- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M WRIT PETITION NO. 13644 OF 2020 (L-PF) BETWEEN: 1. N UDYA SHANKARA NARAYANA BHAT AGE 64 YEARS, S/O LATE N. KRISHNA BHAT, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG 00070156. 2. SHANTARAM BHAT, AGE 61 YEARS, S/O GANAPATHI BHAT, PENSION A/C. PPO NO.BG/BNG 00080097. 3. RAMANUJA.H.S, AGE 61 YEARS, S/O LATE SRINIVASA IYENGAR HT, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG/00084198. 4. K.A.RAMAKRISHNA MURTHY, AGE 68 YEARS, S/O K. APPANNA, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/MRD/ 00000086. 5. KONKA PRAKASHAM, AGE 68 YEARS, S/O K.B THIPPANNA, PENSION ACCOUNT. PPO NO. BG/MRD/00005113. 6. NARENDRA H.D. AGE 60 YEARS, S/O DHRUVA NARAYANASWAMY H.C. PENSION A/C. PPO NO- BG/BNG/00079652. 7. V.R. NANDAKUMAR, AGE 61 YEARS, S/O V.K. RAMARAJE URS, PENSION A/C NO. PPO NO. BG/MRD/00008209. 8. B.K. VENKATA GURUNATHA, AGE 61 YEARS, S/O B.K. GURUMURTHY, Digitally signed by THEJAS KUMAR N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/MRD/00009337M. 9. P.S.NAYAK, AGE 68 YEARS, S/O LATE SANNA NAYAK, PENSION A/C. PPO NO . BG/MRD/00000087., 10. A.RAVINDRA, AGE 68 YEARS, S/O LATE K A N SASTRY, PENSION A/C. P.P.O. NO.KN/BG/MRD/00000269. 11. LAKSHMANA KODASE, AGE 67 YEARS, S/O KARIYANAIK, PENSION A/C .PPO NO. BG/MRD/0000100704. 12. MURTHY K M, AGE 63 YEARS, S/O MUNIRATHNAM, PENSION A/C NO. BG/MRD/00007365. 13. V.S HEMANTH RAJE URS, AGE 61 YEARS, S/O H.T SEETHARAM RAJE URS, PENSION A/C NO. PPO.NO.BG/BNG/00083478. 14. NAGESH.K, AGE 57 YEARS, S/O K.V.KAMALA RAJA, PENSION A/C NO. EPF NO. 2721/1587. 15. T.S.RAJANNA, AGE 58 YEARS, S/O SIDDAPPA, PENSION A/C NO. EPF NO. 2708/1574, 16. N.V.PADMAVATHI, AGE 64 YEARS, W/O BHARADWAJ (LATE). PENSION A/C NO. PY PNY 00025768. 17. SATHYANARAYANA EV, AGE 68 YEARS. S/O E.N.VENKATAPPA, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. KN/BNG/55591. 18. T. NARASIMHA SWAMY, AGE 65 YEARS, S/O THIPPAIAH, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BGBNG00067010. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 19. SHIVAJI GANESHAN, AGE 67 YEARS, S/O LATE M. SIDDIAH, PENSION A/C NO. PPO NO. BG/BNG/00061152. 20. K. JANARDHANA, AGE 60 YEARS, S/O KRISHNASWAMY, PENSION A/C NO. BG/BNG/00080837. 21. R.SATHYANARAYANA, 60 YEARS, S/O LATE S. RAMARAO, PENSION A/C NO. PPO NO. BG/MRD/00010057RS. 22. H.V.PREMKUMAR, AGE 68 YEARS, S/O H M VISHWAKARMA, PENSION ACCOUNT. BG/MRD/ 00000080. 23. S. SUDHAKAR, AGE 63 YEARS, S/O LATE SANJANA, PENSION A/C NO. BGBNG00070165. 24. N. RAMESHA BABU, AGE 60 YEARS, S/O LATE G S NARASIMHALU, PENSION A/C NO. PPO/BG/MRD 00010340. 25. THIRUPAL DASRI, AGE 62 YEARS, S/O DASRIBALAIAH, PENSION A/C PPO NO. BNG/00075561. 26. CHANDRAMOULI, AGE 64 YEARS, S/O LATE RAMACHANDRAPPA, PENSION A/C . PPONO.BG/BNG/ 00070573. 27. H.V. RAMESH, AGE 61 YEARS, S/O LATE D. VENKATASETTY, PENSION A/C NO. PPO NO. PY/KRP/ 00034084. 28. R. SHIVA PRAKASH, AGE 61 YEARS, S/O RATHNAM, PENSION A/C NO. PPO NO. PY/KRP/00034638. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 29. S. SAMPATH KUMAR, AGE 63 YEARS, S/O SUBRAMANI P. PENSION A/C. PPO NO. PY/KRP/0002847342. 30. NAGARAJ K, AGE 68 YEARS, S/O KAPILARAO, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/MRD/00000506NAG 31. NAGESHWARA D.S, AGE 59 YEARS, S/O D.SEETHARAMAIAH, PENSION A/C EPF NO. 1290 32. K R MANJUNATHA, AGE 61 YEARS, S/O LATE K G RAMAKRISHNAIAH, PENSION A/C. BG/MRD/00008342. 33. SUBRAMANI D, AGE 62 YEARS, S/O. DHARMALINGAM, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. PYKRP0032595M. 34. B.R. ANANTHA KRISHNA, AGE 62 YEARS, S/O LATE B.S. RAJA IYENGAR, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG/ 00074655. 35. R. KRISHNAPPA, AGE 70 YEARS, S/O LATE E. RAMAIAH, PENSION A/C . PPO NO- KN/BNG/ 49757. 36. GUNASHEKARAN A., AGE 61 YEARS, S/O ABBUGOWNDER, PENSION A/C PPO NO. PYKRP00035153. 37. P. RAMAKRISHNA UPADHYA, AGE 64 YEARS, S/O P PARAMESHWARIAH, PENSION A/C. EPF NO. BG/MRD/0000233/3000/4035. 38. T. SRINIVASA, AGE 65 YEARS, S/O T.N. THIMMAPPA, PENSION A/C. P4/K.R.P/24163. 39. MUKUNDA M.C., - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 AGE 62 YEARS, S/O CHOWDANAIK, PENSION A/C. PPO NO.BG/BNG/0074650. 40. K. NARAYAN, AGE 73 YEARS, S/O NARASIMHA ACHAR, PENSION A/C NO. PPO NO.00032411. 41. GANGADHARA, AGE 67 YEARS, S/O. N LAKSHMANARAO, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/MRD/00001005. 42. RAMA NAIK K.N., AGE 64 YEARS, S/O ANNAYANAIK, PENSION A/C. PPO NO- BG/BNG/00069689. 43. NEELAKANTAPPA B., AGE 56 YEARS, S/O NAGAPPA, PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2374-1240. 44. CHENNAKRISHNA, AGE 58 YEARS, S/O LATE ANKAIAH, PENSION A/C EPF NO. 1719/607. 45. R. BALAKRISHNAN, AGE 58 YEARS, S/O RAMALINGAM VR, PENSION A/C EPF NO. 1731/619. 46. C.L.RAMESH KUMAR, AGE 56 YEARS, S/O LATE C.S. LAKSHMINARAYANA RAO, PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2423/1289. 47. MG MUNIRAJU, AGE 64 YEARS, S/O LATE MALIGAIAH, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG/00069337. 48. RAHULCHANDRAPRAKASH M., AGE 52 YEARS, S/O MUNIRAJ, PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2975/1841. 49. C. VENKATESH, AGE 74 YEARS, S/O. M.S.CHENCHAIAH, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 PENSION A/C. PPO NO. 23765. 50. H.V. PRABHAKARA, AGE 67 YEARS, S/O LATE H. VENKATESHALU, PENSION A/C. PPO NO.BGBNG00062355. 51. V. THYAGARAJ, AGE 59 YEARS, S/O LATE T. VASANTHAPPA, PENSION A/C EPF NO.KN/233/1708/596. 52. J S THIPPA SWAMY, AGE 72 YEARS, S/O LATE SANJEEVRAYAPPA, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG/0004162M. 53. RAMAIAH N., AGE 69 YEARS, S/O NARASIMHAIAH, PENSION A/C. PPO NUMBER. BG/BNG/00055330. 54. M.B.CHANDRASHEKAR, AGE 66 YEARS, S/O M.B. THIMMAPPA, PENSION A/C NO.PPO NO - KN/BNG PY/ KRP 00023842. 55. ASHOK KUMAR, AGE 60 YEARS, S/O C. R. DASANNA. PENSION A/C. PPO NO. PYPNY00033642. 56. KAVITHA K (DEPENDANT) AGE 59 YEARS, W/O G.S.RAMESH BABU(LATE) , PENSION A/C NO. PPO NO. BG/MRD/00004902. 