- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 12144 OF 2022 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. KMF AND DISTRICT MILK UNIONS RETIRED EMPLOYEES KSHEMABIVRUDDHI VEDIKE, REP. BY SRI. P.R. ANANDAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/AT NO.192, 9TH MAIN, 1ST CROSS, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT, 2ND STAGE, PIPE LINE EAST, BENGALURU-560111 MBL: 8792596755 2. VENKATASHAMAIAH, S/O KALAIAH, AGED 65 YEARS, NO.12/A, 4TH A CROSS, VIDYAPEETA LAYOUT, THYAGARAJANAGARA, BENGALURU. MBL: 9008100999 3. H.N. TRIPURAMBHA AGED 62 YEARS, W/O R.S. PRASAD, SRI. LAKSHMI NILAYA, 5TH A MAIN ROAD, ARUNODAYA LAYOUT, SONGANAYAKANAHALLI, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560064. MBL:9241296801. 4. MRS. A. MARY CLARA AGED 61 YEARS, W/O LATE DAVID JOSEPH, C/O A. MARIAN DOMINIC, GRACE HOUSE, NO.137, 18TH CROSS, RAMESH NAGAR, MARATHAHALLI, Digitally signed by MARKONAHALLI RAMU PRIYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 BENGALURU URBAN-560031 MBL: 9480449745 5. SMT. N. ASHA, AGED 60 YEARS, W/O G. PAPANNA, C/O SRINIVASA NARAYAN, NO.78, 7TH CROSS, JAI MARUTHI NAGARA, SANGOLLI RAYANNA ROAD, NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU. MBL: 9916369115 6. CHIKKAMUNIHUCCHAIAH AGED 59 YEARS, S/O LATE MUNISHAMAIAH, KAKOLU VILLAGE AND POST, HESARGHATTA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU-560089. MBL: 9741188359 7. S. KEMPARAJU, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O LATE SOMAPPA, HESARAGHATTA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK AND DIST, BENGALURU-560089. MBL: 9538450937 8. KARIYAPPA, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O LATE MITAI SIDDAIAH, MALLANAYAKANAHALLI, MADDUR TALUK AND DISTRICT MBL: 99011567004 9. SINGANNA GOWDA AGED 63 YEARS, S/O VYAKUNTEGOWDA, NO.1268, HPG YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, 7TH B CROSS, NEAR KARNATAKA BANK, BENGALURU. MBL: 9343174429 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 10. P. SAROJA, AGED 59 YEARS, W/O LATE MUNI ANJANAPPA, NO.1, 1ST CROSS, BASAVANNA TEMPLE STREET, ADUGODI POST, BENGALURU-560030. MBL: 9972504370 11. H.S. PUTTAMALLAIAH, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O LATE SHIVANNA, NO.130, 2ND WARD, GANGADHARA PURA, ROJAPURA MAIN ROAD, DODDABALLAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL DIST. MBL: 7760118508 12. S. DHANASHEKAR, AGED 65 YEARS, S/O SUBBARAYA, NO.10, NEW PILLA REDDY LAYOUT, 1ST MAIN, DEVARA CHIKKANA HALLI, BENGALURU-560076. MBL: 9008488026 13. G. SHANKARAPPA, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O LATE GANGAPPA, NO.94, BASAVANNA ROAD, 1ST WARD, SUBHASH NAGARA, DODDABALLAPURA TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL DIST. MBL: 9945263961 14. B.V. SEENAIAH AGED 61 YEARS, S/O LATE VEERAPPA, VIVEKANANDA NAGARA, HOSKOTE, RAMADASA MANE, 2ND MAIN, 3RD CROSS, BENGALURU RURAL DIST-562114. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 15. R. HANUMAPPA, AGED 65 YEARS, S/O LATE HARIYAPPA, FLAT NO.204, CHANDANA APARTMENT, 15TH CROSS, ANNAPOORNESHWARI NAGARA, SREEGANDHAKAVALU, BENGALURU. MBL: 8971866170 16. D.R. RAVISHANKAR, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O D.K. RAMA MURTHY, NO.220/B, 4TH CROSS, ULLALA UPANAGARA, BENGALURU. MBL: 9980480301. 17. P. RAMU, AGED 64 YEARS, NO.255/21, P.B. CROSS, 3RD CROSS, JAKKASANDRA, KORAMANGALA 1ST BLOCK, BENGALURU-560034. MBL: 9900248826 18. B.S. SHIVANNA, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O LATE SIDDARAMAIAH, NO.2-17, MALLATHAHALLI POST, GOWRIBIDANURU ROAD, DODDABALLAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL DIST. MBL: 994506932 19. NAGARATHNAMMA, AGED 61 YEARS, W/O K.G. SRINIVASAIAH, NO.1/64, 1ST FLOOR, BTM 1ST STAGE, 1ST MAIN, SUDUGUNTAPALYA, KRISHNAPPA GARDEN, BENGALURU-560081. MBL: 9620424298 - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 20. SARASWATHI, AGED 58 YEARS, W/O LATE VIJENDRA, NO.367/A, 2ND CROSS, 7TH MAIN, H BLOCK, RAMAKRISHNA NAGARA, YESHWANTHAPURA POST, BENGALURU-560022. MBL: 9739361230 21. RATHNAMMA, AGED 62 YEARS, W/O A.B. NANJAPPA (LATE), NO.15/3, 24TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS, SARJAPURA ROAD, AGARA, HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560102. 