IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. L.NARAYANA SWAMY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NO.5659/2017 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
HMT MACHINE TOOLS LTD.
(A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF HMT LTD.) (A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING) BANGALORE COMPLEX, JALAHALLI P.O. BENGALURU- 560 013 REP. BY ITS GEN.MANAGER (MBX) ...APPELLANT (BY SRI H.M.MURALIDHAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. TAHSILDAR BENGALURU NORTH TALUK KANDAYA BHAVAN KEMPE GOWDA ROAD BENGALURU- 560 009 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT KANDAYA BHAVAN KEMPE GOWDA ROAD BENGALURU- 560 009 3. ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER CUM CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT SHRAM SADAN, III CROSS, III MAIN II PHASE, TUMKUR ROAD YESHWANTHPUR BENGALURU- 560 022 4. SRI S.KUPPUSWAMY S/O. LATE M.S.SANNASI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO.841, 19TH CROSS 5TH BLOCK, VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU- 560 097 5. SRI T.R.NAGARAJ S/O. LATE T.S.RAMA DIXIT AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.1047, 7TH BLOCK 7TH CROSS, HMT LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU- 560 097 6. SRI LINGA ASGI S/O. M.C.ASGI AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.755, 5TH BLOCK 5TH MAIN, HMT LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU- 560 097 7. SRI D.N.SUKUMAR S/O. LATE NARASAPPA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.442, 16TH ‘A’ MAIN ROAD 36TH CROSS, 4TH ‘T’ BLOCK JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 041 8. SRI A.DEVARAJ S/O. M.ANNAMALAI AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.3158, 6TH CROSS KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT 1ST STAGE, BENGALURU- 560 078 9. SRI C.DEVE GOWDA S/O. JAVARE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.6, 4TH ‘C’ MAIN ROAD BASAVESHWARANAGAR MUDALAPALYA BENGALURU- 560 072 10. SRI N.PILLAPPA S/O. LATE S.M.NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.307, 6TH CROSS 3RD BLOCK, HMT LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU- 560 097 11. SRI DILEEP N.JOSHI S/O. LATE N.B.JOSHI AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.G-1, SAI NIVAS APARTMENT NANDANAVANA LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU- 560 097 12. SRI N.KUPENDRAN S/O. L.V.NARAYANA RAO AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.1132, 1ST MAIN ROAD 7TH BLOCK, HMT LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU- 560 097 13. SRI RAMACHANDRA RAO S/O. NARAYANA RAO AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO.1127, 1ST MAIN 7TH BLOCK, HMT LAYOUT VIDYARANAYAPURA BENGALURU- 560 097 14. SRI SHANKARAPPA BOMMANI S/O. VEERAPPA BOMMANI AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.10, INDIRANAGAR GANGONDANAHALLI MAIN ROAD DODDABIDARAKALLU NAGASANDRA POST BENGALURU- 560 073 15. SRI J.M.SRINIVAS S/O. LATE H.MUNISWAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS NO.4/1, (OLD NO.177), 34TH CROSS JOGANAHALLI 2ND BLOCK RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 010 16. SRI T.L.KRISHNAMURTHY S/O.T.V.LAKSHMAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.7, V2, VASUDHA APARTMENTS GF.004, 9TH ‘A’ MAIN SRINIVASANAGAR BENGALURU- 560 050 17. SRI T.GOVINDAIAH S/O. THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.14/A, 1ST ‘A’ CROSS 2ND STAGE, BEML LAYOUT BASAVESHWARANAGAR BENGALURU- 560 079 18. SRI S.JAYARAMAIAH S/O. SEETHAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT NO.94/A, SATWICK NILAYA MARIYAPPANAPALYA, JNANABHARATHI BENGALURU- 560 056 19. SRI S.YATHINDRA KUMAR S/O. S.K.P.NAIDU AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS NO.52/A, 9TH MAIN 4TH BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU- 560 010 20. SRI KRISHNA MURTHY