Karnataka High Court
The Bwssb Employees Association vs Sri Jagadishwara on 30 August, 2010
Author: A.N.Venugopala Gowda
Bench: A.N.Venugopala Gowda
A' Sr; Jagatfi'Sh,wara IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALQRE DATED THIS THE 30*" DAY OF AUGUST, BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. vE.NIJ1GOPALA"éOw'D'A_
WRIT PETITION NO.22345./2ciy1TO:'(GMgc;§¢§:x BETWEEN: TV V' The BWSSB Employees' ASsoci_auEio.n"w.._ Admn. Office is at BWSSB OfficeAPr.emtiSes Cauveri Bhavana, K.R."P.VOa.dx ; "
Bengaluru -- 560 009 S I ' Rep. By its President -
EEEE t PETITIONER (By Ska'. S;--\/.ShVa'st}'»&..:8».F§au_§fi::i_ra'nath. K Advs.) AND: V 4' Q' Aged' about 55 years S/o.Lat'e__KabbaHaiah * R]'~at''NO.3;'29, 4"' Cross Tea§tyhe1='s Colony R..MV'2"d Stage ' Nagasetty Haiti 'E$"e'ngaEuru - 560 001 Government Of Karnataka Department of Labout KGS - MIS.BuiIding Bengaiuru - 560 001 Re. By its Principal Secretary The Labour Commissioner Karmika Bhavana Government of Karnataka Bannera Ghatta Road Bengaiuru ~ 560 029 The Deputy Labour Commis{:'on:e'r* & Election Officer- BWSSB Employee's Association Room No.103, 15' Floor Karmika Bhavana " v Government of Karnataka Bannera Ghatta 'Road " ' Bengaiuru - 5601329. Sri G." V A9e¢?.?1'>§u't 46 years '. C The. DeVputVI:;;Labo.ur.,Cornmi.ssioner a& Eiettiian _O'i*'~ficer Bwsse Emfp!oyee's__'Association Room _No..1_O3.;--1S*'---E|oo'r Ka rm: ka, B hav'an"a~ . _ -- .,G}over"r..ment" of "Ka rn ataka ~ Bannera 'Ghatta. Road B'€ng'aiuru - 560 029 V' or i3.ssti_i.~Labour Commissioner ' BenQa|L:ru Division - 4 K3 rrn_i..ka Bhavana a Government of Karnataka Bannera Ghatta Road Bengaluru - 560 029 AA The Chairman, BWSSB Cauveri Bhavana K.G.Road Bengaiuru ~--- 560 009
10. Sri Rudre Gowda Aged about 50 years Stores Superintendent Office of the E><e.Engineer--South Water Suppiy Division, BWSSSB' ,_ Jayanagara 4"' Block . Bengaluru --~ 560 011 :
Sri G. Sidda Raju Aged about 54 years .. Water Inspector' = " "
Office of the Asst. }Exe;._ E§ig.in'ee'r~So,uth East No.4, w.s & S, Sub+.Divi~si'o:n, ,3wSVsBV__ Haiasu ru,,._Bengal.uru_ S€~Q=.QO6¥_ ~ " ' Sri \!."i\l'a_ga.r-a:ju' ' AgeCi..abiou't 55 years ._ it ,\Nater"I.nsi:5'e;g:tor'-_ Office "of_«.th,Ve'¥Asst."E'xe._ Enigineer---North No.2, w.s gti..s',».sub§'m_vis:on, awsss CJE 4 MaLLEswAR.AM,*'18*" Cross I3eng_aIu.a'u ---._56_0" 0,05 'Asa'-1 Rajaa S'he}§_ar:;iah Aged' about 56 years Superintendent ' QT7fiC€ of__t.he Asst. Exe. Engineer--West ' No.5, W=.S & S, Sub---Division, BWSSB N..ag_ai*.ai Bavi, Near Ring Road yeeyngaiuru --- 560 on Sri C. Venkatesh Aged about 58 years Fitter Office of the Asst. Exe. Engineer--South No.2, W.S & S, Sub--Division, BWSSB Banagiri, BSK 2"" Stage Bengaluru --- 560 085 I3.
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15. 1 6., A Sri K. Chikka Veeraiah Aged about 54 years Superintendent Office of the Asst. Exe. Engineer-West No.2, was & s, Sub~DivEsion, BwssB.V__p""'-..:. Ketha Marana Halti, Rajajinagara 15' 'N" Block, Bengaluru - 560 010. s 7 Sri Govinda Kannonth _ Aged about 52 years ' _ Store Keeper Office of the Exe. Engineer-..v_ _» Central Stores E3'i\~.<fr_sionV*,t'BWSSB'"-._ Malleswa ra, Ben'ga.E'ugru--_-- 2360 Sri .
