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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE
D.Manikya S/O.Late Doriswamy – Appellant
Versus
Management Of Indian Institute Of Management – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. claim filed under section 33c of the act. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments on entitlement to back wages. (Para 3 , 12 , 15 , 16) |
| 3. court analysis on misunderstanding of prior orders. (Para 4 , 19 , 20 , 22) |
| 4. determination of back wages entitlement. (Para 21 , 27 , 28) |
| 5. final order remitting to labour court. (Para 29 , 30) |
ORDER :
(ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE, J.)
In terms of the impugned order dated 05.03.2016, Application No.29/2015 filed under Section 33C (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (for short 'the Act, 1947') before the Presiding Officer, II Additional Labour Court, Bengaluru (for short 'Labour Court'), came to be rejected.
2. The petitioner, who is the employee claimed Rs.49,25,122/- with 12% interest from the due date till the date of payment.
3. The respondent-Management opposed the said application on the premise that the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.379/2010 connected with W.A.No.2457/ 2010 has held that the petitioner-employee is not entitled to back wages. The application under Section 33C (2) of the Act, 1947, is essentially filed claiming back wages and it is denied by the Division Bench of this Court and prayed for dismissal of the application.
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