22. A. VIMALA, AGED 61 YEARS, W/O B. CHAMARAJ, NO.40/2, 1ST CROSS ROAD, MUNEESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD, BENGALURU-560046. MBL: 9972193060 23. BEGURAIAH, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O LATE RAMEGOWDA, NO.43, 4TH WARD, FORT ROAD, ROZIPURA, DODDABALLAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL DIST. MBL: 9538267811 24. KEMPARAMA AGED 65 YEARS, S/O LATE CHIKKARANGAIAH, NO.4/1, 1ST CROSS, MANJUNATHA LAYOUT, DHARAM RAMA COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560029. 25. V. NAGARAJA AGED 63 YEARS, S/O LATE VENKATAPPA, NEAR BHARATH GAS GODOWN, - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 GANGARAJAPURA, DODDABALLAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL DIST. MBL: 9035559221 26. M. PRABHUDEVA, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O LATE MUDDAIAH, NO.63 MAIN ROAD, JALAHALLI GRAMA, BANGALORE-560013. MBL: 8183049363 27. V. MUNIYAPPA AGED 62 YEARS, S/O LATE VENKATARAMANAIAH, NO.89/A, 4TH CROSS, BRINDAVANA NAGARA, THAVARAKERE MAIN ROAD, DHARMARAMA COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560029 MBL: 9980642413 28. K.C. CHIKKARANGAIAH AGED 59 YEARS, S/O LATE CHELUVAIAH, NO.37, 5TH MAIN, HOSABADAVANE, MM ROAD, DHARAMRAMA COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560029 MBL: 9449392714 29. H.L. SHIVANNA AGED 64 YEARS, NO.998. 5TH MAIN ROAD, 16TH CROSS, GROUP D LAYOUT, SRIGANDHA KAVALU, VISHWANEEDAM POST, BENGALURU-560091 MBL: 9886853624 30. R. SUDHAKARA REDDY, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O CHIKKARAMAIAH REDDY NO.5, 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS, SUDAGUNTA PALYA, - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 DHARMARAMA COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560029. MBL: 9980580407 31. R. SAMUAL AGED 62 YEARS, S/O RUBEN, NO.132, URS COLONY, EAST END ROAD, 36TH CROSS, JAYANAGARA, BENGALURU-560069. MBL: 9448260401 32. D. PUTTAMADIAH AGED 63 YEARS, NO.104, 2ND CROSS, NANJAPPA BLOCK, K.G. NAGARA, BENGALURU-560019. MBL: 9632907630 33. B. BHADREGOWDA AGED 60 YEARS, NO.36, 1ST LANE, RAGHAVNAGARA, NEW TIMBER LAYOUT, MYSURU ROAD, BENGALURU-560026. MBL: 9901542979 34. V. VASUDEVAN AGED 63 YEARS, NO.240BPP AREA, 30/D-A CROSS, TILAK NAGAR MAIN, JAYANAGARA POST, BENGALURU-560041. MBL: 9739608368 35. G. LAKSHMAIAH, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O LATE RANGAPPA, NO.42, KRISHNAMURTHY LAYOUT, 3RD CROSS, SUDAGUNTA PALYA, DHARAMRAMA COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560029. MBL: 9980985554 - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 36. B. VENKATESH AGED 61 YEARS, S/O BHASKAR RAO, NO.682, 14TH MAIN, MANDARA NILAYA, BENGALURU. MBL: 9845946004 37. K. KRISHNA AGED 60 YEARS, S/O LATE KALLAPPA, NO.269, CHALLAKERE, HRBR LAYOUT, KALYANANAGARA POST, BENGALURU-560043. MBL: 9620057076 38. C.P. CHIKKATHIMMACHARI AGED 65 YEARS, S/O PAPACHARI NARASAMMA, NO.E., BOX NO.5, BENGALURU DAIRY COLONY, M.H. MARIGOWDA ROAD, DHARAMRAMA COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560029. MBL: 8971251746 39. PUTTASWAMY AGED 61 YEARS, S/O MUDDAPPA, NO.198, 1ST MAIN, 7TH CROSS, CHAMARAJAPETE, BENGALURU-560018. MBL: 7760596194 40. H.S.NAGARAJU, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O LATE SHESHAPPA NO.68, 16TH MAIN, 6TH CROSS, BTM LAYOUT, 22ND STAGE, NEAR CHAMUNDESWARI TEMPLE, BENGALURU-560076 MBL: 9742390055 - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 41. GANGUHANUMAIAH, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O LATE GANGAIAH, NO.7, 1ST MAIN, 5TH CROSS, BALAJI NAGAR, SUDDUGUNTAPALYA, DHARAMRAMA COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560029. 