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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH
M.NAGAPRASANNA
Dasarath Lakshman Gumachanamaradi, S/o. Lakshman – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka, Rep By Its Secretary, Department Of Water Resources – Respondent
ORDER :
M.NAGAPRASANNA, J.
1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking a direction to the respondents to consider his case for regularisation of service from the date on which he completed ten years with all consequential benefits.
2. Heard Sri Ranganatha S. Jois and Sri S.Y. Rodagi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt. Girija S. Hiremath, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and Sri Aravind D. Kulkarni, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 3 to 6.
3. The facts in brief germane are as follows:
The petitioner joins the service of respondent No.6 as a heavy mazdoor (Group-D) on daily wages with effect from 19.01.1977. He is said to have worked continuously until 02.04.1989, when he was orally terminated without assigning any reasons and without any enquiry.
4. The petitioner challenged this termination before the Labour Court by way of reference in I.D. No.21/1991. The Labour Court by its award dated 26.07.1996 allowed the reference. It directed the petitioner’s reinstatement with continuity of service and back wages. Since the order of the Labour Court was not complied by the respondents, the petitioner filed Writ Petition No.4889/1998 before this Court, which came to be allow
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