- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17803 WP No. 12785 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 12785 OF 2020 (S-R) BETWEEN: SMT. MANNAMMA W/O DURGAIAH AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, HAGALAVADI POST, HAGALAVADI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMKUR, TUMKUR DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SMT. KAVITHA M.S., ADVOCATE(ABSENT)) AND: 1. PRAMEELA W/O LATE KARIBASAVAYYA D., NEAR GHPS SCHOOL, BELLAVI ROAD, BHEEMSANDRAPALYA, S.S.M.C. POST, TUMKUR-572 107 2. CCA OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS NEAR VIDHANA SOUDHA BEHIND NEW TELECOM BUILDING BENGALURU - 560001 3. CORPORATION BANK BEHIND KRISHNA TALKIES MAIN BRANCH, M.G. ROAD. TUMKUR - 572107 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PAVAN KUMAR G., ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1 (THROUGH VC); Digitally signed by MARKONAHALLI RAMU PRIYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17803 WP No. 12785 of 2020 SRI. JAGADISH GUNDAPPA, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT NO.2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTION TO STOP THE FIXATION OF PENSION AMOUNT, RETIREMENT FUNDS LIKE INSURANCE, GRATUITY AND PROVIDENT FUND AMOUNT TO BE RELEASED IN FUTURE BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER The petitioner has sought for a writ in the nature of mandamus to respondent No.3 to stop fixing the pension, releasing the retirement benefits like, insurance, gratuity, provident fund to the respondent No.1. She also sought for a direction to the respondent No.2 to stay the release of pension to the respondent No.1 and direct the respondent No.1 to take her back into the house of respondent No.1. 2. The petitioner is the mother-in-law of the respondent No.1 and the mother of late Karibasavayya who was working in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Tumkur. He died on 28.08.2020. As a result, there was a tug of war - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:17803 WP No. 12785 of 2020 between the petitioner and the respondent No.1 for the terminal benefits of late Karibasavayya. The petitioner claimed that she was thrown out of the house and that she is entitled to claim the terminal benefits of late Karibasavayya. 3. When this petition was listed today, it was brought to the notice of the Court that the petitioner died intestate and therefore, the writ petition has become infructuous as there is no one else other than the respondent No.1 who is entitled to the terminal benefits of deceased Karibasavayya. 4. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE HJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6