S/O. KEMBYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.145/3, SAHYADRI NILAYA NEAR SHARADAMBA TEMPLE JALAHALLI, BENGALURU- 560 013 21. SRI R.GOPALA REDDY S/O. RAMAKRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO.1020, 6TH BLOCK HMT LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU- 560 097 22. SRI S.DAYANAND S/O. A.SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.80, 3RD CROSS SAIBABANAGAR, SRIRAMPURAM BENGALURU- 560 021 23. SRI K.G.VENKATESH S/O. GOVINDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.168, 5TH ‘C’ MAIN 7TH CROSS, RPC LAYOUT VIJAYANAGAR II STAGE (NEAR SWIMMING POOL) BENGALURU- 560 040 24. SRI SATYANARAYANA S/O. GANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.160/C, 4TH MAIN ROAD RAMACHANDRAPURAM BENGALURU- 560 021 25. SRI R.CHANDRASHEKARAIAH S/O. MAYMAGAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.7, 2ND MAIN ROAD DESHABANDUNAGAR DODDABOMMASANDRA BENGALURU- 560 097 26. SRI K.MAYAGAIAH S/O. MAYAGAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.563, 4TH CROSS 3RD STAGE, HMT LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU- 560 097 27. SRI MD.ATEEQ AAHMED S/O. MOHAMMED HANEEF AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.111, SANTACLARA APARTMENTS 3RD CROSS, 18TH MAIN, JAYANAGAR 4TH BLOCK, BENGALURU- 560 041 28. SRI PUTTAMALLAIAH S/O. CHOKKAKORI HEGDE AGED ABOUT 65 YEAS R/AT NO.239, 2ND CROSS 3RD ‘A’ MAIN, R.R.LAYOUT JNANABHARATHI POST BENGALURU- 560 056 29. SRI R.B.VARADARAJAN S/O. R.M.BALAKRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT NO.166-B, (NEW NO.102) 5TH MAIN, 2ND MAIN PRAKASHNAGAR BENGALURU- 560 021 30. SRI P.MUNNARAAYANAPPA S/O. LATE POOJAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT NO.540, 2ND FLOOR SRIRAMA NILAYA, 2ND MAIN 2ND CROSS, SRI RENUKA TENT HOUSE MES ROAD, MUTHYALANAGARA BENGALURU- 560 054 31. SRI A.T.MYSURAIAH S/O. LATE THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.11, 8TH MAIN, 5TH MAIN HMT LAYOUT, 9TH CROSS SHIVANAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 010 32. SRI J.K.JAYARAM S/O. LATE J.KRISHNAIAH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.53, 3RD CROSS 7TH MAIN, MATHIKERE BENGALURU- 560 054 33. SRI V.K.ASHOKA S/O. LATE V.KRISHNOJI RAO AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.155/2 KEMBAIRAPPA COMPOUND BESIDES SHARADAMBA TEMPLE BENGALURU- 560 013 34. SRI SRIRAMAIAH S/O. LATE THIPPAIAH SETTY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.271, 17TH ‘B’ CROSS 32ND MAIN, J.P.NAGAR 6TH PHASE BENGALURU- 560 078 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI S.S.MAHENDRA, AGA FOR R1 & R2;
SRI P.N.NANJAREDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R4 TO R34; R3 SERVED & UNREPRESENTED ) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 16.08.2017 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP.NO.53054/2016.
THIS WRIT APPEAL COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
J U D G M E N T Heard.
2. Appellant-HMT Machine Tools Ltd. have challenged interim order dated 16.08.2017 passed by a learned Single Judge directing to deposit Rs.10,00,000/- with respondent No.3 within three weeks therefrom.
3. Shri H.M.Muralidhar, learned Advocate for the appellant submits that the amount quantified by the Gratuity Commissioner is incorrect. Therefore, the interim direction to deposit a sum of Rs.10,00,000/-, passed by the Hon’ble Single Judge is unsustainable in law.
4. Admittedly, the interim order passed by the Hon’ble Single Judge is to deposit the amount payable towards Gratuity. Hence, we see no ground to interfere with the impugned order. However, as prayed for by Shri.H.M.Muralidhar, the appellant is permitted to deposit Rs.10,00,000/- in the name of the Registrar General, High Court of Karnataka, which shall be subject to the outcome of the writ petition. This writ appeal is accordingly disposed of.
No costs.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE KSR Sd/- JUDGE