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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 02^ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2021

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE P.B. BAJANTHRI

WRIT PETITION NO.11550/2020 (L-RES)

BETWEEN:

DR.NAVEEN KRISHNA TARUR,

AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,

S/O KRISHNA RAO T S

8-10/14 BALLI COMPOUND,

B-2 CROS KODIKAL

MANGALORE - 575 006

… PETITIONER

(BY SRI. DR.NAVEEN KRISHNA TARUR, PARTY-IN-PERSON (ABSENT))

AND:

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA,

REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY,

LABOAUR MINISTRY,

BANGALORE - 560 001.

2.

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,

INFOSYS LTD., 44, INFOSYS

AVENUE ELECTRONICS CITY,

HOSUR ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 100

3.

MR. RAVINDER SINGH,

SENIOR INDUSTRY PRINCIPAL

CONSULTANT, INFOSYS LTD. 44,

INFOSYS AVENUE ELECTRONICS CITY,

HOSUR ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 100

... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. Y.D. HARSHA, AGA FOR R1

SRI. C.K. NANDAKUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. RAGHURAM CADAMBI, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227

OF

THE

CONSTITUTION

OF

INDIA

PRAYING

TO

SET

ASIDE

2

TERMINATION ORDER DT 05-SEP-2019, AS PER ANNEXURE-B AS

ILLEGAL, NULL AND VOID AND ETC.,

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING - B

GROUP THROUGH

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CONFERENCING/

PHYSICAL

HEARING

(OPTIONAL), THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

ORDER

Petitioner/party-in-person remained absent.

2.

In the instant petition, petitioner/party-in-person has

prayed for the following reliefs:-

a. Issue Suitable Writ reliefs thereby enabling,

in the interest of justice and equity.

b. Set aside Termination order Dt 05-sep-2019,

as per Annexure ‘B’, as illegal, null and void.

c. Reinstatement of petitioners services with

full back wages.

d. Appropriately, penalize respondent no 2 and

3 for not following provisions of Labour laws,

Natural Justice and fundamental rights, with

strict warning to maintain fair practices and

avoiding stigmatization.

e. Award Solarium of at least 3 times the

payment of notice period for having gone

through

mental

trauma

of

getting

the

employment

contract

terminated

in

10

minutes

discussion

as

terminating

employment contract at such as short notice

is not prevailing Indian culture.

f. Award

Solatium

for

infringing

upon

petitioner’s Fundamental Rights.

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g. Pass

any

other

relief/reliefs,

orders,

directions, writs as deemed fit for grant, in

the interest and furtherance of Justice,

Humanity Fraternity and Equity.

3.

Learned counsel for respondents on instructions

submitted that petitioner/party-in-person has already invoked

alternative remedy before the jurisdictional authority in respect

of the aforesaid prayers. When he has already invoked

jurisdictional remedy, he is not entitled to have parallel

proceedings in respect of common issue.

4.

The aforesaid submission is taken on record.

Accordingly, present petition stands disposed of reserving

liberty to the parties to urge all contentions before the

jurisdictional authority.

In view of disposal of the present petition, pending

interlocutory applications stands disposed of.

Sd/-

JUDGE

KPS