57. RAMAIAH R, AGE 72 YEARS, S/O LATE RACHAPPA P., PENSION A/C PPO NO.KN/BNG/40511. 58. SRINIVASA MURTHY T.V., AGE 71 YEARS, S/O VENKATASHAMAIAH, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. KN/BNG/00057575. 59. BHARATHI SRINIVAS, AGE 72 YEARS, W/O. SRINIVASA MURTHY T.V, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. KN/BNG/00041982. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 60. Y.ANTHONY GEORGE, AGE 56 YEARS, S/O YESUDAS, PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2116/986 61. OBALAIAH, AGE 52 YEARS, S/O VEERANNA, PENSION A/C EPF.NO. 233/2241/1108. 62. LOKESH.B .V., AGE 54 YEARS, S/O VENKATASWAMAIAH, EPF NO. 2654/1520. 63. G.S. ANANDA BABU, AGE 60 YEARS, S/O LATE G.C. SUDHAMA, PENSION A/C NO. PPO NO.BG/BNG/00080400. 64. CHANDRA SHEKAR V, AGE 64 YEARS, S/O LATE GUNDANNA V. PENSION A/C. PPO NO.KN/BNG/57583 65. K. MOHAN RAO, AGE 60 YEARS, S/O S KRISHNAMURTHY, PENSION A/C. PPO NO.BG/BNG/00084196. 66. SARAVANAN N, AGE 60 YEARS, S/O NP NATARAJAN (LATE) , PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG00080323. 67. C.R. LAKSHMI NARAYANA, AGE 52 YEARS, S/O RANGAPPA C (LATE) , PENSION A/C EPF NO. KN/233/2934/1800. 68. C.KANAKARAJ, AGE 56 YEARS, S/O CHINNAKANNU. PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2758/1624. 69. H C DAYANANDA, AGE 60 YEARS, S/O CHINNAYACHARYA, PENSION A/C. /PPO NO. PYKRP00029644. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 70. DAYANANDA HH, AGE 58 YEARS, S/O HALANAIK HC (LATE) , PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2887/ 1757. 71. G.C. GURUPRASAD, AGE 68 YEARS, S/O G. CHINNAPPA, PENSION A/C. EPF NO. BG/MRD/00000205. 72. V.HARIDAS, AGE 51 YEARS, S/O LATE VELAYUDHAN, PENSION A/C EPF NO. KN/233/2491/1357. 73. P.RAMANJANEYALU, AGE 75 YEARS, S/O P.YELLAPPA, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. KN/BNG/32413. 74. C G MANJULA, AGE 62 YEARS, D/O C S GURUSIDDAPPA, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG/00077184. 75. N.A.JALAJA, AGE 60 YEARS, W/O B.A. MOHAN, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. 10339. 76. B. A. MOHAN, AGE 66 YEARS, S/O ASWATHANARAYANA SETTY. PENSION A/C NO. BG/BNG/00066297. 77. S. HARRY SHEKAR, AGE 59 YEARS, S/O SANTHANARAJ, PENSION A/C NO. KN/233/1732/620. 78. SHESHA R HANUMASAGAR, AGE 60 YEARS, S/O RAMACHANDRA S H, PENSION A/C NO.PPO NO. BG/MRD/00010926. 79. ANANDA N, AGE 64 YEARS, S/O NARAYANAPPA E, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/MRD/3885. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 80. MANCHAPPA K., AGE 56 YEARS, S/O KRISHNAPPA K. PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2619/1485. 81. SRINIVASARAJ URS, AGE 62 YEARS, S/O LATE KRISHNARAJ URS, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG/00075915. 82. SHASHIDHARAN B., AGE 57 YEARS, S/O K. BALAN, PENSION A/C EPF NO. 1755/643. 83. MANJU S, AGE 52 YEARS, S/O E.N. SHANKARAPPA, PENSION A/C EPF NO. KN/233/002538/ 001404. 84. R. LAXMAN, AGE 63 YEARS, S/O RAMAN M., PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG/00071987. 