1. The appellant/workman, questioning the correctness or otherwise of the order impugned passed by the learned Single Judge, in Writ Petition No.6623/2010(L-KSRTC) dated 22nd- March 2011, has presented this writ appeal. In the said writ petition, the appellant/workman had sought for quashing the award dated 1st August 2009 passed by the 2nd Additional Labour Court at Bangalore in I.D.No.46/2005 vide Annexure H to the writ petition. The order passed in the said writ petition is under challenge in this appeal.

2. The grievance of the appellant/workman is that, he was a permanent employee of the respondent - Corporation working as Driver in Bagepalli depot of Kolar Division, with Badge No. 1391. That on 11-08- 2001, when the appellant/workman was manning the vehicle bearing Registration No.KA-07/F-390 on route Chikkaballapur to Mysore, it met with an accident around 17 hours near R.S.N.R.S. Rice Mill of Ramanagaram, as a result of which a cyclist died at the spot. An investigation was held on the alleged accident and on the basis of the report submitted by the Investigating Officer, the respondent/Corporation initiated disciplinary proceedings against the appellant/workman an