- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 30036 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI NARENDRA PAI T S/O LATE DAYANANDA PAI T AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS WORKING AS PRINCIPAL R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 2. SRI KIRAN KUMAR S/O SHIVARAY AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 3. SRI PRAVEENA KUMAR S/O LATE MANJUNATH NAIK AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T M A PAI POLYTECHNIC Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TLAUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 4. SRI. SUSHMADAS H D/O KANAKADAS H AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T M A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TLAUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 5. SRI GURURAJ HOSAMANI S/O HANUMANTAPPA HOSAMANI AGED ABOIUT 31 YEARS WORIKING AS LECTURER DEPARMTENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T M A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TLAUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 6. SRI NIKHIL KUMAR M S/O GUNDU RAO M AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENTOF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T M A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TLAUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 7. SRI SURESH PATIL S/O GOLLALAPPAGOUD AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T M A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TLAUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 8. SRI MOHAMMED FAZAL S/O ISMAIL SAB AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T M A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TLAUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 9. SRI RAJESH L BHAT S/O LAXSHMINARAYANA T BHAT AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS WORKING AS INSTRUCTOR DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T M A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TLAUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 10. SRI KRISHNARAJA S/O LATE ANANDA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T M A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TLAUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 11. SRI UPENDRA S/O DEVUPOOJARY AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 WORKING AS MECHANIC DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T M A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 12. SRI BHASKARA SHETTIGARA S/O MENKA SHETTIGARA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS MECHANIC DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 13. SMT. GEETHA W/O SHEKAR K AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS WORKING AS MECHANIC DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS, MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 14. SRI ASHOKA V S/O VASU AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS WORKING AS HELPER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 15. SRI NAGESHA NAYAK S/O LATE ANNAYA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS WORKING AS HELPER - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 16. SRI SATHEESHA NAYAK S/O HARIDASA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS WORKING AS HELPER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 17. SRI ASHWIN S/O SATHISH NAIK AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 18. SRI VIKRAM S/O VITHAL RAO TADKAL AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 19. SRI KAVAN HEGDE S/O KARUNAKAR HEGDE M AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 20. SRI. ARUNKUMAR. S. HIREMATH, S/O. S V HIREMATH AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 21. SRI. BALAKRISHNA, S/O. SHEENA KARKERA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, WORKING AS INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 22. SRI YOGEESHA M, S/O. NARAYANA ACHARI AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 23. SRI. ANANTHA PADMANABHA S/O.DEVAPPA ACHARYA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR. T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 24. SRI. NAGARAJ SHETTIGAR @NAGA SHETTIGAR, S/O GANAPATHI SHETTIGAR, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 25. SRI. UMESH ACHARY, S/O SANKRAYA ACHARY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 26. SRI. ANANDA DEVADIGA (ANANDA) S/O. NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 27. SRI. SUNIL SHERIGARA (SUNIL), S/O. SUNDARA SHERIGARA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 28. SRI. GANAPATHI NAIK N, S/O. LATE KRISHNA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 29. SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR, S/O.RAMANGOUDA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 30. SMT. SWARNA W/O. SATISH. S AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 31. SRI. SADASHIV SHIRABUR, S/O SANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 32. SMT SUHASINI K HEMSHETTY W/O SANGHAMESHWARA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS, AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 33. SMT VIDHYASHRI DEVADIGA (VIDHYASHRI DEVADIG) W/O RAGHAVENDRA DEVADIGA P, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 34. SRI SADANAND S/O RAJKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 35. SRI SURESHA NAYAK K S/O PANDURANGA NAYAK K - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WORKING AS INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 