IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO.7053 OF 2020 (L-TER)

BETWEEN:

M/S FOURESS ENGINEERING (INDIA) LIMITED PLOT NO.2, 2^ND PHASE, PEENYA INDUSTRIAL AREA BENGALURU-560 058 REP. BY ITS SENIOR MANAGER-HRD AND ADMINISTRATION SRI K.B.DEEPAK …PETITIONER (BY SRI.S.N.MURTHY., SR.COUNSEL FOR SRI.

SOMASHEKAR.,ADVOCATES)

AND:

SRI T K MUNISWAMY S/O SRI KRISHNAPPA MAJOR C/O VENKATASWAMY REDDY DOOR NO.152/3 (NEW)

MARATHALLI BENGALURU-560 032.

Digitally …RESPONDENT signed by B (BY SMT.MAITREYI KRISHNAN., FOR SRI.K.S.SUBRAMANYA., LAVANYA ADVOCATES)

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HIGH COURT OF THIS WP IS FILED UDNER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE KARNATAKA CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 23.05.2018 IN SERIAL APPLICATION NO.8/2002 (IN I.D.NO.28/2001) AT ANNEXURE-Q PASSED BY THE HONBLE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU AND GRANT PERMISSION TO DISMISS THE RESPONDENT FROM SERVICE AS PER THE PROPOSED DISMISSAL ORDER DATED 13.03.2002 AT ANNEXURE-D.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR DICTATING ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR

ORAL JUDGMENT

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