IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 37045 OF 2018 (L-KSRTC)

BETWEEN:

KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MANGALORE DIVISION, MANGALORE, BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, REP BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER.

…PETITIONER (BY SMT RENUKA H R, ADVOCATE)

AND:

NAGARAJU, S/O. BHEEMANNA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O. HIREYARADIHAL, AMABIHAL POST, LINGASUGUR TALUK, Digitally RAICHUR DISTRICT - 584122.

signed by …RESPONDENT PRAMILA G V (BY SRI L SHEKAR, ADVOCATE)

Location:

HIGH COUR T THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO KARNATAKA QUASH THE AWARD DTD 30.10.2017 PASSED BY THE LABOUR COURT, DAKSHINAN KANNADA, MANGALORE IN I.D.A.NO.12/2016 [ANNEXURE-B] IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE DIRECTION TO PAY 50% OF THE BACKWAGES.

THIS PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 21^ST JANUARY, 2026 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

CAV ORDER

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the responden