Mr.S.P.Ramesha, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Mr.Ganapathy Hegde, learned Senior counsel along

with Miss Priya Kale, learned counsel for the respondent.

This intra Court appeal has been filed against the order

dated 26.07.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge by

which the application preferred by the appellant under

Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter

referred to as 'the Act' for short) was dismissed.

2. Facts leading to filing of this appeal briefly stated are

that the appellant joined employment of the respondent –

Company on 04.01.2001 as a Claim Processor. Thereafter,

he was elevated to the position of Group Leader w.e.f.

01.04.2004. The appellant’s services were terminated by the

respondent – Company. Being aggrieved, the respondent

initiated the proceedings under the Act. The Labour Court,

by an award dated 25.07.2019, directed reinstatement of the

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services of the appellant and further directed the respondent

to pay 35% of the backwages to the appellant.

3. The respondent challenged the award passed by the

Labour Court in a writ petition. In the said writ petition, the

appellant filed an application under Section 17-B of the Act

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