42. H. APPAJAPPA, AGED 60YEARS, S/O LATE HESOORAPPA, NO.35, CHINNAIAHSWAMY NILAYA, 1ST MAIN, 2ND ROAD, VITTAL NAGAR, ISRO LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560078. MBL: 9980617257 43. V.L. SIDDALINGAIAH AGED 61 YEARS, S/O LATE LINGAPPA, NO.50/2, 8TH CROSS, 24TH MAIN, AGARA, HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560102. MBL: 9902280690 44. H. SHIVANNA, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O HUCHAVEERAPPA, TEMPLE ROAD, NAYAKANAHALLI, BIKKALAHALLI POST, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT. MBL: 9141391310 45. GANGAPPA, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O MUTHURAYAPPA, NO.92, DEVARA CHIKKANAHALLI NEW LAYOUT, 2ND CROSS, 2ND MAIN, BIKKANAHALLI POST, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560076. MBL: 9632168387 - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 46. B.M. RAMAIAH, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O MARIGUNDAIAH, NO.52/5, 2ND MAIN, 5TH CROSS, BALAJI NAGARA, SUDDUGUNTAPALYA, DHARAMRAMA COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560029. MBL: 9900479505 47. N. THIMMEGOWDA, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O LATE NANJUNDEGOWDA, NO.20, 2ND CROSS, GOKUL NAGAR, DODDAKALLASANDRA, KANAKAPURA ROAD, BENGALURU-560062. MBL: 9449021419 48. L.V. RAJU, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O LATE LAKSHMINARAYANAPPA, NO.10, 8TH CROSS, OIL MILL ROAD, ST. THOMAS TOWN POST, BENGALURU-560084. 49. G. NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O LATE GANGA MUTKHERAMAPPA, NO.19, K. NARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, KOTHANURU POST, BENGALURU-560077 50. T. NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, NO.581, 1ST CROSS, MAHARASTRA ROAD, KAMATAGERE, NAZARBAD, MYSURU-570010. MBL: 7795573828 51. ABDUL ZABBAR AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 S/O ABDUL KHADAR, NO.402, 6TH CROSS, 1ST STAGE, GAYATHRI PURAM, MYSURU-570001. MBL: 9845642840 52. BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O LATE MALLAIAH, NO.397, 4TH CROSS, UDAYAGIRI, NAZARBAD MOHALLA, MYSURU 53. G.S. SHIVARUDRAPPA, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O LATE SIDDAPPA, NO.4/2, JANATHA SITE, GIRIYA BHOVI PALYA, SIDDARTHA NAGARA, MYSURU. MBL: 9343454483 54. B.M. ISHA PRASAD, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O LATE MASTHIGOWDA, NO.5/13, 5TH MAIN, PARAMAHAMSA ROAD, YADAVAGIRI, MYSURU-570020. MBL: 9900141540 55. K. SRIKANTHAIAH, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O LATE KENCHAIAH, NO.345, MASJID ROAD, NAZARBAD MOHALLA, MYSURU-570010 MBL: 76767495131 56. P. VENKATAIAH, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O LATE PUTTAIAH, NO.1630, 8TH CROSS, ASHOKAPURA, MYSURU-570008. - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 57. V. SUDHAMANI, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, W/O L.M. LINGAIAH, NO.68, NANDINI LAYOUT, 1ST STAGE, 2ND CROSS, KAPILA MARGA, T. NARASIPURA ROAD, MYSURU-570028 MBL: 9591567934 58. P. MAHADEVU, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O LATE THAMMAIAH, NO.3054/11, HUNUSURU, MYSURU DISTRICT. MBL: 9743974212 59. KRISHNA AGED 61 YEARS, S/O LATE HUCHEGOWDA, NO.3054/10, NEW MARUTHI LAYOUT, HUNUSURU, MYSURU DISTRICT. MBL: 9845831638 60. D.L. RAMALINGEGOWDA, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O LATE LINGEGOWDA, NO.641/3, CH, 1ST CROSS, KUMBARAKERI, K.R.MOHALLA, MYSURU MBL: 9964102060 61. PAPAMMA, AGED 62 YEARS, W/O LATE SUBRAMANYA, NO.37, DHARMASINGH COLONY, VISHVESHWARANAGARA, MYSURU SOUTH-570008. MBL: 7411204292 62. V. CHANDRASHEKAR AGED 61 YEARS, S/O LATE VENKATAPPA, NO.65, NANDINI LAYOUT, - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 2ND CROSS, 1ST STAGE, T. NARASIPURA ROAD, ALANAHALLI, MYSURU-570028. MBL: 9632551542 63. N. RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O NARAYANAPPA, NO.664/700, KOTE BEEDHI, VARTHURU, BENGALURU-560087. MBL: 9945720288 64. K. SHANTHAMMA, AGED 62 YEARS, W/O N. KRISHNAPPA (LATE), S/O LATE NAGAPPA, DODDAGANAHALLI, DEVARAYASAMUDRA POST, MULABAGAL TALUK, KOLAR DIST-563127 MBL: 9741322464 65. H. PUTTANARASIMHAIAH AGED 65 YEARS, NO.40, M S RAMAIAH LAYOUT, 1ST MAIN, 2ND