- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH 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.4021 OF 2016 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MORARJI DESAI & EKALAVYA RESIDENTIAL PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGES PRINCIPAL, LECTURERS AND STAFF ASSOCIATION (R) NO.132, NAGARURU COLONY DASANAPURA HOBLI AND POST OPP TO TUMAKURU ROAD BANGALORE - 562123 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2. SRI SRINIVAS MURTHY K S/O LATE H M KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS R/A APPAIAH SWAMY ROAD SHIVAKERI, VIRAJPET TQ VIRAJPET KODAGU DISTRICT – 571 218 ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT 1 & 2 SRI. SRINIVASA MURTHY K REPRESENTED 3. SRI KRISHNA B C S/O CHIKKELINGE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/A CHOTTANAHALLI VILLAGE KONASHALE POST MADDUR TLAUK MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 419 Digitally signed by MADHUSHREE H Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 4. SMT. SWAPNA K.K W/O V.G. SAMPATH SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT SHANTHI ESTATE, MAGGULA VILLAGE, I MANGALA POST, VIRAJPET TALUK, SOUTH COORG – 571 218. 5. SRI. SANTHOSH KUMAR S.U S/O UMAPATHI K.V. AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT BEHIND KEB OFFICE, SUNKADAKATTE ROAD, HONNALLI, DAVANAGERE DIST – 577 217. 6. SRI. KISHORE.M S/O MANJUNATHA R AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT H.NO.402, "SHREESHA NILAYA", 4TH CROSS, BASAVANAGUDI, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. 7. SRI. RAJASHEKAR G.C S/O CHIKKAVEERAPPA G AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT NO.872/10/10B, NEAR OLD CHURCH, JAYANAGAR C BLOCK, NITTUVALLI NEW EXTENSION, DAVANAGERE – 577 004. 8. SRI. MAHADEVA B.D S/O LATE DODDAMADEGOWDA, AGED MAJOR, R/AT NEAR EAST POLICE STATION, KURUBA STREET, RAMASAMDRA TOWN, CHAMARAJANAGAR TQ & DIST PIN – 571 342. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 9. SRI. SRINIVASA S.K S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT APPAYYA COMPOUND, 8TH CROSS, KARANJI KATTE, KOLAR - 563 101. 10. SRI. GURKERU RANGANNA S/O GURUKERU POMPAPATHI, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT BYLUR VILLAGE & POST, BELLARY TALUK & DIST - 583 120. 11. SRI. D.K. MALLIKARJUNA S/O K. MARISWAMY AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT RARAVI VILLAGE & POST, SIRUGUPPA TALUK, BELLARY DISTRICT - 583 120. 12. SRI. RAMESH BABU L S/O LAKSHMINARAYANA SETTY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT DHARMARAJA TEMPLE STREET, NARASAPURA VILLAGE & POST, KOLAR TQ & DIST - 563 133. 13. SRI. BABU H.N S/O NARAYANASWAMY S.M AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT H.G. HOSUR VILLAGE, YELDUR POST, KOLAR TQ & DIST - 563 138. 14. SRI. MOHAMED SAFDAR S/O ABDUL RASHEED, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT NO.956, MASJID MAIN ROAD, KHUTUB GHOWRI MOHALLA, KOLAR - 563 138. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 15. SRI MOHAN S S/O SUBRAMANYAM A AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT KOTRAGULI VILLAGE IMARAKUNTE POST SRINIVASAPURA TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 138 16. SRI BANDAPPA S/O SHARANAPPA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT ANAWAR CHINDHOLI TALUK KALBURGI DISTRICT - 585 305 17. SRI PARVATHE GOWDA T K S/O KRISHNEGOWDA T P AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT THOTADAHALLI VILLAGE KAIMARA POST CHIKMAGALUR TQ AND DIST - 577 131 18. SMT. ROOHINA TABASUM W/O SHAHID RIZWI AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/AT NEAR DEVEGOWDA NURSING COLLEGE BELURU ROAD MANACHANAHALLI J H KERE POST HASSAN TQ AND DIST - 573 217 19. SRI SHIVAMURTHY A P S/O PUTTAMALLAIAH AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT AJJANAHALLI VILLAGE PANNASAMUDRA POST ARSIKERE TALUK HASSAN DIST - 573 103 20. SRI DEVARAJU D S/O DASAPPA - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT SATHENAHALLI POST CHELUR HOBLI GUBBI TQ TUMAKURU DIST - 572 117 21. SRI DAYANANDA N K S/O KANAKARAJU K N AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT I CROSS SADASHIVANAGAR BEHIND ESSRA SHADI MAHAL TUMAKURU - 572 105 22. SRI PUNITH KUMAR K R S/O RAMACHANDRAIAH K P AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT KOLALA AT AND POST KORATAGERE TQ TUMAKUR DIST - 572 140 23. SRI RAGHUNATHA REDDY R S/O REDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT NO.77 BILLANDLAHALLI VILLAGE KADADANAMARI POST CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 