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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD
DATED THIS THE 09 th DAY OF JANUARY, 2013
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANANDA
WRIT PETITION NO.3123 OF 2004 [L-PG]
BETWEEN:
1. ISHWAR S/O GANGAPPA PAWAR AGE:49 YRS, R/O KALGA VILLAGE KHANAPUR TALUK, BELGAUM
2. YALLAPA S/O GENAPPA KAMRATWADKAR Age:49 YEARS, R/O SHEDEGALLI, POST MANTURGA KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
3. NINGAPPA S/O MARYAPPA AGE:53 YRS, R/O KARALGA KHANAPUR TALUK, BELGAUM
4. MAHADEV S/O HANUMANTH PATIL AGE:49 YRS, R/O WADDEBAIL CHAPAGAON, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
5. KALLELSHI S/O LAXMAN SHIVATANKAR R/O TOPINAKATTI KHANAPUR TALUK, BELGAUM : 2 :
6. BABU S/O GENEPPA KUMRUTAWADKAR AGE:51 YRS, R/O SHEDEGALLI MANTURGE, KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
7. FRANCIS S/O KUSTYAV FERNANDIS AGE:63 YRS, R/O MANSAPUR KHANAPUR TALUK, BELGAUM
8. NAMDEV S/O GANESH KUTRE AGE:54 YRS, R/O SHENDOLLI TIVOLI POST, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
9. VISHWANATH S/O YALLAPPA KUTRE Age:54 YEARS, R/O LALWADI HEBBAL, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
10. NINGAPPA S/O RAMU NILAJKAR Age:57 YEARS, R/O EDOGA LOKOLLI POST, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
11. SHANKAR S/O PARASHURAM BELGAONKAR AGE:51 YRS, R/O HALKARNI KHANAPUR POST & TALUK, BELGAUM
12. SATERI S/O TANAPPA GAVALKAR AGE:55 YRS, R/O HUNAKAL KARBAL, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
13. RAVIKANT S/O APPA HALDANKAR AGE:54 YRS, R/O STATION ROAD KHANAPUR TALUK, BELGAUM : 3 :
14. TUKARAM S/O YALLAPPA MADAR Age:57 YEARS, R/O HARIJAN GALLI KHANAPUR TALUK, BELGAUM
15. BHARAMANI S/O KRISHNA PATIL AGE:57 YRS, R/O WADDEBAIL POST CHAPAGAON, KHANAPUR BELGAUM
16. YALLAPPA S/O.SRI KALU THOMBARE AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT.RAMAGURAWADI TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
17. PUNNAPPA S/O.SRI.NAGAPPA KULAM AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT.RAMAGURWADI, TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
18. BALU S/O LAXMAN HANGIRKAR Age:55 YEARS, R/O EDOGA LOKOLI POST, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
19. GANESH S/O PARASHURAM SWITANKAR Age:57 YEARS, R/O HARURI POST: MANTURGE, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
20. SHANTAWAPPA KUMANNA GODHOLKAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT.HARURI, POST.MANTURGE TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
21. BALAKRISHNA S/O.SRI.BABU PATIL AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT.BACHOLI, POST.RAMAGURWADI : 4 :
TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
22. NINGAPPA S/O.SRI.HANAMANT GHADI AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT.KARALGA, TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
23. SHRIKANT S/O CHIMAJI GAWADE AGE:51 YRS, R/O KENCHAPUR GALLI KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
24. BHAVATISH S/O BASTYAV ALMEDA AGE:51 YRS, R/O LALWADI HEBBAL POST, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
25. ANTON S/O BASTYAV ALMEDA AGE:54 YRS, R/O ZAD NAVAGA, POST HEBBAL KHANAPUR TALUK, BELGAUM
26. RUKMANNA S/O.SRI.EMANNA SHIRDE AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT.SHENDOLLI TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
27. VENKAT S/O.SRI.NILKANTH CHOUGLE AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT.HALKARNI, TQ.KHANAPUR BELGAUM
28. RAMU S/O NINGAPPA KODCHAWADKAR AGE:57 YRS, R/O HARURI MANTURGA POST, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
29. ANANT S/O VENKAT PATIL AGE:51 YRS, R/O GIRLGUNJI : 5 :
KHANAPUR TALUK, BELGAUM
30. PIRAJI S/O.SRI.NARAYAN KADAM AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT.NIDAGAL, POST.GIRLGUNJI TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
31. SHANKAR S/O.SRI.GOVIND PATIL AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT.NINGAPUR GALLI KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