CROSS, BENGALURU MBL: 9686240989 66. SIDDARAJAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O MARIYAPPA, KADABAGERE CROSS, MACHENAHALLI, MAGADI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU MBL: 8884260135 67. CHANDRAPPA AGED 59 YEARS, S/O ASHWATHANARAYANAPPA, BANDRAMMA ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, - 14 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 CHINTHAMANI, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST. MBL: 9972649198 68. B. JAGADEESH, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, S/O M. BYLAPPA ATM OPPOSITE BUILDING, TUMAKURU-572101. MBL: 9480559982 69. B.S.MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O B.S. SRINIVASA MURTHY, SRI LAKSHMIVENKATESHWARA NILAYA, NO.17, 6TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS, JAYANAGARA WEST, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572101. MBL: 7975846919 70. D. THIMMAIAH, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O DASAPPA, SANJAY NILAYA, BEHIND PANCHAYATH OFFICE, MALLASANDRA VILLAGE AND POST, TUMAKURU DIST-572101. MBL: 8553631246 71. BHARATHESH, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O MUNIYAPPA, NO.5, 13TH CROSS, MARUTHI LAYOUT, SUN CITY ROAD, KENGERI UPANAGARA, BENGALURU MBL: 9902970251 72. S.T. VENKATESH GOWDA AGED 62 YEARS, S/O LATE THIMMEGOWDA, SHILANERI VILLAGE AND POST, K.R.PETE TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT MBL: 966384012 - 15 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 73. A.N. SRIKANTAIAH AGED 62 YEARS, S/O K. NANJUNDAIAH, ALUR POST, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT 74. M. SRIRANGAIAH AGED 61 YEARS, NO.81, 2ND CROSS, PARVATHI NAGARA, LAGGERE MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU. MBL: 8884088834 75. B. RAMACHANDRA, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O LATE BOREGOWDA, BESADARAHALLI CROSS ROAD, HOSAKERE POST, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT. 76. VENKATESH, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O SEENAPPA LEELAVATHI LAYOUT, 8TH CROSS, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT. MBL: 9980922198 77. S. RUDRAIAH, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O SHOOLASHETTY, K. HONNALAGERE, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT. MBL: 9743415726 78. RAMACHANDRA, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O THIMMAIAH, RUDRAKSHIPURAM, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT. MBL: 9632706194 - 16 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 79. HELAVEGOWDA, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O DASEGOWDA, KOLURU VILLAGE, MUDAGERE POST, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT. MBL: 9964415434 80. K. MUTHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O KARIYAPPA, NO.545, 2ND CROSS, UDAYAGIRI, MANDYA DISTRICT-571401. MBL: 9902429891 81. P.VARADARAJU AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, S/O LATE PUTTASWAMY SHETTY, HONNANAYAKANAHALLI POST, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DIST. MBL: 9538931341 82. N.C. NAGARAJ AGED 63 YEARS, S/O LATE CHANNEGOWDA, NO.57, 4TH MAIN, BCC LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGARA, BENGALURU-560040. MBL: 9900556013 83. NANJUNDAIAH, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O LATE HONNAIAH, TILURU POST, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT. MBL: 9591327590 84. INDIRA AGED 59 YEARS, D/O PUTTASWAMY, MANJUSHA, NO.427, 10TH CROSS, - 17 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 SWARNASANDRA, MANDYA DIST. MBL: 9900569706 85. SMT. SRIBHAGYA, AGED 59 YEARS, NO.22/1, LAKSHMI NIVASA, 8TH MAIN, 9TH B-CROSS, NEAR NEW LOOK TAILOR, HOISALA NAGARA, DOORAVANI NAGARA POST, BENGALURU-560016. MBL: 9845108146 86. SHASHIKALA S.R (KMF HO) AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, W/O LATE A.S. NARAYANASWAMY, C/O SMT. RASHMI, NO.128, 10TH CROSS, WEST OF CHORD ROAD, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM, RAJAJINAGARA, BENGALURU-560086. MBL: 9481556085 87. MANI AGED 65 YEARS, W/O S. SHIVAKUMAR (LATE), DOOR NO.495, GIRIDARSHINI LAYOUT, ALANAHALLI, MYSURU-570028. MBL: 9663042981 88. A.V. VARADAIAH AGED 61 YEARS, S/O VARADAIAH, NO.52, MADDURAMMA LAYOUT, NEAR VIDYANIKETHANA PUBLIC SCHOOL, SUNKADAKATTE, BENGALURU-560091 MBL: 8694925701 89. THAMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O GIRIGOWDA,, DOOR NO.2, 5TH MAIN, 4TH CROSS, - 18 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 GORAGUNTEPALYA, BENGALURU-560022. 