N. Kumar, J. :

R.FA.No. 1475/2010 is filed by the defendants against the judgment and decree dated 24th June 2010 passed by the City Civil Court, Bangalore, in O.S.No.7383/1999, decreeing the suit of the plaintiff and directing the defendants to pay Rs. 26,76,000/- as damages and granting other consequential benefits. Plaintiff has also preferred Cross Objection No.9/2012 claiming a sum of Rs. 55 lakhs as damages in addition to what has been granted by the trial Court.

2. For the purpose of convenience, the parties are referred to as they are referred to in the original suit.

3. The plaintiff H.R. Thimmappa is a Diploma holder in Metallurgy. He joined the defendants' organisation viz., Goetze (India) Ltd., on 10.1.1980. He worked in different sections such as Sand Plant and Moulding, Melting and pouring, Shakeout and grinding and Centrifugal Castings sections. His hard and sincere work in the aforesaid sections of the Foundry up to 1985 earned him a promotion as an Engineer (JME). Subsequently, he was put as a shift incharge and there also he worked sincerely and meritoriously which earned him a promotion as a Senior Engineer (JM-3). In April 1992 he was promoted as Assistan