563 125 24. SRI MAHADEVASWAMY H D S/O DUNDAMADA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT 774, UPPARA STREET BEECHAHALLI HONNUR VILLAGE AND POST YELANDUR TALUK CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT - 571 441 25. SRI SURESH KUMAR S S/O SOMBHANAIKA - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT 28B, HALASURU VILLAGE BEERWAL POST H D KOTE TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 121 26. SRI.SANGAMESH GURUBASAPPA BENKI S/O LATE GURUBASAPPA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS C/O SRINATHA BENKI CHANDPUR COLONY, NEAR AZAD HOSPITAL, VAZRA HANUMAN NAGAR, VIJAYAPUR – 586 101 27. SRI.MANJULA D.C. S/O CHINNAPPA D.P. AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT MALLAHALLI VILLAGE, KUMARAHALLI POST, SOMWARPET TALUK KODAGU DISTRICT – 571 236 28. SRI. GOPI V. S/O LATE VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT NO.23, NEAR BASAVANAGUDI TEMPLE, HEBBAL MAIN ROAD & COLONY, METAGALLI POST, MYSORE – 570 016 29. SRI.KUMARASWAMY M. S/O P. MAHADEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO.1739, 1ST CROSS, HULLINABEEDI, K.R.MOHALLA, MYSORE – 570 004 30. SRI.NATESHA A.N. S/O NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 R/AT AJJUR VILLAGE & POST, ARAKALAGUD TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 102 31. SRI.PRATHAP K. S/O KRISHNAYAKA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT HONNENAHALLI VILLAGE, KATTEMALALAVADI POST, HUNSUR TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT – 571 134 32. SRI. SHIVANANDA G.AWARI S/O GADIGEPPA AWARI AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT GANGADHAR NAGAR, NOOLVI AT & POST, HUBLI TALUK DHARWAD DISTRICT – 580 028 33. MISS AJIRATBI ADUR D/O REHAMAN AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT GADAG ROAD, NAAZ MANZIL, SAVANUR,HAVERI DISTRICT – 581 118 34. SRI. BANAKARA PARASAPPA S/O BANAKARA JARUGAPPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT YALLAPURA GOVERAHALI POST, HARAPANAHALLI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT – 583 131 35. SRI.SHIVAKUMAR H. S/O HONNAIAH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT DODDARAYA PETE POST & VILLAGE, CHAMARAJANAGARA TALUK CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT – 571 313 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 36. SRI. RAJENDRAPRASAD H.M. S/O LATE MADAIAH H.N. AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT KAVINANJANAPURA NEW EXTENSION, SOMAVARPET POST, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT – 571 313 37. SRI RAJAKUMAR M S S/O SINGRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT #16K78, 3RD CROSS, VIDYANAGAR, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 401. 38. SRI MAHESH B HOOLI S/O BASAVARAJ D HOOLI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT MALLIKARJUNA KRUPA, R.S NO.174/2 P.NO.37, SHIVANAGAR LAST CROSS, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT – 591 307. 39. SRI DYAMANNA S GADDI S/O SHARANAPPA GADDI, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT TUGGALDONI POST, KUSHTAGI TLAUK, KOPPAL DISTRICT – 583 280. 40. SRI MAHANTESH S MASTIHOLI S/O SHANKAR B MASTIHOLI, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT C/O CHANNAMALLAPPA TUPPAD, MAHALINGESHWAR NAGAR, GOKKA TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT – 591 307. 41. SRI BALAWANT H SWAMI S/O HANUMANT, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 R/AT #418/6, MOKASHI GALLI, KILLA GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT – 591 307. 42. SMT LATHA K C/O MALLIKARJUNA K , AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT C/O K.JAMBANATH, ASHIRVADA NILAYA, NEAR HALASWAMY MATHA HAMPASAGAR ROAD, OLD H.B.HALLI, H.B.HALLI TALUK, BELLARY DISTRICT – 583 224. 43. SRI MUTTAPPA D GODI S/O DEVINDRAPPA GODI, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT NILOGAL POST, KUSHTAGI TALUK, KOPPAL DISTRICT – 584 166. 44. SRI LOKESHA S S/O LATE SOMASHEKAR S C, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT MUKKUNDUR VILLAGE, MAHADEVARPURA POST, HASSAN TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 201. 45. SMT UMA V MUNOLI AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT PLOT NO.4/1, SANGAMESHWAR NAGAR, BELGAUM DISTRICT – 590 010. 46. MISS PREMA P D/O HANUMANTHA RAO P, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/AT SHIVAJI ROAD, NYAMATHI, - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 HONNALLI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT – 577 223. 