90. Y.S. RAMACHANDRAGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O LATE SAMPANGI RAMEGOWDA, 1ST CROSS, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT. 91. SHIVALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, S/O LATE MOILAPPA, MATTIGERE POST, BASRALU HOBLI, MANDYA DIST-571401. 92. KAMALAMMA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, W/O LATE KEMPAIAH, NO.2822, BANDHAVYA NILAYA, 17TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN ROAD, BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU-560070. MBL: 9845905566 93. PARVATHAMMA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, W/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH, KUMBARAHALLI, TAMKA POST, KASABA HOBLI, KOLAR-563101. MBL: 9036730905 94. BASAMMA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, W/O LATE N.B. PATIL, NO.7/1202/23/133, HUMNABAD ROAD, GANDHINAGARA, GUNJ, KALABURAGI-585103. MBL: 9591114681 95. B.M. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, S/O MOGGANNEGOWDA, DOOR NO.175, VENUGOPALA NAGARA, HULIMAVU, BENGALURU SOUTH-560076. - 19 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 MBL: 9611734297 96. BHAGEERATHI, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, W/O B.S.KUMBAR, DOOR NO.6, 12TH CROSS, MARUTHI NAGARA, MADIWALA EXTENSION, BENGALURU-560068. MBL: 9036684453 97. PUTTASWAMICHAR, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, NO.230, 8TH C-CROSS, VENKATAPURA, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560034 MBL: 9964190857 98. PATTABHI, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O LATE OBAREDDY, NO.98, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, ELECTRONIC CITY POST, BENGALURU-560100 MBL: 9341262440 99. D. SHIVANNA @ N.M. SHIVAMADU AGED 62 YEARS, S/O LATE MADAPPA, NO.150/3, 9TH CROSS, A-MAIN, HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560102. MBL: 7829294166 100. B.H. DODDAIAH, AGED 64 YEARS, S/O HUCHAIAH, NO.26, MUNESHWARA LAYOUT, DODDABOMMASANDRA R.R. SCHOOL ROAD, BENGALURU-560097. MBL: 9900923755 101. S. JAIPRAKASH AGED 61 YEARS, - 20 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 NO.37, 3RD CROSS, 7TH MAIN SBM COLONY, BSK 1ST STAGE, BENGALURU-560005 MBL: 9902922766 102. SULOCHANA, AGED 60 YEARS, W/O DODDAIAH, KMF, NEAR BANGALORE DAIRY MBL: 9449518588 103. KAMALAMMA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, BANDAVYA NILAYA, NO.2822, 17TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN ROAD, BANASHANKARI, BENGALURU-560070. 104. D. SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, D.NO.311, LALITHADRI PURAM, VARUNA HOBLI, MYSURU-570028. 105. ASIF, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, S/O MOIDDIN, DODDAKANYA, MYSURU MBL: 9900352077 106. M.R. INDIRAMMA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, W/O LATE NARASARAJU, NO.10, SVK NILAYA, NO.201, J.P. NAGARA BENGALURU MBL: 9663077340 107. YELLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, W/O MUNIRATNAMMA, DEVARACHIKKANAHALLI, BENGALURU MBL: 9148250649 - 21 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 108. M. CHINNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, W/O LATE DHANALAKSHMI, NO.497, 17TH CROSS, G-BLOCK, RAMAKRISHNA NAGARA, MYSURU-23. MBL: 9141246654 109. PALLAMMA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, W/O LATE GURUNATH, NO.42, DHRAMASINGH COLONY, VISVESWARANAGARA 2ND STAGE, MYSURU-570008. MBL: 9001339898 110. MADDURAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, D/O SAKAMMA, NO.81, MEASTRIPALYA, BENGALURU. