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. 37048 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:

B S MANJESH, S/O. SHIVARAJU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O. BANDIHOLE VILLAGE AND POST, K R PET TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT 571 426.

...RESPONDENT Digit ally (BY SRI L SHEKAR, ADVOCATE)

signed by THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 PRAMILA G V AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO Location:

QUASH THE AWARD DTD 30.10.2017 PASSED BY THE HIGH COURT LABOUR COURT, DAKSHINA KANNADA, MANGALORE IN OF I.D.A.NO.11/2016 [ANNEXURE-B] IN SO FAR AS IT KARNATAKA 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 respondent