85. ANANDAN D. , AGE 57 YEARS, S/O DEVARAJ. , PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2114/984. 86. SUBRAMANYAM R. , AGE 58 YEARS, S/O GANGARAJU, PENSION A/C EPF NO. KN233/1820/708. 87. U. VIKRAMAN, AGE 59 YEARS, S/O UMAPATHY, PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2219/1086. 88. NINGEGOWDA, AGE 56 YEARS, S/O. NINGANNA, PENSION A/C EPF. NO. 2757/1623. 89. S. N. NAGALAKSHMI, AGE 64 YEARS, W/O T.S.RANGANNA, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG/00071182. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 90. KRISHNA MURTHY C.A. , AGE 65 YEARS, S/O LATE C. G. ATHMARAMA SETTY, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG/00068596. 91. LAWRENCE D.J. , AGE 65 YEARS, S/O DAVID J.N. , PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/BNG/00066305. 92. C. V. MADHUSUDAN, AGE 64 YEARS, S/O LATE C. VENUGOPAL REDDY, PENSION A/C . PPO NO. BG/BNG/00069350. 93. G. K. MADHYASTHA, AGE 74 YEARS, S/O K.KESHAVAMADHYASTHA, PENSION A/C NO. KN/233/1300. MEMBERSHIP. KN/BNG/29058. 94. P. G. ANANTHAPADMANABHA, AGE 64 YEARS, S/O P. V. GOPALAKRISHNASHETTY, PENSION A/C NO. 34582/KNMYS. MEMBERSHIP. BG/MRD/131000006341. 95. A R RADHAKRISHNA, AGE 62 YEARS, S/O LATE RAMASWAMYIYENGAR, PENSION ACCOUNT. PPO NO. BG/BNG/00075912. 96. M.M.PATIL (FULL NAME.MOHAMMAD HUSEN M.PATIL), AGE 61 YEARS, S/O MOHAMMAD ISMAIL, PENSION A/C. BG/MRD/0000233/000/0001477. PPO NO. GB/HBL/0078284. 97. SRIPAD S. JOSHI, AGE 55 YEARS, S/O SHIVA RAO, PENSION A/C EPF NO. KN/233/2745/1611. 98. NADAF A.R. (FULL NAME. ABDUL KHADARNADAF), AGE 63 YEARS, S/O RAHAMANSAHEB, PENSION A/C. BG/MRD/0000233/000/0001566, PPO NO. GB/HBL/70030. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 99. MOHAMMAD USMAN M. JAMADAR, AGE 59 YEARS, S/O MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, PENSION A/C. BG/MRD/0000233/0000001498. 100. MAHENDRA BANGERA, AGE 40 YEARS, S/O LATE GIRIYAPPA SUVARNA, PENSION A/C EPF NO. PF/FPF NO. 3338/2204. 101. RAJESHA PH, AGE 45 YEARS. S/O LATE HAYAVADANARAO, PENSION A/C EPF A/C NO. 3344/002210. 102. RAVI Y. AGE 58 YEARS, S/O NARAYANA BHAT Y. PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2605/1471. 103. E. RAMAKRISHNAPPA, AGE 71 YEARS, S/O. LATE E.NARASAPPA, PENSION A/C NO.117520. 104. K. ANANTHA RAO, AGE 55 YEARS, S/O S.KRISHNA MURTHY, PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2401/1267. 105. DANAPPA M. , AGE 55 YEARS, S/O KERIYAPPA, PENSION A/C EPF NO. 2909/1775. 106. MANJUNATHA N, AGE 62 YEARS, S/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH N. , PENSION A/C NO. BG/BNG/00073375. 107. RAVI S. CHAKRAVARTHI, AGE 64 YEARS, S/O R.S.CHAKRAVARTHI (LATE) , PENSION A/C. PPO NO. 00032683. 108. M.G.JAGANNATH, AGE 69 YEARS, S/O LATE MAGAJI R.GANGADHARASA, PENSION A/C. NO BG/MRD/00000075. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 109. K. H. ANJANAPPA, AGE 65 YEARS, S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/MRD/00004304 110. JAYANNA, AGE 62 YEARS, S/O LATE M VENKATARAMANAPPA, PENSION A/C. PPO NO. BG/MRD/ 00007396. 