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SURESH S. LOKRE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. GEORGE ANTHONY CRUZ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPTD. BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S BUILDING, DR. B.R AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. 3. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, - 22 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 4. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KARNATAKA MILK FEDERATION (KMF), KMF COMPLEX, P.B.NO.2915, DR. MARIGOWDA ROAD, DHARMARAM COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560029 5. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BENGALURU URBAN AND RURAL DISTRICT, CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. DR. MARIGOWDA ROAD, DHARMARAM COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560029. 6. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KOLAR DISTRICT COOPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. KOLAR DAIRY NH-4 HUTTUR POST, KOLAR DISTRICT-563101 7. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR M/S MYSURU DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. SIDDARTH NAGAR, T. NARASIPURA ROAD, MYSURU-570011. 8. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR M/S MANDYA DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. GEJJALAGERE-571428 MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT. 9. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR TUMAKURU DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. - 23 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 B.H.ROAD, MALLASANDRA, TUMKURU-572201 10. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR HASSAN DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. INDUSTRIAL ESTATE B.M. ROAD, HASSAN-573201 11. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR DHARAWAD DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. PRODUCT DAIRY VIDYAGIRI POST, LAKKAMMZANAHALLI INDUSTRIAL AREA, DHARAWAD-558004 12. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BELAGAVI DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. BELAGAVI DAIRY PREMISES, KANBARGI ROAD, BELAGAVI-590016 13. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KALABURGI-BIDAR DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. HUMNABAD ROAD, KALABURGI-585104 14. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. KULASHEKARA, MANGALORE-575005 15. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. SHIVAMOGGA DAIRY PREMISES, MACHENAHALLI, NIDIGE POST, SHIVAMOGGA-577222 16. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR RAICHUR-BELLARI AND KOPPAL DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE - 24 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LTD. NEAR FIRE STATION, INFANTRY ROAD, BELLARI-583104. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NEELAKANTAPPA K. PUJAR, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 3; SRI. SUMANTH L. BHARADWAJ, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 27.08.2021 IN NO.KA.HA.MA/PINCHANI/AADAITHA- 1/2021/2422, ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.4 AS PER ANNEXURE-O AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER The petitioners have sought for a writ in the nature of certiorari to quash an endorsement bearing No.Ka ha Ma/ Pinchani/ Aadalitha-1/ 2021/ 2422, dated 27.08.2021, issued by the respondent No.4 by which the request for pension was rejected. The petitioners have also sought for a writ in the nature of mandamus to direct the respondents to fix and extend all pensionary benefits to the erstwhile employees of the respondent No.4. - 25 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 2. The petitioners contend that they are erstwhile employees of Karnataka Dairy Development Corporation (henceforth referred to as ‘KDDC’ for short), which was established in the year 1975. They contend that all of them have retired from service but were not granted any pensionary benefits. They contend that many employees, similarly