said ques\ufb01an has is be kcided in the suit<\/p>\n
O.S.Ne.7982\/$309 \ufb02ied by the petitioners hereiifia\u00e9iaiath 53    <\/p>\n
bef-are the Civii Court. No costs.\n<\/p>\n
BMM:”2;442009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009 Author: S.Abdul Nazeer IN THE’. HIGH comm’ OF KARNA’I’AIut._5:? — ~ sxo late Periapga ” R12: No.26;’\u00a7.,9’3C cmss,’ .’ Parimaia Nandiaini-,_La3iout, _ Banggtldre :- 566 V S\/ca {ate Rfa ?\u20ac*:}.1’1,I””A Main, % \u00e9 % -.J.c. N3gaf;~M81la1\ufb01iS1m\ufb01p11f8m, ” V V\ufb01azagalor\u00e9’ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-04-23T18:30:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-10-05T20:36:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Legal India Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@legaliadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Legal_india\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Legal India Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"30 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Legal India Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea\"},\"headline\":\"Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-04-23T18:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-10-05T20:36:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009\"},\"wordCount\":2604,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"High Court\",\"Karnataka High Court\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009\",\"name\":\"Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-04-23T18:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-10-05T20:36:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/\",\"name\":\"Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\",\"description\":\"Search and read the latest judgements, orders, and rulings from the Supreme Court of India and all High Courts. A comprehensive database for lawyers, advocates, and law students.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Free judgements of Supreme Court & High Court of India | Legal India\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\",\"alternateName\":\"Legal India\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/legal-india-icon.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/legal-india-icon.jpg\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/LegalindiaCom\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Legal_india\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea\",\"name\":\"Legal India Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Legal India Admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/legaliadmin\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/author\\\/legal-india-admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","og_url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009","og_site_name":"Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/","article_published_time":"2009-04-23T18:30:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-10-05T20:36:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":512,"height":512,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Legal India Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@legaliadmin","twitter_site":"@Legal_india","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Legal India Admin","Est. reading time":"30 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009"},"author":{"name":"Legal India Admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea"},"headline":"Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009","datePublished":"2009-04-23T18:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2016-10-05T20:36:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009"},"wordCount":2604,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#organization"},"articleSection":["High Court","Karnataka High Court"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009","name":"Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-04-23T18:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2016-10-05T20:36:36+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-p-n-munirathnam-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-april-2009#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sri P N Munirathnam vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 April, 2009"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/","name":"Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","description":"Search and read the latest judgements, orders, and rulings from the Supreme Court of India and all High Courts. A comprehensive database for lawyers, advocates, and law students.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Free judgements of Supreme Court & High Court of India | Legal India","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#organization","name":"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","alternateName":"Legal India","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Legal_india"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea","name":"Legal India Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Legal India Admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com","https:\/\/x.com\/legaliadmin"],"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/author\/legal-india-admin"}]}},"modified_by":null,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}