IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M WRIT PETITION NO. 106053 OF 2022 (L-KSRTC)

BETWEEN:

THE MANAGEMENT OF NEKRTC, REPTD. BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, HOSAPETE DIVISION, HOSAPETE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER, KKRTC, CENTRAL OFFICE, KALABURGI-585102 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.C. BHUTI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI. R. BHEEMAPPA S/O R. BASAPPA AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. TRAFFIC CONTROLLER/ RETIRED R/0: 25^TH WARD, KANCHIGAR PETH, NEAR LINGANATH BAVI, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI-583 201.

…RESPONDENT S A A YU M B REEN DsSAD iAY i E gg UMn S ite HBR adl N E by E U yN R (BY SMT. KALPANA T. M., ADVOCATE)

DESHNURLHCK o AOIcG RU aH N t R i A o T n T O : AFKA THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS.

THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

Sri.S.C.Bhuti., counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Kalpana.T.M., counsel for the respondent have appeared in person.

2. The writ petition is filed to quash the award dated

09.02.2022, passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Hubballi, in I.D. No.307/2015, on several