K. Nirmala vs Canara Bank - 2024 Supreme(SC) 705

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2024 Supreme(SC) 705

HIMA KOHLI, SANDEEP MEHTA
K. Nirmala – Appellant
Versus
Canara Bank – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. K V Dhananjay, Adv. Mr. A Velan, AOR Mr. Dheeraj S J, Adv. Mrs. Navpreet Kaur, Adv. Mr. Vikash Chandra Shukla, AOR Mr. Seetharaman Venkat, Adv. Mr. Aishvary Vikram, Adv. Mr. Tarun Gulia, Adv. Mr. Ajay Awasthi, Adv. Mr. Siddhartha Relan, Adv. Mr. Mukul Rathor, Adv. Mr. Bhuvan Shekhar, Adv. Mr. Ali Sardar Zaidi, Adv. Mr. Lucky Sharma, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Dhruv Mehta, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Gautam, AOR Mr. Anant Gautam, Adv. Mr. Samir Mudgil, Adv. Mr. Dinesh Sharma, Adv. Ms. Kavitoli G Yeptho, Adv. Ms. Likivi Jakhalu, Adv. Mr. Kushagra Nilesh Sahay, Adv. Mrs. Vanita Bhargava, Adv. Mr. Arvind Ray, Adv. M/S. Khaitan & Co., AOR Mr. Rahul Ranjan Verma, Adv. Ms. Ashmita Bisarya, Adv. Mr. Nirmal Kumar Ambastha, AOR Mr. D. L. Chidananda, AOR Mr. V. N. Raghupathy, AOR Ms. Mythili S, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

SANDEEP MEHTA, J.

1. Heard.

2. Leave granted.

3. This batch of appeals, which involves identical questions of fact and law, arises from the judgments delivered by the Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka, as listed in the table below. Given the similarities, the appeals have been heard together and are being decided collectively.

SLP No.	Writ Appeal No	Date of Impugned Judgment	Concerned Respondents/Employer	Community (Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe)
Special Leave Petition (C) No. 13484-13488 of 2019	Writ Appeal No. 189-193 of 2019	24th April, 2019	The Canara Bank of India	Kotegara (SC)
Special Leave Petition (C) No. 19877 of 2019	Writ Appeal No. 2253 of 2018 (S-R)	3rd July, 2019	The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.	Kuruba (ST)
Special Leave Petition (C) No. 23500-23501 of 2019	Writ Appeal No. 3666 of 2016 (SDIS) c/w Writ Appeal No. 3483 of 2016	3rd July, 2019	The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.	Kuruba (ST)
Special Leave Petition (C) No. 13453 of 2019	Writ Appeal No. 316 of 2019	24th April, 2019	The Canara Bank of India	Kotegara (SC)

Civil Appeals arising out of SLP (C)

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2024 Supreme(SC) 705

HIMA KOHLI, SANDEEP MEHTAK. Nirmala – AppellantVersusCanara Bank – Respondent

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HIMA KOHLI, SANDEEP MEHTA
K. Nirmala – Appellant
Versus
Canara Bank – Respondent