Certain trade unions had filed WP 9413/2020 before the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka challenging the order No. KaE 72 LWA 2020 dated 20.07.2020 deferring the payment of VDA for the period from 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2021. The Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka vide its order dated 11.09.2020 stayed the said order.
Further in WP 9413/2020 the Hon’ble High Court vide order dated 23.07.2021, directed that if the State Government wants to withdraw the impugned order, obviously they do not require the leave of the Court. However, as the impugned order has been stayed by this Court, propriety requires that the State Government should seek the leave of the Court before implementing the decision of modifying the same.