placed as they, claimed that they were also government servants and were entitled to be treated like government servants and were entitled to pensionary benefits paid to government servants. They all approached the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, seeking for directions to the respondents to grant pension. Likewise other employees approached this Court in WP.No.12527-96/2012 and connected petitions. They contend that a Coordinate Bench of this Court disposed off the writ petition, reserving liberty to produce relevant material to show that similarly placed employees were given pensionary benefits and the State Government as well as Karnataka Milk Federation (henceforth referred to as ‘KMF’ for short) were directed to consider the representation if any submitted. This was challenged in writ appeal No.247-248/2013. The Division Bench clarified that the claim of the petitioners in the writ - 26 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 petition should be considered without reference to the order dated 18.07.2006 impugned therein. The petitioners contend that the state government had issued government orders extending the benefit of pension to employees similarly placed as they vide government orders dated 30.03.2010, 29.09.2010 and 15.04.2021. It is also contended that a settlement was arrived at between the management of respondent No.4 and the District Co-operative Milk Producers Societies and the Workmen and Office bearers of the dairies on 31.08.1988 when the writ petition No.10773/1988 was pending before this Court. It is claimed that the Minister of Animal Husbandry chaired a meeting and based on the settlement arrived at, the writ petition was disposed off as per the order dated 06.09.1988. The petitioners contend that they also made several representations to the State Government seeking for similar benefits and since the representations were not considered, they filed W.P.No.11224-25/2016. The said writ petition was disposed off in terms of an order dated 09.03.2020, directing the respondent No.4 therein to consider the representation that may be filed by the petitioners. The petitioners contend that they submitted a representation to the authorities on - 27 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 20.01.2021, enclosing therewith a copy of the order. The respondent No.4, quite contrary to it's stand taken in the writ petition referred above, issued the impugned endorsement dated 27.08.2021 stating that there are no provisions to extend the pensionary benefits to the employees who retired from KDDC. It is contended that the respondent No.4 in W.P.No.35010-69/2011 had taken a stand that if the Government wishes to extend pensionary benefits, it had no objection and that it would remit the pension and leave sanction contribution to the Government of Karnataka. Therefore, they contend that the impugned endorsement issued by the respondent No.4 warrants interference and the respondent No.4 should be directed to reconsider the representation submitted by them. 3. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that in similar facts and circumstances, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.33347/2019 had granted pensionary benefits to the erstwhile employees of KDDC and that following the said judgment, another Co- ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.3001/2021 had granted the benefits. He contends that the petitioners are similarly - 28 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 placed and therefore, they are also entitled to be treated similarly. He contends that in respect of two employees, namely Sri.D.Krishna Reddy and Sri.L.N.Bhaskar Rao, the Co- ordinate Bench noticed that they were also employees of KDDC, which was subsequently taken over by the Karnataka Milk Federation and that the said two employees had retired from the KMF. He submitted that the Co-ordinate Bench noticed the order passed by the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal in the case of Sri.D.Krishna Reddy and Sri.L.N.Bhaskar Rao, whereby the pensionary benefits were extended to the two employees and also that the State Government had passed an order dated 13.11.2024 to implement the order. He therefore contends that the petitioners are similarly placed and entitled to be treated similarly. In support of his contention, he relied upon the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Nagappa vs State of Karnataka [ILR 1986 KAR 3093] and the judgment of the Apex Court in K.K.Suresh and Others v. Food Corporation of India and Others [AIR 2018 SC 3905]. 