32. PARASHURAM S/O.SRI.PUNNAPPA BEDARA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT.NINGAPUR GALLI KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
33. PANDURANG S/O BUDHAJI JALGEKAR AGE:53 YRS, R/O NINGAPUR GALLI KHANAPUR TALUK, BELGAUM
34. NARAYAN S/O POMANNA PATIL AGE:52 YRS, R/O MAJAREHATTI KARALGA, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
35. MARUTI S/O CHANNAPPA JADHAV AGE:59 YRS, R/O TOPINAKATTI KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
36. RAMU S/O.SRI.GANESH GHADI AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT.HARURI, POST MANTURGE TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
37. HANAMANT S/O.SRI.MATRU GHALI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS : 6 :
R/AT.HONAKAL, POST.KARAMBAL TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
38. GOPAL S/O SHANKAR BHUTAKI AGE:59 YRS, R/O CHIRAMUKAR GALLI KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
39. SHARVAN S/O MARUTI GHOUGULE AGE:44 YRS, R/O NINGAPUR GALLI KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
40. ANKOSH, S/O.SRI.VITHAL PATIL AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT.SHIVOLI, POST.CHAPAGOAN TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
41. GUNDU S/O.SRI.BALU PAWAR AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT.HARURI ,POST.MANTURGE TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
42. MARUTHI S/O.SRI.PARASHURAM DESURKAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT.ZAD MAVAGA, POST.HEBBAL TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
43. MAHADEV S/O YADO SHINDE AGE:53 YRS, R/O GANGAALI POST: MANTURGE, KHANAPUR BELGAUM
44. TUKARAM S/O SATARI GOWDA AGE:54 YRS, R/O MANIKWADI TIVOLI POST, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM : 7 :
45. LAXMAN S/O.RAGHOBA PATIL AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT.SHIVOLI, POST.CHAPAGOAN TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
46. SHIVAJI S/O.LAXMAN SHAHAPURKAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT.TOPINAKATTI TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
47. MAHADEV S/O.GUNDU DEVALAKAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT.TOPINAKATTI TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
48. LAKAMANNA S/O BOMANNA GADI AGE:55 YRS, R/O HUNAKAL KARAMBAL POST: KARAMBAL, KHANAPUR TALUK, BELGAUM
49. TUKARAM S/O MOTAPPA MADAR AGE:51 YRS, R/O KOUNDAL KARMBAL POST, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
50. THAKKAPPA S/O HANAMANT GORAL AGE:53 YRS, R/O ZAD NAVAGE HEBBAL POST, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
51. MINAJI S/O.SRI.RAMACHANDRA PATIL AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT.SAWARGALLI, POST.MANTURGE TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
52. GANAPATI S/O.SRI.PARASHURAM BACHOLKAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS : 8 :
R/AT.TOPINAKATTI, TQ.KHANAPUR BELGAUM
53. BUDDAPPA S/O.SRI.YALLAPPA GURAV AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT.SHADE GALLI, POST MANTURGE TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
54. LAXMAN S/O DHAKLU KADAM AGE:53 YRS, R/O GANGAWALI, MANTURGE POST, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
55. GANESH S/O GAWDU PATIL AGE:42 YRS, R/O SAVARGALLI MANTURGE POST, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
56. PARASHURAM S/O.NARAYAN KURUMBAR AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT.KOUNDAL, POST.KARMBAL TQ.KHANAPUR, BELGAUM
57. BHARAMANI S/O.VALLRI GUNJIKAR AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT.TOPINAKATTI, TQ.KHANAPUR BELGAUM
58. PARASHURAM S/O FAKIRA HANGIRKAR AGE:54 YRS, R/O VADOGO LOKOLLI POST, KHANAPUR TALUK BELGAUM
59. LAXMAN S/O SHANKAR PATIL AGE:58 YRS,R/O KUPPATGERI KHANAPUR POST,KHANAPUR TALUK : 9 :
BELGAUM
60. KRISHNA DANDOBA ALLOLKAR AGE:61 YRS,R/O MUDEWADI VILLAGE KHANAPUR TAULK, BELGAUM ... PETITIONERS (By Sri. V R DATAR ADV.)
