- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.103283 OF 2022 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI BASAVARAJ YALLAPPA BALEKUNDRI, AGE: 63 YEARS, R/O H.NO. 632, SY.NO. 70/2, SARASWATINAGAR, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-591108. 2. SHRI V.A. BUDAVI S/O ANNAPPA BASAVANT BUDAVI, AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O @ 4710/G2 VIMAL PLAZA NEW GOOD SHED ROAD, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI. 3. SHRI BASAVARAJ NAGAPPA BAGALKOT S/O. BASAVARAJ NAGAPPA, AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O SY.NO. 70314 CTS NO. 104/2 NAVINEET BUILDING SHRINAVAS COLONY R. C NAGAR, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 008. 4. SHRI VEERAPPA S/O. CHANNAPPA NARGATTI, AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O PLOT NO. 39/A CTS NO. 8325 SECTOR NO. 5 SHREE NAGAR, MM EXN., BELGAUM, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 016. 5. SHRI SHIVANAND S. HAVANUR, AGE: 63 YEARS, R/O BANSHANKARI NAGART KHASABAG, SY.NO. 8 PLOT NO. 11, CTS NO. 3293 BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 001. Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 6. SHRI SURESH S/O. RAJAGOUDA LIMBIKAI AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O CTS NO. 5713, INDRA PRASATNAGAR, RAJMATA BUILDING, ZAKER HOND, GOAVES , TILAKWADI, BELGAUM, DIST: BELAGAVI-590 016. 7. SHRI SATISH RANGAPPA KAMBLE AGE: 63 YEARS, R/O C/O RANGAPPA, PLOT NO. 87, SECTOR NO. 9, ANJANAYA NAGAR, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 016. 8. SHRI NARAYAN S/O. BHAIRU MUCHANDI, AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O H. NO. 13, BRAHMALING GALLI, OLD GANDHINAGAR, POST: MAHANTESH NAGAR, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 016. 9. SHRI BHARMA S/O. SHATTU KHANDEKAR AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O @ MARGAI GALLI, TURAMARI, BELAGAVI, TURAMARI, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-591 128. 10. SHRI MAHADEV S/O. CHANNAPPA MODAGEKAR AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O PLOT NO. 72, SCEME NO. 17, BUDA LAYOUT ANGOL, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 006. 11. SHRI ASHOK S/O. NAGAPPA SULEBHAVI, AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O HOUSE NO. 4121, GAVALI GALLI, NEAR AJIT LADGE, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 001. 12. SHRI RAJENDRA S/O. BASAVANNEPPA KARALINGANNAVAR, AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O # 549, SECTOR NO. 03, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 NEAR KARANJI MATH, SHIVABASAV NAGAR, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 010. 13. SHRI SUNIL D. CHOUGALE, AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O 597/3/598/2/4/5, MATH GALLI, VTC: BELAGAVI, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 001. 