4. The learned counsel for respondent No.4/Mr.Sumanth L Bharadwaj submits that the case of the - 29 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 petitioners is distinguishable from the facts in W.P.No.33347/2019. He contends that the petitioners in the decided cases were the erstwhile employees of the State Government who were posted at the erstwhile KDDC and retired from service. He contends that the petitioners in all these cases, who are all employees of KDDC, had subscribed to a provident fund and that after retirement, they were granted all the retirement benefits, including the provident fund benefit and therefore, they cannot now claim that they are entitled to be granted any pension benefits. 5. He also submits that the judgment of the Co- ordinate Bench of this Court is challenged in a writ appeal. He further contends that the impugned endorsement is issued by the respondent No.4, as the respondent No.4 has no authority to grant pension and it is only the State Government that has to consider granting pension. Therefore, the impugned endorsement cannot be assailed. 6. The learned High Court Government Pleader submitted that the representations of the petitioners shall be considered in accordance with law and if the petitioners are found eligible, the benefit sought for shall be granted. - 30 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 7. I have considered the submissions of the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners and learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent Nos.1 to 3 and the learned counsel for the respondent No.4. 8. The petitioners have all contended that they were erstwhile employees of KDDC, which was later taken over by the KMF. It is not in dispute that all the petitioners have retired from the service. The question is whether they are entitled to pensionary benefits by considering them as government servants. The impugned endorsement discloses that the respondent No.4 rejected the claim of the petitioners on the premise that the petitioners are governed by the Employer Provident Fund and the Employer Provident Fund Pension Scheme, 1995 and that there is no provision for grant of pension by the respondent No.4. 9. If the petitioners have all subscribed to a pension provident fund, the impugned endorsement cannot be assailed, as the respondent No.4 is not the authority authorized to grant the pension. If the petitioners claim that their cases are covered by the judgment of a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court - 31 - NC: 2025:KHC:16817 WP No. 12144 of 2022 in W.P.No.33347/2019, it is for the petitioner to make appropriate representation before the State Government namely respondent Nos.1 to 3 herein. If the cases of the petitioners are squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in writ petition referred supra, the respondent Nos.1 to 3 are bound to consider the same in accordance with law and dispose off the representation. 10. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed off, permitting the petitioners to file a separate representation to the respondent Nos.1 to 3. If representation is filed, within one month from today, the respondent Nos.1 to 3 shall consider the case of the petitioners and pass an appropriate order within a period of three months thereafter. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE BKN/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24