- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39491-DB WA No. 399 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 399 OF 2024 (S-CAT) BETWEEN: 1. ANANDA K AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/O KENGAIAH, HURALIGERE, KUNIGAL, TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 134. 2. SOMASHEKARA A N S/O NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/A 19, 3RD CROSS, 2ND MAIN, CHIKKABANAVARA, BANGALORE - 560090. 3. VEERENDRA S/O CHANNABASAPA PATIL, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/A 40, MAITHIRI NIVASA, VASAVI HOMES, NEAR VAKIL LAYOUT, CHANDAPURA, ANEKAL, BANGALORE - 562 106. 4. GOPALA R S/O RANGAIAH R, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, NO 10, LAKSHMI DEVI NILAYA, PATEL SHAMMANNA LAYOUT, HORAMAVU, BENGALURU - 560 043. Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39491-DB WA No. 399 of 2024 5. R PRASANNA KUMAR S/O G RAJANNA, AGED ABOU 48 YEARS, R/A CHANNAKRISHNAPPA STREET, PALACE GUTTAHALLI, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE - 560 003. 6. M RAVI KUMAR S/O K MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/A 533, 1ST FLOOR, LALITHA NILAYA, 11TH CROSS, BRIGHT WAY SCHOOL ROAD, GOWDANAPALYA, BANGALORE - 560061. 7. CHANDRASHEKAR JB S/O BASAVALINGAPPA, E 19, 2ND LANE, BANGALORE NORTH, DOORAVANI NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 016. 8. M SHANKAR S/O R MANICKAM, NO 277, 3RD CROSS, AMBEDKAR NAGAR, B C BLOCK, DJ HALLI, BANGALORE - 560 045. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. VASANTH J., ADVOCATE (VC)) AND: 1. THE COMMANDANT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR 515 WORKSHOP ARMY BASE, ULSOOR, BANGALORE - 560 008. 2. THE UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NEW DELHI. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF EME MASTER GENERAL OF ORDINANCE BRANCH, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39491-DB WA No. 399 of 2024 INTEGRATED HQ OF MOD (ARMY) DHQ PO, NEW DELHI - 110 105. 4. THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110 011. 5. THE COMMANDANT HEADQUARTERS GP EME, MEERUT CATT - 250 001. 6. SHRI J SAMPATH KUMAR S/O JAGADEESHAN, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, RESIDENT OF 187/A, 56TH CROSS, 4TH BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE - 560 010. 7. SHRI B S SUNIL S/O LATE H R SUBRAMANYA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, RESIDENT OF 2C/201, SJRO SIBRA AMUA, 2ND CROSS, HRBR III BLOCK, KALYAN NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 084. 8. SHRI S K PADMANABHA S/O A SREEKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO. 18, 2ND CROSS, SHAMANNA GOWDA LAYOUT, SARASWATHIPURAM EXTENSION, JOGUPALYA, BANGALORE - 560 008. 9. SHRI N C HEMACHANDRA S/O LATE CHANDRASHEKARA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDENT OF C/O SHIVAPRASAD, NO. 5, DATTASHREE, 4TH CROSS, NEAR YESHWANTHPUR RAILWAY STATION, YESHWANTHAPUR, BANGALORE - 560 022. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39491-DB WA No. 399 of 2024 10. SHRI G SHARAVANA S/O K GANGADHARA ACHARI, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO. 11, SRI NAGARATHNAMMA NILAYA, RAMANJANAPPA LAYOUT, B NARAYANAPURA, BANGALORE - 560 016. 11. SHRI G KUMARESHAN S/O IRUDAYARAJ S, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO. 451, NEXT TO PEER BOUNDARY, COTTONPET MAIN ROAD, BAKSHI GARDEN, BANGALORE - 560 053. 12. SHRI J BALAJI S/O G JAYAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, RESIDENT OF OLD NO. 20, NEW NO 10, 1ST CROSS, GUPTHA LAYOUT, ULSOOR. 13. SHRI AJITH GEE VARGHESE S/O M G ABRAHAM, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO. E-863, B AREA SOUTH, III CROSS, ITI CROSS, DOORAVANINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 016. 14. SRI PRAKASH S/O SRI ESHAPPA NAGALIK, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCC SERVICE T NO. 3106, MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP BENGALURU - 560 008. 15. SRI KALAPPA B BADIGER - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39491-DB WA No. 399 of 2024 S/O SRI BASAVANTAPPA, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC SERIVE T NO. 3135, MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP BENGALURU - 560 008. 16. SRI. OMKARAPPA, S/O SRI RAMAPPA, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC SERVICE T.No.3136 MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP BANGALURU-560 008. 17. SRI. VISHWANATHA, S/O LATE VENKATSWAMY, AGED 40 YEARS, OCC SERVICE T.No.3144 MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP BANGALORE-560 008. 18. SRI. SHARAVANAN.G S/O GOVINDAN, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC SERVICE T.No.3151 MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP BENGALURU-560 008. 19. SRI. MAHANTESH, S/O SRI MALLESHAPPA, AGED 35 YEARS, OCC SERVICE T.No.3154 MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP BANGALORE-560 008. R/AT #D-376, EAST 5TH LANE ITI COLONY, DOORVANI NAGAR, BANGALORE-560016. 20. SRI ABDUL RASHEED S/O SRI ABDUL GAFOOR, AGED 38 YEARS, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39491-DB WA No. 399 of 2024 OCC SERVICE T NO. 3157, MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP BENGALURU - 560 008. 21. SRI YAMANAPPA BALIWAD S/O LATE MANAPPA BALIWAD, AGED 40 YEARS, OCC SERVICE T NO. 3160, MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP, BENGALURU - 560 008. 22. SRI RAGHAVENDRA V S/O VENKATARAM B V AGED 37 YEARS, OCC SERVICE T NO. 3161, MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP, BENGALURU - 560 008. 23. SRI GOPALAKRISHNA S/O SRI MUNIPOOJAPPA AGED 38 YEARS, OCC SERVICE T NO. 3165, MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP, BENGALURU - 560 008. 24. SRI T V VIJAYA KUMAR S/O SRI T VADIVELU AGED 38 YEARS, OCC SERVICE T NO. 3167, MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP, BENGALURU - 560 008. 25. SRI BALU D S/O SRI DORAIRAJ AGED 34 YEARS, OCC SERVICE T NO. 3172, MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP, BENGALURU - 560 008. 26. SRI CHINNASWAMY S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE APPLICANTS - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39491-DB WA No. 399 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC SERVICE T NO. 3177, MACHINIST IN 515 ARMY BASE WORKSHOP, BENGALURU - 560 008. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 23.03.2021 PASSED BY THE LEARNED DIVISION BENCH JUDGE IN WP No. 31240 OF 2015 C/W WP No. 53718/2016 IN THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY, ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) 1. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the appellants were not the parties before the Co-ordinate bench in the writ petition. They intend to file review petition seeking review of the impugned judgment and order and therefore, this writ appeal may be dismissed with liberty to the appellants herein to file review petition seeking review of the impugned judgment and order. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39491-DB WA No. 399 of 2024 2. Considering the said request of the learned counsel for the appellants, we dismiss this writ appeal with liberty to the appellants to approach the Co-ordinate bench if they are so advised, seeking review of the impugned judgment and order dated 23.03.2021. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE DHA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5