Karnataka High Court
Sri K M Somashekaraiah vs The Executive Engineer on 21 August, 2008
Author: A.S.Bopanna
Bench: A.S.Bopanna
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IN 'I'§~.¥E HIGH COURT 0? KARNATAKA AT "'
DATED THIS THE 2181' DAY or AU(}{}.$'{"-._:2¢3(1_53'
PRESENT: ' J
THE HOWBLE MR. P.D. "
THE HON'BLE NM3.Ju$'r:eEE .§;S.BOl5ANNA
WRIT APPEAL ,st>*.. j (L+'rER)
BETWEEN:
SR} K M] somassaxakmag " -
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS _ '
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APPELLANT
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1 Taéiiaxmcuqwm ENGINEER
* NON3, CANAL IXVISJON
YKQIALEBENNUR, HARIHAR
" "DAVANGERE
THE ASST EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
N0.3, CANAL SUB DiV}SION
MALEBANNUR, HARIHAR
DAVANGERE
3 THE ASST EXECUTIVE ENGINEER. _
CANALSUB DIVISION "
MALEBENNUR
DAVANGERE
4 THE CHIEF ENGINEER ' .
MAJOR IRRIGATION DEPARIMENT
AMBEKDAR CIRCLE
BANGALORE . '
5 THE CHEIF ENGINEER
UPPER TUNGA PRoIIIt«:cfrz0IsIEV..I ' "
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_ _ A J ...RESPONDEN'I'S
(By Sri ;.BAsAvaRIu mgmé, HCGA I
. 'I"'I-ilél IS FILED U] S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH
"coI3.I?r1.Ac*.r'?I2AYII~IG To star ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED EN
'I'HE 'W-R13' PE'¥TI'I'I<§bl -510.9572/200? DATED 25/01 /2003.
'ibis coming' on for Pa-.-mmamy' ' Imam this
delivered the followmg :
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V fj The appellant was before the Icmma Single Judge in
*-..i "~-«'.iIi.P.No.9672/O7(L-TER) clan:mn' ' g to be mum' by the
award dated 10.1.2007 passed by the Labour Court, Hubii
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in 12¢; No.28/1999. The learned Single Judge hag d-mammedi' f _: _
the Writ Petition by afinmng' the award V'
Labour Court. The appcflaat is V
questioning the awaxd passed by
onicrpasscd by the lemned . _ A A
2. We have 11;. g for
the parties md
3. Labour Court Imdcr
[Act (hcminamcx
Iefc1rcd.<.'='zsV for adjudication arm to
coasificr aypellant that he had been
by the iiéégéudcnts without oompIymg' w::th' the
250?) of the Act. The conmntion was
as 3. awn' ' Engm' car on dmuy wage beam'
6~.s5.:9m to m1o.1939 without any mmmmm.
A on 25.10.1989, he in said to have been many
V by the respondents. It was thcxufixe oonmded
l 'rt that since he had worleed my man: than 240 day§;"--.his senriccs could not have been dispensed with, pmoess as contemplated under Section 25(F) gf K appellant thcrefom sought for I\'Ji!l3¥J1Ji»tAA£";'1bl'1£:.'3_t-.".' -1' "V D'
4. The respondents the 'V appellant. That apart, that the appellant is not relief, more partx:' ularly w1;cnj't1a¢ been tamed' by the yam' 1999 though he alleges tacnmn" ah'd:; ia. 'yam In the fight of the evidence undated ttie Labour Court has advcrtad to by this Court as wcli as the Roam:
on this aspect of the mattrr was of the View 'though the appellant has established tha he hm far more than 240 days, he vmuid not be entitled for . The Labour Court has also ncgattved' the . with yd to the delay as rmnked by the 1:
the backgnund of such contention, we V awani of the Labour Court and my passed by the learned Single Judge. I'i tt-3&7 > have noticed the mmaoning com and the learned "gamma above. On appmciafiilg not fit! any infirmity in Smgk: Judge present in lieu of reisasaanangcntfieuicl Sayzujnivxopriam zciiezf to be granted V V % Court has also mam this vczy decision naked on by the learned GTHERS "VS, V imnLAL NEHRU FARMERS TRAINING , f krfigtrrma ii 1.1.1 633), the Hoxrblc Sirprcmc Court the position that the mlicf of oompensauon' in V T reinstatement would in the circumsmfi of the case the ends of justice. However, the sand' datum ' a In has been referred to by the learned counsel ' at least a higher amount of oontcntiaza of the lemma for" t:~.~x;,{ No doubt, in the instant the notitéhzg that the appellant was being -- per m:m& after reckoning the sme, had arrived at compensation. In anaifionvm-'tag the appcliant "E aged about AA '(mt be cligibk: for rcguhr uavetns.'7' V' __ 'A Siatuhory bodle' 3 though at the he was working as a daily wagcr pmject. Therefore, keeping the totahty of tin: in the case on hand mt! mo the V V .amofiiit by the Han'bh: Supreme Cnmt in the SIIPTE. We direct that the respondents shall the appellant a sum of Rs.1,00,000/-- as in lieu ofnzinstatemcnt. The award passed by " thcI.abourCouItm1dthcanicrpasscdbythclemnedSmgk' }2 'as