47. SMT YASHASWINI K C/O KRISHNAMURTHY B, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT N.H.ROAD, OLD KUMSI, SHIMOGA TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT – 577 423. 48. SRI.JIYAULLA S/O ANWAR SAB, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT C/O RAFEEZ AHAMED, OLD HOSPITAL ROAD, SHIKARIPUR, SHIMOGA DISTRIT - 577 427. 49. MISS.SINDHU Y.N. D/O NINGOJI RAO, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT VINAYAKA NAGARA, 10TH CROSS MAIN ROAD, SHIKARIPURA TALUK & POST, SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 427 50. SRI.ARIF NOORUDDIN SAVALGI S/O NOORUDDIN MOHAMMEDHNIF SAVALGI AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT KONNUR POST, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT - 591 231 51. SRI NAGARAJU S S/O SREERAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT ARURU VILLAGE & POST, CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 562 104. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 52. SRI SHRISHAIL SHIVARAYAPPA BANAVI S/O SHIVARAYAPPA D BANAVI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT 1ST CROSS, YOGIKOLLA ROAD, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT - 591 307. 53. SRI RAMASIDDA BALAPPA WAJANTRI S/O BALAPPA BHIMAPPA WAJANTRI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT TAVAQ POST, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT – 591 101 54. SRI KHADER ALI S/O YUSUF ALI, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT HATHIVALE NEAR ELAHI MAJJID DEVARAJ URS COLONY, KOPPAL DISTRICT - 583 231 55. SMT. CHANDANA R C/O RATHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT # 92, KONAPALLI VILLAGE & POST, AMBAJI DURGA HOBLI, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 563 125. 56. SMT.BHARATHI BHANDARI D/O DAYANAND BHANDARI, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT NEAR URDU SCHOOL, MOORUKATTE, KUMTA TALUK, UTTARA KANNADA - 581 440. 57. SRI NAGARAJ PATGAR S/O VENKATRAMANA PATGAR, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT KODKANI POST, KUMTA TALUK, UTTARA KANNADA - 581 440 - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 58. SMT.KAVITA SUBRAMANYA JOSHI D/O SUBRAMANYA JOSHI, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT SANKOLLI, HALADIPURA POST, HONNAVARA TALUK, KARWAR DISTRICT - 581 327. 59. SMT SHAKUNTHALA I KUSABI D/O ISHWARAPPA KUSABI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT C/O I.M.KUSABI, 10TH CROSS,VIDYAGIRI, BAGALKOT DISTRICT - 587 101 60. SRI BASALINGAPPA S/O MALLANAGOUDA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT C/O B M NADAGOUD, DIDDIGI POST, SINDHANUR TALUK, RAICHUR DISTRICT - 584 138 61. SRI SANNAGOUDA B BOODAGATTI S/O BASANAGOUDA BOODAGATTI, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/AT HANUMAPUR POST, RANEBENNUR TALUK, HAVERI DISTRICT - 581 315 62. SMT SUNITHA M D/O K MAHADEVU, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT LIG 85 (II STAGE) KHB COLONY, KUVEMPU NAGAR, MYSORE DISTRICT - 570 023 63. MISS SHAISTABANU S JAMADAR S/O SAYED MUKHTAR AHMED JAMADAR AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/AT PLOT NO.7, ANNAPURNWADI - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 BAUXITE ROAD, AZAM NAGAR, BELGAUM DISTRICT - 590 010 64. SMT LATHA R D/O RAJE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT MUDALAKOPPALU VILLAGE, ALANAHALLI POST, PERIYAPATTANA TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 107 65. SMT SHIVAMMA H R D/O RANGASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT HULIMAVU VILLAGE, BOOKAHALLI POST, NANJANAGUDI TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 302 66. SMT MANASA C V D/O BOPPANNA C K AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT SHUBHASH NAGAR, MURUNAD, MADIKERI TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT - 571 252 67. SRI RUDRAIAH U R S/O RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT MARKET ROAD, CHATRAMAIDAU, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 132 68. SRI B R PRAKASH S/O LATE B T RUDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT BEEKANAHALLI ROAD, JYOTHI NAGAR POST, - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 CHIKKAMANGALORE TALUK, CHIKKAMANGALORE DISTRICT - 577 131 69. MISS NANDINI H N D/O NAGESH H J AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT HALASE VILLAGE & POST, MUDIGERE TALUK CHIKKAMANGALORE DISTRICT - 577 132 70. SMT. CHANDANA N N W/O LAVA KUMAR H.S. AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT HOKKALLI VILLAGE, B.HOSAHALLI POST, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMANGALORE DISTRICT - 577 113 71. SRI MAHANTESH S B S/O BASAVARAJAPPA S B AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT J C R EXTENSION, NEW POST OFFICE ROAD, JAGALUR TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 528. 