IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO. 1333 OF 2021 (L-TER)

BETWEEN:

1. AMRUT DISTILLERIES LIMITED A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 2013 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT:

NO.36, SAMPANGI TANK ROAD BANGALORE - 560 027 AND HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT NO.41/1, 72ND CROSS, 6TH BLOCK RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 010 Digitally signed by REPRESENTED BY AUTHORISED RUPA V SIGNATORY MR. K VISHWANATHAN Location :

High Court S/O T R KRISHNAMURTHY Of AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS.

Karnataka

2. THE GENERAL MANAGER (HUMAN RESOURCE)

AMRUT DISTRILLERIES LIMITED NO.36, SAMPANGI TANK ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 027 AND HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT NO.41/1, 72ND CROSS, 6TH BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 010.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. PRAVEENKUMAR HIREMATH., ADVOCATE)

AND:

MR. NARAYANSWAMY H B AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS (ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE NO.627)

NO.157, IIND MAIN ROAD, MALLASANDRA PIEPLINE BENGALURU - 560 057.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. KESHAVA MURTHY B., ADVOCATE)

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THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 17.11