IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU WRIT APPEAL NO. 1357 OF 2025 (L-RES)

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1. FOURESS ENGINEERING KARMIKA SANGHA NO.25 BYRAPPA LAYOUT NAGARASHETTIHALLI BENGALURU 560094 REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY …APPELLANT (BY SRI. K S SUBRAHMANYA., ADVOCATE)

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1. MANAGEMENT OF FOURESS ENGG (1) PVT., LTD., PLOT NO.2, PHASE II, PEENYA INDUSTRIAL AREA BENGALURU 560058 D igitally REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER HR signed by …RESPONDENT VASANTHA KUMARY B K (BY SRI. SOMASHEKAR., ADVOCATE)

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HIGH THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE COURT OF KARNATAKA KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN WP No-31178/2019 AND GRANT THE APPELLANT THE FOLLOWING RELIEFS, SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 08.07.2025 IN WP No- 31178/2019 HOLDING THAT THE FAIRNESS OF DOMESTIC ENQUIRY BY THE LABOUR COURT WOULD BE RES JUDICATA AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE WP, ETC.

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 04.11.2025, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH., PRONOUNCED THE FOLL