AND:
1. M/S CERAMIC PRODUCTS LIMITED, KHANAPUR KHANAPUT TALUK, BELGAUM REP BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR
2. THE FACTORY MANAGER M/S CERAMIC PRODUCTS LTD KHANAPUR TALUK, BELGAUM ... RESPONDENTS
(By Sri. RAVIRAJ C PATIL ADV. FOR R1; M/S. VIJAYKUMAR BOLMAL ASSTS. FOR R2)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO:
1. QUASH THE COMMON JUDGMENT & ORDER DT. 30-10-2003 PASSED BY II ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE, BELGAUM IN CRL. APPEAL Nos. 32, 33 & 34/2001 VIDE ANN.D AS THE SAID JUDGMENT AND ORDERS SUFFERS FROM ERRORS WHICH ARE APPARENT ON THE FACE OF THE RECORD : 10 :
APART FROM BEING WITHOUT JURISDICTION, ILLEGAL AND WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF LAW.
2. RESTORE THE COMMON JUDGMENT DT.15- 2-2001 PASSED BY THE LEARNED JUDL. MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS, KHANAPUR, IN CRL. MISC. APPLICATIONS Nos. 140/1998, 141/1998 AND 142/1998 AND TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PAY THE PETRS. THE AMOUNTS PAYABLE TO THEM WITH COMPENSATION AT THE RATE OF Rs.5,000/- TO EACH OF THE PETRS. AS DIRECTED BY THE LEARNED JUDL. MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS, KHANAPUR, AND ALSO TO PAY INTEREST ON TEH SAID AMOUNTS AT 12% PER ANNUM FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE AMOUNTS BECAME PAYABLE TO THE PETRS. TILL THE DATE OF PAYMENT AND TO GRANT THEM ALL CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS.
This writ petition coming on for Preliminary Hearing in ‘B’ group this day, the Court made the following: : 11 :
O R D E R
The petitioners are aggrieved by the order made by learned II Addl. Sessions Judge,
Belgaum, in Criminal Appeal Nos.32, 33 and 34 of
2001 which were filed against the order made by learned III Addl.CJM, Belgaum, in Criminal Misc.
Nos.34/1994 to 36/1994 under Section 15(2) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (for short ‘the
Act’).
2. Heard the learned counsel for parties.
3. Under Section 17 of the Act, an appeal against an order dismissing either wholly or in part an application made under sub-section (2) of
Section 15, or against a direction made under sub- section (3) or sub-section (4) of that Section, lies to the District Court, when the order or direction was made in a place other than a Presidency-town. : 12 :
4. In the case on hand, the appeals are entertained under the provisions of Code of
Criminal Procedure and they are decided by the II
Addl. Sessions Judge. The Court of II Addl.
Sessions Judge is not the ‘ District Court’ under
Section (4) of Civil Courts Act. The subject matter of appeal is civil in nature, which determines civil rights and liabilities of parties.
5. Under the circumstances, the II Addl.
Sessions Judge should not have decided the appeals as if they were appeals filed under the
Code of Criminal Procedure.
6. In the result, I pass the following:
O R D E R
(i) The petition is accepted;
(ii) The impugned orders are set aside; : 13 :
(iii) The matter is remanded to the Court of Principal District Judge, Belgaum, for reconsideration of the appeals under Section 17 of the Act, in accordance with law;
(iv) All contentions urged herein are kept open.
Sd/- JUDGE RK/-