IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 57585 OF 2013 (L-TER)

BETWEEN:

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR SRI ANJANEYA COTTON MILL PVT. LTD., BADA ROAD, 1^ST UNIT POST: TOLAHUNASE DAVANAGERE TALUK …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASHANTH B.R., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.RAMACHANDRAN, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI SHIVAKUMAR BIN MANJANNA Digitally SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LR'S signed by PRAMILA G V Location: 1A. SMT. MANJAMMA HIGH COURT W/O LATE SRI SHIVAKUMAR, OF AGE MAJOR, KARNATAKA RESIDING AT ANEKAL SHEKHARAPPA EXTENSION POST: AVARAGERE TQ & DIST: DAVANAGERE.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAJASHEKAR K., ADVOCATE)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE AWARD DATED 27.8.2013 IN KID NO.118/2011 PASSED BY THE LABOUR COURT, HUBLI, AT HUBLI, DIRECTING THE PETITIONER MANAGEMENT TO REINSTATEMENT THE RESPONDENT INTO SERVICE WITH FULL BACKWAGES AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

ORAL ORDER

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the pet