IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 02^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 13011 OF 2020 (L-RES)

BETWEEN:

THE MANAGEMENT OF M/S ZENITH TEXTILES

13/A TO 13/C, NANJANGUD INDUSTRIAL AREA, NANJANGUD, REPRESENTED BY ITS MILL MANAGER.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI VASUKI K N, ADVOCATE FOR SRI B C PRABHAKAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI T M LOKESH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, S/O SRI. MUNDARAMAIAH, NO. 105, TIRUMAGONDANA VILLAGE, ADANAHALLI POST, TUIBUGEREHOBLI, Digitally signed b y C DODDABALLAPURA TALUK.

HONNUR SAB …RESPONDENT Location: (BY SRI L MURALIDHAR PESHWA A/W HIGH COURT MAITREYI KRISHNAN, ADVOCATES)

OF KARNATAKA THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS LEADING TO THE PASSING OF THE AWARD DATED 27.01.2020 PASSED BY THE LABOUR COURT, MYSURU IN REF.NO.15/2017 I.E., (ANNEXURE-J) AND ETC.

THIS PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 17^TH FEBRUARY, 2026 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

CAV ORDER

The petitioner–Company has assailed the award dated

27.01.2020 in Reference