14. SHRI CHANDRAKANT INDURAO BIRADAR PATIL, AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O # 1, MODERN HOMES, BHAGYA NAGAR, BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI-590 001. 15. SHRI IRAPP S/O. LAXMAN KHANDEKAR, AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O # 389, MARGAI GALLI, TURAMURI, HUKERI, BELGAUM, SHREE NAGAR, MM EXN., BELGAUM, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-591 128. 16. SHRI ARUNN S/O. DHAKALU GUNJIKAR, AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O # 7, SAI COLONY, B.K. KANGARALI, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 010. 17. SHRI ISHWARAPPA ANNAPPA PATIL, AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O C-5, K.U.W.S. QUARTERS, VISHVESHWARAYYA NAGAR, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 001. 18. SHRI GAJANAN S/O. LAKSHMAN CHIMADE, AGE: 56 YEARS, R/O # 256, PAVASHE GALLI, UCHAGAOV, UCHAGAON, BELGAUM, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-591 128. 19. SHRI PANDURANG S/O. BABURAO NAGANURI, AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O PLOT NO. 223/4/4 ZERE GALLI, BACKSIDE KONWAL ANGOL, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 006. 20. SMT. YALLAVVA D/O BASAVANNI DALAVI, AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O # 3346, RAMTEERTH NAGAR, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 016. 21. SHRI SHANKAR S/O. TAMMANNA KITTUR, AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O PLOT NO. 1063, SECTOR NO.6, SHREE NAGAR, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-590 016. 22. SHRI MAHADEV S/O. MALLAPPA KAMBLE, AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O HOUSE NO. 457, NAVI GALLI, AMBEWADI, BELAGAVI DIST: BELAGAVI-591 108. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI SUNITHA P. KALASOOR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. BELAGAVI CITY CORPORATION, SUBHASNAGAR, BELAGAVI, R/BY ITS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (ADMN.) DIST: BELAGAVI.-590 001. 2. PENSION, SMALL SAVINGS AND PROPERTY ENCUMBRANCE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, BELAGAVI- R/BY ITS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 3. DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, 9TH FLOOR, VISHWESHWARADY PODIUM, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. R/BY ITS DIRECTOR, 4. DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (CITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD) VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. R/BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI CHETAN MUNNOLI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R2 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI AGAINST THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT BEARING NO.MANABE.SAAAVI.SIBBANDI-8CR-01/ 2021 - 22 ANNEXURE- C DATED 14.02.2022 