- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18913-DB WA No. 328 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 328 OF 2021 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. R K SHIVARAJU S/O R KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT DONNENAHALLI VILLAGE JAGALUR TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577002. 2. S T PRABHU PRASAD S/O THIMMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT JAGALURU VILLAGE AND POST JAGALUR TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577002. 3. G S DEVARAJ GOWDA S/O SANNATAMMA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, HOSAKERE GRAMA PANCHAYATH JAGALUR TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577002. 4. SRI PRASANNA T H S/O PATEL VARAKERAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT THOREBEERANAHALLI BELAGERE POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA- 577 538. Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18913-DB WA No. 328 of 2021 5. SRI I S SHESHACHALA S/O SHIVARAMU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NANNIVALA POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522. 6. SRI T THAMMANNA S/O NAYAKANAHATI THIPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT NANNIVALA POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522. 7. SRI M JAYANNA S/O MARLAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT HOTTAPPANAHALLI POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 538. 8. SRI H VIRUPAKSHAPPA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT PARASHURAMPURA CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 538. 9. SRI G KOTAPPA S/O GORAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT GOPANAHALLI POST, CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 538. 10. SRI HONNUR SWAMY T S/O THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT KARIKERE POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577 522. 11. SRI D PRAKASH S/O DURGAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT MALLURHALLI VILLAGE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18913-DB WA No. 328 of 2021 GOWDAGERE POST, CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577 522. 12. SRI K O JAYANNA S/O K V OBANIYAKA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT DODDA ULLARTHI POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 538. 13. SRI E THIPPESWAMY S/O ERANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT PARASHU RAMPURA POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522. 14. SRI T SHANTHA KUMAR S/O THIPPANNA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT CHIKKAMADHURE HIREMADHURE POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 538. 15. SRI B SANNAPPA S/O MADIVALARA BHEEMAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT KATAMADEVARAKOTE POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 538. 16. SRI H M JAYANNA S/O MADIVALARABHEEMAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT PURLA HALLI CHANNAMMANAGATHAHALLI POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 539. 17. SRI G V THIPPESWAMY S/O VISHWARASHAYA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT HULIKUNTEE POST - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18913-DB WA No. 328 of 2021 CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 538. 18. SRI M MUKUNDA S/O SANNAMUDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT GOSIKERE POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 538. 19. SRI H ESHWARA S/O HANUMANTHARAYA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT DEVARAMARIKUNTEE POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522. 20. SRI THIMMARAJU G S/O GOVINDARAYA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT P MAHADEVAPURA POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522. 21. SRI B SURESH S/O BASANNA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT KENCHAVEERANAHALLI DODDERI POST, CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 538. 22. SRI T ANJANEYA S/O THIMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT KYADEGUNTE S D DURGA POST, CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 501. 23. SRI R NAGESH S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NELAGUNTHANAHALLI POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 538. 24. SRI T BASAVARAJ S/O B V THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18913-DB WA No. 328 of 2021 R/AT N DEVARAHALLI POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 536. 25. SRI H HONNESHI S/O HONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT PURLAHALLI VILLAGE CHANNAMMANAGATHEHALLI POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 538. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. SUBRAMANYA BHAT M., ADV.) AND: 1. MANAGING DIRECTOR BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY (BESCOM), K R CIRCLE BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER O AND M CIRCLE, BESCOM DAVANAGERE - 577 002. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER O AND M DIVISION, BESCOM DAVANAGERE-577002. 4. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER O AND M DIVISION, BESCOM DAVANAGERE-577002. 5. BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY (BESCOM) REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR K R CIRCLE BANGALORE - 560 001. 6. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) CIRCLE OFFICE, BESCOM DAVANAGERE - 577 002. 7. THE CHIEF ENGINEER ELECTRICITY OFFICE, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18913-DB WA No. 328 of 2021 CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 501. 8. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELECTRICITY) BESCOM, HIRIYUR DIVISION, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 501. 9. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (E) BESCOM, CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522. 10. VISHWANATH R P S/O PUTTANNA MAJOR IN AGE DOREGALAHATTI CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522. 11. MURALIDHARA G V S/O V VISHVESHWARAIAH, MAJOR IN AGE T N KOTE POST, CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522. 12. NAGARAJA V S/O VEERANNA MAJOR IN AGE SOORANAHALLI VILLAGE AND POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522. 13. SHREYAS V S/O VENKATESH N MAJOR IN AGE NERALAGUNTE CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 522. 14. A T MANJUNATHA S/O A THIPPESWAMY, MAJOR IN AGE REKHALAKERE VILLAGE MALLURAHALLI POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 15. VIKASA S M S/O MALLIKARJUNA MAJOR IN AGE - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18913-DB WA No. 328 of 2021 SANIKERE POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 16. B VISHNUVARDHAN S/O BASAVARAJA MAJOR IN AGE NANNIVALA POST, CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 17. GANGADHARA M B S/O BASAPPA M B MAJOR IN AGE CHIKKAMADHURE VILLAGE HIREMADHURE POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 18. SHIVANNA K S/O KRISHNAPPA B MAJOR IN AGE NAYAKANAHATTI CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 19. VEERESHA N S/O NAGANNA MAJOR IN AGE GOPANAHALLI, CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 20. MANJUNATHA S S/O SHIVANNA MAJOR IN AGE NARAYANAPURA VILLAGE BELAGERE POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 21. VISHWANATHA K H S/O HANUMANTHARAYAPPA MAJOR IN AGE KYADIGUNTE, - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18913-DB WA No. 328 of 2021 CHALLAKERE TALUKI CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 22. S T EERANNA S/O SHETTY THIMMAIAH, MAJOR IN AGE DODDAGOLLARAHATTI PARASHURAMPURA POST-577522 CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. 23. HEMANTHA RAJ J S/O JAYANNA MAJOR IN AGE MEERASABI HALLI, CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 24. PRAKASH K S/O KARIYANNA MAJOR IN AGE DODDA ULLARTHI CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 25. A MADESHA S/O ANJINAPPA, MAJOR IN AGE KATAMDEVARAKOTE CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 26. SHIVARAJA H S/O HANUMANTHAPPA MAJOR IN AGE DODDACHELLURU POST-577522 CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. 27. HANUMANTHARAYA B S/O BOOTHANNA MAJOR IN AGE DEVARAMARIKUNTE VILLAGE CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18913-DB WA No. 328 of 2021 28. N MANJUNATHA S/O NARASIMHAPPA MAJOR IN AGE JAJOORU POST, CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 29. G PALAKSHI S/O GURUMOORTHY MAJOR IN AGE DODDERI, CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 30. BORAIAH B S/O BANGARAIAH, MAJOR IN AGE SOMAGUDDU VILLAGE AND POST CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522. 31. VIRUPAKSHA O S/O OBALAIAH MAJOR IN AGE KAMASAMUDRA POST-577522 CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. 32. CHALIMESHA G S/O CHANNARAYAPPA G S MAJOR IN AGE HARAVIGONDANAHALLI POST CHALLAKERE TALUK-577522 CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. 33. ABHILASH KUMAR S/O MANJUNATHA K J MAJOR IN AGE GOURASAMUDRA CHALLAKERE TALUK-577522 CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. 34. D S SANTHOSH KUMAR S/O AJJAPPA T MAJOR IN AGE P OBANAHALLI, - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18913-DB WA No. 328 of 2021 CHALLAKERE TALUK-577522 CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (RESPONDENTS ARE SERVED) THIS APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 31/08/2020 PASSED IN WP 20897-20899/2015 AND WP NOS. 44902-44923/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, TO THE EXTENT OF REMANDING THE MATTER TO HOLD ENQUIRY AGAINST THE APPELLANTS AND ALSO TO THE EXTENT OF DENIAL OF CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS SUCH AS BACK WAGES AND CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Learned counsel Sri.Subramanya Bhat.N., for appellants would submit that the writ appeal would not survive for consideration in view of the order passed in identical W.A.No.34/2021 and connected Writ Appeals dated 24.01.2025 by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18913-DB WA No. 328 of 2021 2. Submission of the learned counsel is placed on record. 3. Writ appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE NC CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8