36. SMT CHANDRAKALA PATIL S W/O DAYANANDA H AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR, IN ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 37. SRI ANANDA SHERIGAR (ANANDA) S/O RAMA SHERIGARA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 38. SMT SUMANA P HEGDE (SUMANA M) W/O LATE V PRASANNA HEGDE AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 39. SMT SIJI K SATHYAN W/O JOSE M C AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 40. SRI DAYANANDA NAYAK (DAYANANDA NAIK) S/O LATE PUTTU NAIK AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 41. SRI JAGADEESHA S/O BABANNA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 42. SRI SUBRAMANYA D S/O DEVENDRA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 43. SMT MAHALAKSHMI SHENOY W/O RAMNATH SHENOY AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 44. SRI. ARUNKUMAR TANGOJI, S/O.TIMMANNA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 45. SRI. M.D. AMANULLA, SRI. S/O. M.D. KHAJAMIYYA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS LIBRARIAN, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 46. SMT. APARNA Y NAYAK (APARNA), W/O. YESHWANTH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 47. SRI. DAYANANDA NAIK, S/O. VASU NAIK AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 48. SRI. PRAMOD KUMAR, S/O.JAGANNATHA SHETTIGAR.S. AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, WORKING AS REGISTRAR, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 49. SRI. VITTALA NAYAK, S/O. LATE PUTHU NAYAK, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, WORKING AS OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 50. SRI. SURESH NAYAK (SURESH NAIK) S/O.PUTTU NAIK, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, WORKING AS FDA, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 51. SRI. UMESHA NAYAK, S/O. LATE MAHADEVA NAYAK, AGED 53 YEARS, WORKING AS FDA, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 52. SRI. SHILPA, W/O NARESH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, WORKING AS SDA, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 53. SMT. SAHANA, W/O. GANESH KAMATH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS S.D.A, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 54. SRI. HARISHA PRABHU, S/O. PUTTU PRABHU, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, WORKING AS S.D.A, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 55. SMT. SANDHYA W/O GANESHA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, WORKING AS SDA, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 56. SMT. VANI UDUPA. B. W/O . LATE KRISHNA MOORTHY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS. WORKING AS TYPIST. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 57. SRI. RAJU KOTIAN, S/O. SHEENA BANGERA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WORKING AS ATTENDER, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 58. SRI. N SATHEESHA S/O. N.GANAPPAYYA SHEREGAR, AGE 53 YEARS, WORKING AS ATTENDER, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 59. SRI. SUNDARA, S/O. LATE BABU KORAGA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP D (SWEEPER), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 60. SRI. BABU S/O. PUTAKU, AGED 49 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP D (SWEEPER), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 61. SMT. SUMATHI, W/O. LATE GANESH NAIK AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP D (SERVANT), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 62. SRI. NARAYANA S/O.GURUVA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP- D (WATCHMAN), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 63. SRI. MADHAVA NAYAK (MADHAVA) S/O. BABANNA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP D (WATCHMAN) DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 64. SRI. M. KUMARA, S/O AITHA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP D (SWEEPER) DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 65. SRI. SEENA, S/O. KAPIRAKORAGA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP- D (SWEEPER), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. 66. SRI. SAVEEN, S/O. SHEKHAR POOJARY, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP- D(SERVANT), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O. C/O. DR T.M.A PAI POLYTECHNIC, MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL, - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-576104. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VIJAYA RAGHAVA SARATHY H M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARMTENT COLLEGIATE, M S BUILDING DR B R AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU 560 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION PALACE ROAD BENGALURU 560 001 3. THE DIRECTOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PALACE ROAD BENGALURU 560 001 4. DR. T M A PAI FOUNDATION REP. BY ITS SECRETARY MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 576104 5. DR. T M PAI POLYTECHNIC REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 576104 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) SRI. SANTHOSH KUMAR M.B., ADVOCATE FOR R4 & R5) - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 TO INCLUDE THE PETITIONERS STAFF WORKING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING COURSES AS WELL AS OTHER GENERAL DEPARTMENTS, COURSES UNDER THE SALARY GRANT FROM THE DATE OF GRANT IN AID i.e. 24.11.2006 (ANNX-B) AND RELEASE THE MONETARY BENEFITS AND CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioners filed this petition seeking for a mandamus directing respondent No.1 to include the petitioners-staff working in the Department of Civil Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering courses as well as other General Departments, courses under the salary grant from the date of grant-in-aid i.e., from 24.11.2006 vide Annexure-B and release the monetary benefits and consequential benefits. - 20 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 2. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this petition are as follows: 2.1. Respondent No.5-Institution was given permission to start and function the various branches of courses in 1985. Respondent No.1, considering the fact that respondent No.5 has opened and functioning since prior to 1987, it was decided to extend the salary grant (grant-in-aid) on 24.11.2006. Respondent No.4 has sent a proposal to extend the salary grant (grant-in-aid) by including the teaching staff pattern in 2010. Respondent No.3 forwarded the proposals to respondent No.1 to include the teaching staff pattern for salary grant (grant- in-aid) on 06.01.2018, 08.02.2018 and 02.06.2018. Respondent No.1 considered the staff pattern vide order dated 27.02.2019. Respondent No.4 has submitted the proposal and reminders to the Authorities vide set of representations dated 15.02.2021, 16.08.2022 and 21.08.2023. Respondent No.3 directed respondent No.5 to furnish details and particulars of the petitioners. - 21 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 Respondent No.3, after constituting Verification Committee, submitted its recommendation to respondent No.1. Respondent No.1 has not considered the recommendation made by respondent No.3. Hence this writ petition. 3. Heard the arguments of the learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Additional Government Advocate for State and the learned counsel for respondent No.5. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in an identical matter, the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Suresh and Others Vs. The State of Karnataka and Others1, directed the respondents to consider the case of the similarly placed petitioners with effect from 04.06.2010. He submits that, the petitioners are also entitled for similar benefits on the ground of parity with effect from 24.11.2006 vide Annexure-B. He 1 WP No.105373/2022 c/w WP No.104965/2022, disposed of on 07.12.2022 - 22 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 submits that, the similar order may be passed in this writ petition. 5. The learned Additional Government Advocate does not dispute the same that in an identical matter, the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has passed a similar order and prays to dispose of this writ petition in terms of the order passed in the aforesaid writ petition. 6. Perused the records and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. 7. There is no dispute that respondent No.5- Institution started functioning in the year 1985. Respondent No.1, considering the fact that respondent No.5 has already opened and functioning the educational institution before 1987, decided to extend the salary grant (grant-in-aid) with effect from 24.11.2006. The petitioners were appointed as teaching and non-teaching staff. Respondent No.1, instead of considering the regularisation of the petitioners, extending the salary benefit with effect - 23 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 from 24.11.2006, have extended the salary benefit with effect from 15.01.2025 only for few Teachers. Similar issue arises before this Court in the case of Suresh and Others (Supra). The Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, vide order dated 07.12.2022, allowed the writ petitions and directed the State Government to include the teaching and non-teaching staff working in the various departments run by the college with the salary grant with effect from 04.06.2010 and release the monetary benefits to the petitioners. Admittedly, respondent No.1 have filled up the seats in the courses run by respondent No.5-College under the government quota since 2006 clearly implies that staff pattern and also approval of respondent No.5-College with the salary grant had been acted upon and the teaching and non-teaching staff of respondent No.5-College are entitled for extension of grant-in-aid with effect from 24.11.2006. The Government cannot deny the same for having filled up the seats in respondent No.5-College under the Government quota. The inaction of the - 24 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41566 WP No. 30036 of 2024 Government in not extending grant-in-aid to the petitioners is arbitrary and erroneous. Considering the order passed by the Co-ordinate Bench in the case of Suresh and Others (supra), the petitioners are also entitled for the similar benefits. 8. In view of the above discussion, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed; ii. Respondent No.1 is directed to include the petitioners under the salary grant from the date of grant-in-aid with effect from 24.11.2006 and release the monetary benefits and consequential benefits to the petitioners (Annexure-B) and pass appropriate order within 4 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE PA CT:KHV | List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43