111. R. SRINIVASAN, AGE 68 YEARS, S/O RAMACHANDER RAO, PENSION A/C. NO BG/MRD/00000091. 112. G. VASUDEVAN, AGE 75 YEARS, S/O LATE GOVINDASWAMY, PENSION A/C. NO BG/BNG/00026315-M, PPO NO. KN/BNG/26315. 113. HARIKUMAR C.R., AGE 68 YEARS, S/O RANGAPPA C. , PENSION A/C. PPO NO. TRANSACTION ID.4018246110 114. N. D. RAVIKUMAR, AGE 65 YEARS, S/O N.D.ASWATHANARAYANA RAO, PENSION A/C. PPO NO.KN/BG/BNG/00067624 115. I.R.N.PRASAD, AGE 73 YEARS, S/O I. S.RAGHAVACHAR, PENSION A/C. PPO NO.KN/BNG/20361. 116. K.R.PRASANNA, AGE 61 YEARS, S/O K.S.RAMAKRISHNA RAO, PENSION A/C.PPO NO.MRD00003860. 117. K.NANDAKUMAR, AGE 64 YEARS, S/O K.KESHAVAPUTHURAO, PENSION A/C.PPO NO.KN/MLR/00074183. 118. M.SUGUMAR, AGE 63 YEARS, S/O K.M. MUNIRATNAM, PENSION A/C.NO.PPO NO.BG/BNG/00072685. …PETITIONERS - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 (BY SRI. NAIK V.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, NEW DELHI - 110 001, BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER (PENSION) EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN, 14-BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI - 110 066. 3. THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, REGION-2, EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, RAJARAJESHWARI REGENCY NO. 570, 26TH CROSS, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 098. 4. THE JOINT MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE PRINTERS (MYSORE) PVT. LTD., NO.75, M.G.ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 5. THE PRINTERS (MYSORE) PVT. LTD., EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND TRUST, NO.75, M.G.ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARSHA P.BANAD, ADVOCATE FOR R1; VIDE ORDER DATED 27.11.2020 SMT. NALINA VENKATESH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3 VIDE ORDER DATED 25.06.2021 SRI. S.N.MURTHY, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SOMASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4 AND R5) - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Counsel Sri.V.S.Naik, for the petitioners has appeared in person. Sri.S.N.Murthy, Senior Counsel on behalf of Sri.Somashekar, for respondents 4 and 5, has appeared through video conferencing. The writ petition is filed seeking certain prayers. Counsel for the petitioners submits that a memo has been filed stating that the writ petition may be disposed of as having become infructuous. Counsel for the respondents submits that an appropriate order may be passed. The submission made on behalf of the respective parties is placed on record. - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48476 WP No. 13644 of 2020 The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the memo. Because of disposal of Writ Petition, pending interlocutory applications if any are disposed of and interim relief if any stands discharged. SD/- (JYOTI M) JUDGE KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33