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. ISSUE - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE CASE OF PETITIONERS WITH RESPECT TO THE ORDER DATED 22.02.2020 PASSED BY 3RD RESPONDENT VIDE ORDER NO.SAM.24741-DMA-28CEST-2018-19/73 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-E AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioners are before this Court calling in question an endorsement dated 14.02.2022, by which, the claim of the petitioners in terms of Rule 247-A of the Karnataka Civil Services Rules (for short, ‘the Rule’) comes to be declined. 2. Heard the learned counsel Smt.Sunitha P. Kalasoor, appearing for petitioners and learned counsel Sri.Chetan Munnoli, appearing for respondent No.1 and learned HCGP Smt.Kirtilatha R. Patil appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 4. 3. Facts in brief germane are as follows: The petitioners join the services of the respondent-Corporation on daily wage basis in the - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 year 1984 and completed ten years of service in the year 1994. Owing to the completion of ten years of service, the services of the petitioners come to be regularized on 11.05.1994. The petitioners have all attained the age of superannuation and retired at different dates and today all these petitioners are persons who have ceased to be in employment on account of their retirement on attaining the age of superannuation. 4. The issue in the lis is with regard to the entitlement of the petitioners for additional qualifying service for increase in pension. The petitioners submit a representation to the respondent-Corporation to grant them two years benefit as is available under Section 247-A of the Rule, which adds two years to the qualifying service to these petitioners so that the pension would go up by a few notch. The representation comes to be rejected. Rejection of - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 which has driven the petitioners to this Court in the subject petition. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would seek place reliance upon a Circular issued seeking implementation of 247-A even to the persons, who have joined the service on daily wages and whose services have been regularized. 6. Learned HCGP would refute the submission contending that the Rule entitles these petitioners addition to qualifying service only in terms of the Rule 248-A and not the Rule 247-A. It is her submission that the Rule 247-A deals with direct recruitment and cannot become applicable to persons, who have been regularized. She would seek dismissal of the petition. 7. I have given my anxious consideration to the submissions made by the respective learned counsels appearing for the parties and have perused the material on record. 