In a significant judgment, the Karnataka High Court (KHC) has ruled in favour of former customer service assistant Rao, dismissing a challenge by his insolvent ex-employer and ordering the immediate payment of Rs 13 lakh plus accrued interest in back wages, as reported by Economic Times. Rao's long legal battle began after his dismissal from his job in 2008, which a labour court later deemed illegal.

Timeline of the legal proceedings On October 23, 1999, Rao started working as a customer service assistant at a company. After completing his probation period of six months, he was confirmed in the job. Then, he was posted in the customer service department of the company’s Bengaluru branch. From July 23, 2000, he started working as a customer service assistant. After working for some

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