IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.N.V.ANJARIA CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V.ARAVIND WRIT APPEAL NO. 1411/2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN 1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY PWD DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001. 2 . CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001. 3 . EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS FORTS AND INLAND WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT MANGALURU DIVISION, MANGALURU 575008. 4 . UNDER SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA MINORITY HAJ AND WAKF BOARD VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001. 5 . DIRECTOR MINORITIES WELFARE DEPARTMENT 20TH FLOOR, V.V. TOWER DR AMBEDKAR, VEEDHI BENGALURU 560001. W.A.NO.1411/2024 2 PRESENT ADDRESS THE DIRECTOR MINORITY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MOULANA AZAD BUILDING, VASANTHA NAGAR BENGALURU-560001 ... APPELLANT/S (BY SRI./SMT.: GOVT ADVOCATE) AND: 1 . B SURESH S/O CHANIYAPPA MADIVALA KPWD CONTRACTOR CLASS I AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT BANGARI HOUSE KANYANA VILLAGE AND POST BANTWAL TQ 576230 …RESPONDENT/S THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO A) ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL; B) SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION NO.8380/2022 (GM-RES) DATED 26.02.2024 IN SO FAR AS IMPOSITION OF 6% PER ANNUM FROM THE DATE OF COMPLETION I.E., ON 15.03.2021 TO 29.11.2023 PAYABLE TO THE RESPONDENT/PETITIONER BY THE APPELLANTS AND ETC., THIS WRIT APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER. W.A.NO.1411/2024 3 CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA AND HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE K.V.ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA) Ten days’ time is granted to pay the process fee failing which, the appeal shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court. In the event the process fee is paid, the appeal shall be listed on 13.02.2025. Sd/- (N.V.ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.V.ARAVIND) JUDGE TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : SS COMPARED BY : SS COPY Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR