Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 08-10-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 24760/2024 challenged the Karnataka High Court’s judgment dated 05‑01‑2024 in Writ Petition No. 206446/2016, which had allowed the writ filed by the Divisional Controller, NEKRTC, Kalaburagi.
  • Petitioners Savita & Ors, acting as legal representatives of a deceased workman, and the respondent agreed that the dispute was settled before a Samadhan Samaroh (Special Lok Adalat). The settlement memorandum was filed belatedly and therefore not recorded earlier; it has now been taken on record as Exhibit X.
  • The settlement provides that the petitioners are entitled to all death benefits with continuity of service for the deceased workman, but expressly excludes any back‑wages for the period from the date of dismissal (10‑Nov‑2015) to the date of death.

Final Outcome

  • With the consent of both parties, the Supreme Court disposed of the Special Leave Petition in accordance with the settlement recorded as Exhibit X, binding the parties to its terms.
  • All pending applications, if any, were ordered to stand disposed.

Topics: Legal Settlement, Employment Benefits