Aged_VabpE§t 56 years A_ * Super'm_ten*d_e.nt ' ,OffEce' air _the"1..As3t.' Exe. Engineer--South No.'-E5', W.S.,S'uJg¥'E)i\:'i'sEon, BWSSB K'oth'hanuru" Djinr1e_,_ J.F<;Nagar 8"'"S.tatge, oengamgru --~ 560 076 "Sr: S.G.'Muru_|i _ ' Ajged- about 5'4"years Wa.ter"1'-nspector A - Off_ice"of the Asst. Exe. Engineer-South « l\'io.i-,.._ W.S & s, Sub-Division, BWSSB Bvanagrri, BSK 2"" Stage 'B-eyngaturu -- 560 085 x 9-1 w__,! fir? P. Ganga Narasimhadu Aged about 56 years Sr. Water Inspector Office of the Asst. Exe. Engineer»-South No.3, W.S 8: S, Sub--E)ivEsion, BWSSB BTM Layout, Bengaluru -- 560 078
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20. Sri K. Gopaiaraju Aged about 56 years Senior Driver , A 'V V' Office of the Asst. Exe. Engirineer.--.Nor_t No.3, w.s & s, Sub-Division', BWSSi3I_ '1' " A R.T.Nagar, Bengaiuru - 560103.? A' Sri M.N.Nagaraj Aged about 53 years Fitter _ Office of the Asst_."'Exe.--'_ EngVihe,_e.r¥'West No.5, W.S & S, Subgbivsisiion, BWSSB, Nagara Bavi, Near,_Rin,g Road .. Bengaiuru '-.._56Q_'O78'~ it ' * Sri s.~'r>u.i;ta.,.rvi--;dai,a..h"
Ageci_,abfiout 55 yevarg g_ * Fi-tter " A aofficei 'cS.f,_.thge:V'?e.Asst.'filxe. Erigineer--West No.4, w.sr'grs,».s'u--b§'Divrsion, BWSSB West" of Chord vRo'a_d " = Bengamru ~»._5t3_0' 0586 uSi"i T.R.nS'Un.iIV_ Aged' about 48 years W'at'er_ Inspector ' Office Voftiwe Asst. Exe. Engineer--East ' i\:o.1;,. w.s & s, Sub~Division, BWSSB if_i.RB_R'..~Layout, Bengaiuru - 560 072 S' H. Bayianjaneya Aged about 44 years Meter Reader Office of the Asst. Exe. Engineer-West No.5, W.S & S, Sub--Division, BWSSB Nagara Bavi, Near Ring Road Bengaiuru -- 560 072
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Sri S. Ravi Chandra Aged about 45 years Operator Office of the Asst. Exe. Engineer--E!ectric_a'E"'*~f..j'. . North Sub--Division, BWSSB CJF-18"' Cross, Matteswaram Bengaluru ---- 560 055 Sri T. Bharath Kumar Aged about 51 years .
Assistant ' Office of the Asst. Exe. Engi'neer~Westi "
W.S & S, Sub-Di,»/,ision,,.iB*WSSB'»_ "
RPC Layout, Vijayanagar . ~ A Bengaluru -- 560 G'-40' ' Sri C.N.vShVan_ka I 'Office of'ti1'e.,As,st';--,.E>te.' Engineer-South East No.3', Su,b¥D=i'vision, BWSSB Kora._mangai_a : "
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Sri i-m,sriVké'h'taiah Ag«ed,a'E3out 52 yea rs
-- \{\:'a_te:r" inspector ' Office Csf'the Asst. Exe. Engineer--Centrai N0..3i',f,,-W.S 8: S, Sub~Division, BWSSB .v,y.'r>uram, Bengaluru --~ 560 004 '#5 E4 ska B.K.Rarniah Aged about 55 years Office of the Asst. Exe. Engineer Cauveri Head Works Sub-Division, BWSSB Thore Kadana Haiti, Malavalli Taluk Mandya District
28. Smt. N. Vidya Aged about 36 years Junior Asst.
Office of the Chairman, BWSSB Cauveri Bhavana, K.G.Road Bengaiuru --- 560 009 '"' (By M/s. S.B.Mukkannappa 8;, Associ.at"es, This writ petition is fiied=u'nder Articiesd-1226 and 22700 of the Constitution of India__praying_ to quash the order passed on interiocut0'ry..,appiica'ti--o:,nVfiied under" Order XI, ruie 14 of cpc in 0.s".~No..32:1;/'09"i--djai;ed.,, 22.06.2010 vide Annexu re~--G; consequent '-upo',n"qua--s_h" tn-e_ 'jorder impug ned herein, direct the Triai' Co1,i'rt 't01procee"d7with the matter without prodimtion =:'_or.; d~ocu.mein--t,___s,0ught for in the appiication fii-ed ?by_--.'the:R11-und__erfOrder X1 Ruie 14 of CPC. I This "for preliminary hearing in 'B group, this' day .t_he..fCou'rt "made the foilowingz ipnpen 12: respondéewntéhas fiied a suit against the petitioner 2 to 28. The petitioner is the 7"' defendv_ant_iiinithe suit. It has filed the written statement and contested the petitioner's claim. Petitioner filed appiication on 7.6.2009 under the Right to Information ____/5\ct, seeking furnishing of certain information/documents. A repiy was given by the petitioner on 17.9.2009 informing the plaintiff to come and verify the documents. Not \i/ /' satisfied with the reply, plaintiff lodged a compiaintiiefore the Kamataka Information Commission authority by its order dated 30.10.2009,i flrejee:eo_ complaint.
2. In the suit, the plain-t_iff filvedian ap;p'l'Vi'cVati_oVn o.11 R.14 r/w 5.151 CPC to'Vi'i'di"%;'e::t th4e'-7iV§""defendant to produce the document.s._°i'ste'd a--tA,"Sl~._._i3i»o'.'1.to 3 therein. The 7*?' defendant filed obj,ect'i_ons"V..on_ It produced the document ofthoe appiication. The ' Triai 'Cou__rt1xoiyunoiziciiig_""tha.t,.' the 7"' defendant has not denied th..e4'cus'to.dVy"oof,_t'h*efdocuments in its possession, has alio'gved...theV appiication and directed the 7"' defendant to docurnents. This writ petition is directed ,ag"fc_:instft:h,e said" order. .3='.,AVS"ri.VS.V.Shastri, iearned counsel appearing for the 'pe.ri_tioVn"er filed an affidavit on one Sri Rodre Gowda, "'?resident, BWSSB Employees' Association, Cauvery if "Bhavan, K.G.Road, Bangaiore, wherein it has been stated that the bye-laws of the Association tax: already been /7 M