72. SMT SOWMYA M C D/O CHANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT # 1888, KALUVE ROAD, MELLAHALI, K.M.DODDI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 422. 73. SRI JAYAPPA C S/O HANUMANTHAPPA C AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT 789/14, JAYANAGAR A BLOCK, 5TH CROSS, 1ST MAIN, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 004. - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 74. SRI BASAVANAGOWDA K G S/O K G PANCHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT BENAKANAHALLI POST, HONNALI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 224. 75. SMT. MANJULA D D/O DURUGAPPA K P, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT 1929/18, 21ST CROSS, VIDYA NAGAR LAST BUS STOP VIDYA NAGAR, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 224. 76. SRI RAVIKEERTHI K S/O KARIYAPPA B, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT #B10, P & T QUARTERS, P.J. EXTENSION, 8TH MAIN, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 002. 77. SRI LINGARAJU P G S/O GURUSHANTHAPPA P AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT HOUSE NO.77, BEHIND JMIT, TARALABALU NAGAR, 1ST BLOCK, CHITRA NILAYA, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 502. 78. SRI SHIVANNA R S/O RASIKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT SALABOMMANAHALLY, MALLAPPANNAHALLY POST, HIRIYUR TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 545. 79. SRI MALLIKARJUNA P & R S/O RAJASHEKARAIAH P B AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 R/AT SARASWATHI PURAM (SHREE SHAILA KRUPA) 1ST CROSS, HOUSING BOARD ROAD, NEAR COMPETITIVE EXAM CENTRE CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 501. 80. SMT. NAGAVENI N D/O NINGAPPA M AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT MADHURA NIVASA, IUDP LAYOUT, 6TH CROSS, NEAR GANESHA TEMPLE, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 501. 81. SMT AYESHA RAHAMAN W/O MOHIYUDDIN KHAN AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT ASSAR MOHALLA, BESIDE JAMIYA MASJID, OPPOSITE TO ASSA, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 501 82. SRI YOGENDRA KUMAR R C S/O RAMAPPA C AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT HIRECHOWTI, YENNEKOPPA POST, SARABA TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT – 577 413 83. SMT SUNITHA T S D/O SREERAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS R/AT THIRUMANI POST & VILLAGE, GUDIBANDI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT – 562 101 84. SRI VINOD SHRIKANT WALIKAR S/O SRIKANT V WALIKAR AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT SANGANKERI POST, - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT – 591 307 85. SRI C SREENIVASA MURTHY S/O LATE CHIKKAMADAIAH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT YERAGAMBALLI VILLAGE & POST, YELANDUR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT – 571 313 86. SRI B CHANDRASHEKARA S/O B S BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT ADAVIBANTENAHALLY HAGARE POST, MADIHALLY HOBLI, BELUR TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 216 87. SRI MANJUNATHA N S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT MANDIKAL VILLAGE & POST, CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 562 104 88. SRI VINAYA M K S/O KUMARA SWAMY AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT MIG6 KUVEMPU NAGAR, 2ND STAGE, HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 201 89. SRI B K SOMARAJU S/O KEMPEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT ANASOSALU, CHIKKAHALLY POST, BASASALU HOBLI, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 446 90. MISS DEEPA M R D/O MYLAHALLI REVANNA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 R/AT 332, 17TH MAIN CROSS, 3RD STAGE, B BLOCK, VIJAYANAGAR MYSORE DISTRICT – 570 017 91. SRI SHIVARAJ A S/O MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT NO.1-2-77, PATEL STREET, DEVADURGA – 584 111 DIST RAICHUR 92. SRI SHAIK ILIYA AHAMED S/O ADAM AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO.7-1-98, SHANTHINAGAR, DEVADURGA – 584 111 RAICHUR DISTRICT 93. SMT KALLUR LALITA D/O VEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO.6/84, GOUTHAM ONI MAIN ROAD, DEVADURGA – 584 111 RAICHUR DISTRICT 94. SRI KUMARA SWAMY S/O RAJA NAIK AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO.646/1, CHATRAMAIDANA, MUDIGERE POST, CHATRAMAIDANA TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DIST – 577 132 95. SRI ADITHYA M N S/O LATE NAGESH M H AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT MARUTHI NILAYA - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 BEHIND SARGOD RICE MILL, JAYANAGARA EXTENSION CHIKKAMAGALUR – 577 101 96. SMT PREETHI H M D/O SRI D MAREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, C/O B RAVI, MARUTI KRUPA NANDA SCHOOL ROAD RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR TUMKUR – 572 102 97. SMT MAMATHA B T W/O SRI DHARMA KUMAR B C AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT MAMATHA NILAYA 1ST CROSS, SRINIDHI LAYOUT, BEHIND NALANDA CONVENT TUMKUR – 572 102 98. SMT SHARADA M SHIVANGI D/O SRI MANISHAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT AKSHAYA COLONY DEODURGA, RAICHUR DISTRICT – 584 111 99. DR JAGADEESH B C S/O CHENNAPPA B C AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT MADENADU VILLAGE & POST MADIKERI TALUK, COORG DISTRICT – 571 201 100. BHAVYA B R D/O RAMEGOWDA B AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT AIT GIRLS HOSTEL BEHIND BINDU CANTEEN, BYPASS ROAD CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 101 - 20 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 101. SHOIB S/O MOINUDDIN AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, AT MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU COLLEGE, DEODURGA, NEAR AYYAPPA SWAMY TEMPLE RAICHUR – 584 111 102. S PRATHIKSHA JAIN W/O SHRAVAN JAIN, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT SRI KUSHUMANDINI KRUPA, MUDARA, BAJAGOLI POST, KARALA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT – 574 122 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. V.LAKSHMINARAYAN, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SMT. SHILPA RANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE M S BUILDINGS, DR B R AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. KARNATAKA RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY KARNATAKA SAHAKARA MAARATA MAHA MANDALI BUILDING, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, NEAR HIGHGROUND POLICE STATION BENGALURU – 560 001 3. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE GARAGANDOR, - 21 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 SOMWARPET TALUK KODAGU DISTRICT – 571 251 4. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE HOSUR, SHIKARIPURA TALUK SHIMOGGA DISTRICT – 577 427 5. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE SAVANUR HAVERI DISTRICT – 581 118 6. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE H K R CIRCLE NITTUVALLI DAVANGERE – 577 004 7. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE KODIUGANE CHAMRAJANAGAR TQ & DIST – 571 313 8. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE JADIGENAHALLI HOSAKOTE TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT – 562 114 9. PRINCIPAL EKALAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE BALUGODU VIRAJPET BETOLI POST, VIRAJPET TALUK KODAGU DISTRICT – 571 218 - 22 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 10. PRINICIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE GARGANDUR VILLAGE SOMWARPET TALUK KODAGU DISTRICT – 571 251 11. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE THIMLAPURA HOSPET TALUK BELLARY DISTRICT – 583 130 12. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE VARAKODU MYSORE TQ & DIST – 560 010 13. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE SIDDHARTHANAGARA (GOLLAHALLI) TUMAKURU TQ & DIST – 572 107 14. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE ADAKIMARANAHALLI, MAKALI POST, BENGALURU NORTH BENGALURU – 586 123 15. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE JADIGENAHALLI BENGALURU RURAL – 562 114 - 23 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 16. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE GAJALADINNE VILLAGE, K N S POST KOLAR TQ & DIST – 563 102 17. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE CHIKMAGALUR CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT – 577 101 18. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE KOTTIGEHARA CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT – 577 113 19. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE CHITRADURGA CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 501 20. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE DONIPUR KALBURGI – 585 101 21. