BDK VALVES PRIVATE LIMITED vs GIRISH KULKARNI — CP/100104/2026

B. Muralidhara PaiView PDF

Summary of CP/100104/2026 – BDK VALVES PRIVATE LIMITED vs GIRISH KULKARNI Court: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: June 12, 2026 Decision: Petitions dismissed Key Facts: BDK Valves Pvt. Ltd. terminated 140+ employees on November 27, 2024, for participating in an illegal strike. A trade union subsequently filed industrial disputes before the Labour Court, Hubballi, under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The company then filed these petitions seeking transfer to Industrial Tribunals under the newly notified Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (effective November 21, 2025). Core Issue: Whether pending industrial disputes at Labour Courts should be transferred to Industrial Tribunals under the IR Code, 2020, given that the old statutory framework stands repealed. Court's Reasoning: The court held that while the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 was repealed on November 21, 2025, the Central Government issued Removal of Difficulties Orders (December 8, 2025, and February 2, 2026) clarifying that existing Labour Courts and statutory authorities continue functioning until corresponding authorities are appointed under the new Code. This ensures continuity and avoids administrative vacuum. Section 24 CPC cannot transfer cases when target tribunals don't exist, and transfer under special statutes requires statutory provisions, not constitutional remedies. Result: All petitions dismissed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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