- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3686 WP No. 100531 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 100531 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: NARAYAN KRISHNA MARATHE, AGE. 70 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED PRINCIPAL, R/O. III CROSS, BHAGYA NAGAR, BELAGAVI- 590006. …PETITIONER (BY SRI CHETANA S. BIRAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF GOVERNMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BENGALURU- 560001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE- 560001. 3. THE PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E), BANGALORE P.B. NO. 5329, PARK HOUSE ROAD, BENGALURU- 560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO I. ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AND 3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION AT ANNEXURE-C, C1, C3 AND C4 AND TO DIRECT THEM TO AWARD INTEREST ON THE ARREARS OF PENSION PAID BY THEM. II. ISSUE SUCH OTHER WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION AS DEEMED FIT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3686 WP No. 100531 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: i. Issue writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent No.2 and 3 to consider the representation at Annexure-C, C1, C3 and C4 and to direct them to award interest on the arrears of pension paid by them. ii. Issue such other writ or order or direction as deemed fit in the interest of justice and equity. 2. This Court on 07.02.2025 had passed the following order: “Learned HCGP is directed to accept notice for the respondents. Petitioner to serve set of papers upon the learned HCGP. Counsel for the petitioner submits that he was before this Court in W.P.No.112604/2014, which comes to be allowed by directing to re-fix the pension by taking the service of the petitioner rendered by him from 16.06.1969. In the contempt petition, the State appears to have submitted that it has been deposited in 2024. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3686 WP No. 100531 of 2025 Counsel for the petitioner Smt.Chetana Biraj would submit that Rs.20 lakhs including interest is yet to be paid to the petitioner. The State shall secure instructions on this front and make submission on the next date. List on 17.02.2025 in the fresh matters list.” 3. Learned counsel Smt. Chetana S.Biraj has filed a memo along with calculation of the amount that is to be received by the petitioner. The amount in total is Rs.17,45,570/- that is still in due to be payable to the petitioner. 4. Learned HCGP would submit that this information was not available at the time when the representation was submitted earlier. 5. In that light, I deem it appropriate to direct the petitioner to furnish a fresh representation enclosing the memo of calculations that is now enclosed to the memo filed before this Court. If a representation enclosing the memo would be filed by the petitioner, the representation shall be answered by respondent Nos.2 and 3 for the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3686 WP No. 100531 of 2025 purpose for which it is rendered bearing in mind the memo of calculations that is appended to the said representation and pass necessary orders within eight weeks from the date of submission of the said representation. With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE Vnp / CT: ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 64