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE GORLAGUMMANAHALLI CHIKKABALLAPUR – 562 101 22. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE GUDDENAHALLI HASSAN – 573 119 - 24 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 23. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE HIRESINDHOGI KOPPAL – 583 231 24. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE NIDASHOSHI BELAGAVI – 591 236 25. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE TAVAG BELAGAVI – 591 101 26. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE SANTHE, KASALAGERE, MANDYA – 571 403 27. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE YELLAPURA UTTARA KANNADA – 581 359 28. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE DEVADURGA – 584 111 RAICHUR DIST 29. PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL PU SCIENCE COLLEGE KARKALA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT – 574 122 - 25 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 30. M/S ARC AGENCIES SHOP NO.04, MPL NO.1-9-66/2, TASNEEM PLAZA, TANK BUND ROAD, RAICHUR - 584 101. 31. M/S SURAKSHA SECURITY SERVICES PRASHANTH BUILDING, OPP TO GOVT BOYS HIGH SCHOOL R.C.ROAD, HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN – 573 201 32. M/S EAGLE DETECTIVE FORCE SHARADHA COMPLEX, 3RD FLOOR, P.B.ROAD, DHARWAD - 580 001 33. M/S GEMINI OUTSOURCE ALLIED SERVICE NO.2345/6, NITUVALLI, NEW EXTENSION, DAVANGERE – 577 004 34. M/S GLOBAL MAN POWER AGENCY NO.1858/6, LIC COLONY, NEAR NUTANA COLLEGE, DAVANGERE – 577 004 35. M/S UNIQUE SECURITY SERVICE (R) CONSULTANCY INTELLIGENCE, UTILITY AND MAN POWER SERVICE, GARDEN TOWER, 3RD CROSS, GARDEN AREA, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201 36. M/S OBJECT TECHNOLOGIES NO.11/39-A, 1ST FLOOR, BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 004 37. M/S GLOBAL AGENCY VIJIPURA MAIN ROAD CHICKMAGALUR - 577 101 - 26 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 38. M/S SLN DETECTIVE AGENCY 4TH CROSS, T G EXTENSION HOSKOTE TOWN BENGALURU RURAL – 562 514 39. M/S MANISH MANPOWER AGENCY JAJI ARCADE, NO.GF 11A S B COLLEGE ROAD SANGAMESHWARA NAGAR GULBARGA – 585 103 40. M/S BALAJI CLEAN & TRANSPORT ASSOCIATES NO.24, 11TH CROSS, MALAGALA NAGARABHAVI II STAGE VISWANEEDAM POST BANGALORE – 560 091 41. M/S KOPPALA ZILLA VASATI KARYA NIRVAHISITHIRUVA SAHAKARA SANGHA OPP TAHASILDAR OFFICE KOPPAL – 583 226 42. M/S AKILA ENTERPRISES 2ND CROSS, BHARMAPPA NAGAR SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201 43. M/S SHOBHA ENTERPRISES DOOR NO.140, TALAKAVERI LAYOUT AMRUTHAHALLI, BYATARAYANAPURA YELAHANKA ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 092 44. M/S HARSHITA SECURITY SERVICES NO.59, 2ND FLOOR, 1ST MAIN, 4TH CROSS, MARUTHINAGAR MADIWALA BENGALURU – 560 068 - 27 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 45. SMT SUMA R MUGADHORA SCIENCE TEACHER MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL GANJIGATTI SHIGGAON TALUK HAVERI DISTRICT – 581 205 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA FOR R1; SRI. NAGAIAH & VINAY, ADVOCATES FOR C/R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R-8 TO R-23 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED; VIDE ORDER DATED 21.01.2023, SERVICE OF NOTICE TO R7 IS HELD SUFFICIENT) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961 PRAYING TO a) SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE PASSED IN WP NO.32029-32121/2016 AND WP NO.32560-568/2016 DATED 02/08/2016 ONLY IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO DENIAL OF (1) REGULARISATION, (2) SERVICE WEIGHTAGE, AND (3) CONTINUING THE SERVICES OF THE PETITIONERS/APPELLANTS TILL REGULAR RECRUITMENT IS MADE OR TILL THE CASES OF THE PETITIONERS/APPELLANTS FOR REGULARIZATION IS CONSIDERED; b) MODIFY THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE PASSED IN WP NO.32029-32121/2016 AND WP NO.32560-568/2016 DATED 02/08/2016 BY GRANTING THE RELIEFS AS PRAYED FOR IN THE WRIT PETITIONS, ETC 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 - 28 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20369-DB WA No. 4021 of 2016 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Sri.V.Lakshminarayan, learned senior counsel for Smt.Shilpa Rani, learned counsel for the appellants fairly submits that the prayer of the appellants by passage of time has rendered infructuous. 2. His submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the writ appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE MH/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11