JUDGMENT :

B.V. Nagarathna, J. - This writ appeal has been remanded by the Hon'ble Supreme Court pursuant to order dated 13.04.2017 passed in Civil Appeal No. 5236/ 2017 [SLP (Civil) No. 30310/2014], The order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court reads as under:

"Leave granted.

We have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the impugned judgment and order dated 5th August, 2014 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. From perusal of the impugned order, we find that after setting out the facts of the case and after examining the point urged before the Labour Court and the learned single Judge, the Division Bench of the High Court did not give any reason while dismissing the appeal.

In this view of the matter, we are of the considered opinion that the impugned order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court cannot be sustained and is set aside. The matter is remanded to the High Court for deciding afresh in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible.

The appeal succeeds and is allowed in the above terms.

The amount deposited by the appellant Corporation in the Registry of this Court, pursuant to the interim order passed by this Court s