- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38658-DB WP No. 1576 of 2024 C/W WP No. 16526 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO. 1576 OF 2024 (S-KSAT) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 16526 OF 2025 (S-KSAT) IN WP NO. 1576/2024 BETWEEN: SMT. KARUNA VIRAKTAMATA W/O S N MATH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS OCC JTO (JUNIOR TRAINING OFFICER) O/O E, M SECTION GOVT ITI COLLEGE NAGAMANGALA, MANDYA DISTRICT R/AT NO 129, 4TH BLOCK KHB COLONY WOTAGALL POST MYSORE, MYSORE DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BABU RAO M., ADV.) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF LABOUR DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE -01. 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING IN KARNATAKA KAUSALYA BHAVANA BANARGHATTA ROAD DAIRY CIRCLE, BANGALORE -29. Digitally signed by NANJUNDACHARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38658-DB WP No. 1576 of 2024 C/W WP No. 16526 of 2025 3. THE DESK OFFICER LABOUR DEPARTMENT (EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING) VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE- 01. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V SHIVAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 06/11/2023 IN APPLICATION NO.5622/2022 ON THE FILE OF KSAT ORDER PASSED BY THE KSAT AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND B) ISSUE ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE ORDER OR DIRECTION. IN WP NO. 16526/2025 BETWEEN: SRI B T SHEKARAPPA S/O TIMMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS OCC:PRINCIPAL GRADE-1 O/O GOVT. ITI COLLEGE(WOMEN) GAJANUR, SHIVAMOGA DISTRICT R/AT C/O B.N. JAYANTH NO.180, 5TH MAIN D BLOCK GOPAGOWDA, EXTINCTION SHIVAMOGA-577202. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. BABU RAO M., ADV.) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF LABOUR DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-01. 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING IN KARNATAKA KAUSALYA BHAVANA BANARGHATTA ROAD DAIRY CIRCLE BANGALORE-29. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38658-DB WP No. 1576 of 2024 C/W WP No. 16526 of 2025 3. THE DESK OFFICER LABOUR DEPARTMENT (EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING) VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-01. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V SHIVAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 19/03/2025 IN APPLICATION NOS. 841-842/2024 ON THE FILE OF KSAT ORDER PASSED BY THE KSAT AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND B) ISSUE ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE ORDER OR DIRECTION. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Heard learned counsel Sri.Babu Rao.M., for petitioners and learned Additional Government Advocate Sri.V.Shivareddy for respondents in both the writ petitions. 2. The issue raised in the above writ petitions is answered by this Bench in W.P.No.39262/2018 and connected writ petition dated 29.08.2025. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38658-DB WP No. 1576 of 2024 C/W WP No. 16526 of 2025 3. Learned counsel appearing for both the parties would not dispute the same. 4. In view of the above, both the writ petitions stand disposed of in terms of the order dated 29.08.2025 in W.P.No.39262/2018 C/w. W.P.No.14594/22022 and also in terms of order dated 07.03.2017 in W.P.No.21523- 21575/2016. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE NC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2