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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48866 WP No. 23327 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 23327 OF 2023 (S-RES) BETWEEN:
SMT. VENKATAMMA W/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT E-11, KVAFSU QUARTERS VETERINARY COLLEGE CAMPUS HEBBAL BANGALORE NORTH DISTRICT KARNATAKA 560024 MOBILE NO 944867653
…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARATH S GOWDA, ADV.) AND:
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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBAND AND FISHERIES, VIKAS SOUDHA BANGALORE 560001
2.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE BENGALURU 560001
Digitally signed by SHILPABAI S Location:
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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THE VICE CHANCELLOR THE KARNATAKA VETERINARY ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIECE UNIVERSITY POST BOX NO.6, NANDI NAGAR BIDAR 585401
4.
THE REGISTRAR THE KARNATAKA VETERINARY ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIECNE UNIVERSITY POST BOX No.6, NANDI NAGAR BIDAR 585401
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VETERINARY COLLEGE KVAFSU DEPARTMENT OF INTURCTIONAL LIVSTOCK FARM COMPLEX HEBBAL, BANGALORE 560024 REP. BY ITS DEAN
…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P.RADHA, AGA FOR R1 & R2, SMT. VAISHALI HEGDE, ADV. FOR R3 TO R5)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO CONSIDER THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER AS DEEMED REGULARIZED FROM THE DATE OF COMPLETION OF 10 YEARS OF SERVICE AND DISBURSE RETIRAL AND OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL SERVICE BENEFITS INCLUSIVE OF PENSIONARY BENEFITS.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI
ORAL ORDER
The petitioner filed this writ petition directing the respondent-Authorities to consider the case of the petitioner as "deemed regularized" from the date of completion of 10 years of service and disburse retiral and other consequential service benefits including pensionary benefits.
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Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this writ petition are as follows: The petitioner was appointed as daily wage worker in the University of Agricultural Science on 15.07.1987. The respondent vide order dated 30.03.2019 in its 86th Board meeting decided to regularize the Daily Rated Employees. The petitioner is one such Daily Rated Employee and no decision is taken in respect of the petitioner. The petitioner submitted a representation for regularisation of service. The respondents did not consider and passed any orders
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on the said representation. It is also contended that the similarly placed petitioners approached this Court in W.P.No.3672/2021 and this Court allowed the writ petition vide order dated 05.04.2023. Hence, the petitioner prays to issue a direction to the respondent-Authorities to consider the representation of the petitioner vide Annexure-L in terms of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.3672/2021. Hence, prays to allow the writ petition.
3. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondent - authorities, submit that if reasonable time is granted to respondent Nos.3 and 4, they would consider the representations vide Annexures - L and M in terms of the
order passed by this Court in W.P.No.3672/2021.
4. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for respondent Nos.3 and 4, I proceed to pass the following:
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ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed.
ii. Respondent Nos.3 and 4 is directed to consider the representations vide Annexures - L and M and in terms of the detailed order passed in W.P.No.3672/2021 and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within four weeks from the date of the receipt of the copy of this order.
iii. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed off accordingly.
Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE
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