8. The afore-narrated facts are not in dispute. The issue now lies in a narrow campus. The - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 petitioners’ entry into the services of the Corporation on daily wages is in the year 1984. They are all regularized in their service on 11.05.1994 on completion of ten years. The petitioners retire on attaining the age of superannuation on different dates. After the retirement, they submit a representation on 22.09.2021 contending that they are entitled to addition to qualifying service as obtaining under the Rule 247-A. The representation reads as follows: “jAzÀ, ²æà §¸ÀªÀgÁd AiÀÄ ¨Á¼ÉÃPÀÄA¢æ. ºÁUÀÆ EvÀgÀ ¤ªÀÈwÛ ¹§âA¢ ªÀĺÁ£ÀUÀgÀ ¥Á°PÉ ¨É¼ÀUÁ« ªÀÄ£É £ÀA. 632 ¸ÀgÀ¸Àéw £ÀUÀgÀ CAZÉ: »AqÀ®UÁ, vÁ: ¨É¼ÀUÁ« ªÉÆ: 9964344007. jUÉ, ªÀiÁ£Àå ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄPÀ ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀÄ ¦AZÀ¤, ¸ÀtÚ G½vÁAiÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ D¹Û - IÄt, ¤ªÀðºÀuÉ ¨É¼ÀUÁ«. ªÀiÁ£ÀågÉÃ, «µÀAiÀÄ: ¥Á°PÉAiÀÄ ¤ªÀÈwÛ £ËPÀgÀjUÀgÀ ¦AZÀ¤ ¸Ë®¨sÀåUÀ½UÁV PÉ. ¹.J¸ï. Dgï. ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 247(J) ¥ÀæPÁgÀ ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¢:27.05.2019gÀ ¥ÀæPÁgÀ PÀæªÀÄ dgÀÄV¸ÀĪÀ PÀÄjvÀÄ. G¯ÉèÃR: 1. ¸ÀPÁðj DzÉñÀ DE. 2 ¸À¤w. 2018 ¢: 27/05/2019 - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 2.¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀÄ ¥ËgÁqÀ½vÀ ¤zÉÃð±À£Á®AiÀÄ ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ EªÀgÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå 24741 r.JªÀiï.J.28. ¹.E.J¸À.n 2018-19 ¢: 22.02.2020. ªÉÄïÁÌt¹zÀ «µÀAiÀÄ ºÁUÀÆ G¯ÉèÃRPÉÌ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀAvÉ ªÀiÁ£ÀågÀªÀgÀ°è UËgÀªÀ¥ÀÇgÀPÀªÁV «£ÀAw¹PÉƼÀÄîªÀÅzÉãÉAzÀgÉ F PɼÀUÉ ¸À» ªÀiÁrzÀ £ÁªÀÅ ªÀĺÁ£ÀUÀgÀ ¥Á°PÉAiÀÄ°è ¢£ÀUÀÆ° £ËPÀgÀgÁV ¸ÉÃªÉ DgÀA©ü¹ vÀgÀĪÁAiÀÄ PÁ°PÀ ªÉÃvÀ£À ±ÉæÃtÂAiÀÄ°è PÁAiÀÄð¤ªÀ𻹠£ÀAvÀgÀ PÁAiÀÄA £ËPÀgÀgÁV ¸ÉêɸÀ°è¹ ªÀAiÉÆäªÀÈwÛ ºÉÆA¢gÀÄvÉÛªÉ ªÀiÁ£Àå ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ/¤zÉÃð±À£ÀUÀ¼À ¥ÀæPÁgÀ £ÀªÀÄä £ÉêÀÄPÁw ¥Áæ¢üPÁgÀªÁVzÀÝ ªÀiÁ£Àå DAiÀÄÄPÀÛgÀÄ ªÀĺÁ£ÀUÀgÀ ¥Á°PÉ ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀgÀÄ £ÁªÀÅ ªÀĺÁ£ÀUÀgÀ ¥Á°PÉAiÀÄ°è ¢£ÀUÀÆ° £ËPÀgÀjUÉ ¸À°è¹zÀ ¸ÉÃªÉ ºÁUÀÆ PÁ°PÉ ªÉÃvÀ£À ±ÉæÃtÂAiÀÄ°è PÁAiÀÄð¤ªÀð»¹gÀĪÀ ¸ÉêÁ CªÀ¢üAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¦AZÀt ºÁUÀÆ UÁåZÀĬÄnUÁV CºÀðvÁ ¸ÉêÉAiÉÄAzÀÄ ¥ÀjUÀt¹ DzÉøÀ ºÉÆgÀr¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ¸ÀPÀëªÀÄ £ÉêÀÄPÁw ¥Áæ¢üPÁgÀ ¦AZÀtÂUÁV CºÀðvÁzÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉêÁ CªÀ¢üAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¤zsÀðj¹ DzÉò¹zÀÄÝ ¸ÀzÀj DzÉñÀªÀ£ÀÄß ¥ÀjUÀt¸ÀzÉ ¦AZÀ¤ ¤UÀ¢ ¥Àr¸ÀÄwÛgÀĪÀÅzÀÄ ¸ÁªÀiÁ£ÀåªÁVzÉ. FUÁUÀ¯É G¯ÉèÃR 1gÀ ¥ÀæPÁgÀ DyðPÀ E¯ÁSÉ DzÉñÀ ºÉÆgÀr¹zÀÄÝ ¸ÀzÀj DzÉñÀPÀÌ£ÀÄUÀÄtªÁV ªÀiÁ£Àå ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀÄ ¥ËgÁqÀ½vÀ ¤zÉÃð±À£Á®AiÀÄ ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ gÀªÀgÀÄ G¯ÉèÃR 2gÀ ¥ÀæPÁgÀ DzÉñÀ ºÉÆgÀr¹ ¥Á°PÉAiÀÄ ¹§âA¢UÉ ¤ªÀÈvÀÛªÉÃvÀ£ÀPÁÌV CºÀðvÁzÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥ÀjUÀt¸ÀĪÁUÀ ¢£ÀUÀÆ° £ËPÀgÀgÁV ¸À°è¹zÀ ¸ÉÃªÉ ºÁUÀÆ PÁ°PÀ ªÉÃvÀ£À ±ÉæÃtÂAiÀÄ°è PÁAiÀÄð¤ªÀð»¹gÀĪÀ ¸ÉêÁ CªÀ¢üAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥ÀjUÀt¸À®Ä DzÉò¹zÀÝgÀ ªÉÄÃgÉUÉ ¤ªÀÈvÀÛ ²æÃ. £ÁUÀ£ÀUËqÀ ¨É¼ÀªÀtÂQ EªÀgÀÄ SÁAiÀÄA £ËPÀgÀgÁV ¸ÉêɸÀ°è¸ÀĪÀ ¥ÀǪÀðzÀ°è ¸À°è¹gÀĪÀ ¢£ÀUÀÆ°zÁgÀ PÁ°PÁ ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß PÉ. ¹. J¸ï. Dgï. ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 247 (J) ¥ÀæPÁgÀ ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¢: 27/05/2019 ¥ÀæPÁgÀ PÀæªÀÄ dgÀÄV¹ CºÀðvÁzÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¤UÀ¢¥Àr¸À¯ÁVzÉ. DzÀgÉ ¨ÉÃgÉ £ËPÀgÀjUÉ F jÃw CºÀðvÁzÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥ÀjUÀt¸ÀzÉà EgÀĪÀÅzÀÄ vÁgÀvÀªÉÄʪÁUÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ ¸ÀzÀj PÀÈvÀå ¨ÁQ £ËPÀgÀgÀ ªÀiÁ£À«ÃAiÀÄ ºÀPÀÄÌUÀ¼À G®èAWÀ£É DVwÛzÀÄÝ. ¸ÀzÀj «µÀAiÀÄzÀ°è J¯Áè CªÀ±ÀåPÀ zÁR¯É DzÉñÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¤rzÀÝgÀÆ ¸À»vÀ £ËPÀgÀgÀ »vÁ¸ÀQÛAiÀÄ£ÀÄß PÀqÉUÀt¹ MAzÉà vÉgÀ£ÁzÀ ¸ÀAzÀ¨sÀðUÀ¼À°è ¨ÉÃgÉ ¨ÉÃgÉ ¤tðAiÀÄUÀ¼À£ÀÄß PÀÈUÉƼÀÄîªÀ ªÀÄÆ®PÀ ¤ªÀÈvÀÛ £ËPÀgÀgÀ ªÀiÁ£À«ÃAiÀÄ ºÀPÀÄÌUÀ¼À G®èAWÀ£É ªÀiÁqÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ vÀÄA¨Á £ÉÆë£À ¸ÀAUÀw DVgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. PÁgÀt PÀÆqÀ¯Éà ªÀĺÁ£ÀUÀgÀ ¥Á°PÉ ¨É¼ÀUÁ«¬ÄAzÀ ¤ªÀÈvÀÛgÁzÀ £ËPÀgÀgÀ CºÀðvÁzÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥ÀÅ£ÀgÀ ¥Àj²°¹ ¦AZÀtÂAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥ÀjµÀÌj¸À®Ä DUÀvÀå PÀæªÀÄUÀ¼À£ÀÄß «¼ÀA§ «®èzÉ PÉÊUÉƼÀî®Ä «£ÀªÀÄæªÁV PÉÆÃjzÉ. £ÀªÀÄä ªÀÄ£À«AiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¸ÀPÁgÁvÀäPÀªÁV ¥ÀjUÀt¸ÀzÉà «¼ÀA§ ªÀiÁrzÀ°è PÀ£ÁðlPÀ gÁdå ªÀiÁ£ÀªÀ ºÀPÀÄÌ DAiÉÆÃUÀPÉÌ ¸ÀA§¢¹zÀ C¢üPÁjUÀ¼À «gÀÄzÀÞ zÀÆgÀ¸À°è¸ÀĪÀÅzÀÄ C¤ªÁAiÀÄðªÁUÀ°zÉ. PÁgÀt PÀÆqÀ¯Éà PÀæªÀÄ djV¹ £ÁåAiÀÄMzÀV¹ PÉÆqÀ®Ä PÉÆÃgÀÄvÉÛªÉ.” 9. This comes to be rejected by the impugned endorsement. The said endorsement reads as follows: - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 EªÀjUÉ, “²æà §¸ÀªÀgÁd ªÁAiÀiï ¨Á¼ÉPÀÄA¢æ. ¤ªÀÈvÀÛ ¥ÀæzÀ¸À, ªÀĺÁ£ÀUÀgÀ ¥Á°PÉ ¨É¼ÀUÁ« «µÀAiÀÄ: ¢£ÀUÀÆ° ªÀÄvÀÄÛ PÁ°PÀ ªÉÃvÀ£À ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ ªÉÄÃ¯É ¸À°è¹zÀ ¸ÉêÁ CªÀ¢üAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¦AZÀt ¸Ë®¨sÀåUÀ½UÉ CºÀðvÁzÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ£ÁßV ¥ÀjUÀt¸ÀĪÀ PÀÄjvÀÄ. G¯ÉèÃR: 1. vÀªÀÄä «£ÀAw Cfð ¢£ÁAPÀ: 03.07.2019 ºÁUÀÆ 18.03.2020 2. F PÀZÉÃj ¥ÀvÀæ ¸ÀA. ªÀÄ£À¨É/¸ÁC«/EJ¹Ö-8/¹Dgï/2018- 19 ¢£ÁAPÀ:02.03.2019 ªÀÄvÀÄÛ 15.07.2019. 3. ªÀiÁ£Àå ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀÄ ¥ËgÁqÀ½vÀ ¤zÉÃð±À£Á®AiÀÄ ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄgÀªÀgÀ ¥ÀvÀæ ¸ÀASÉå:661162/rJAJ/EJ¸ï n3/¹¹1/5/2022. ¢£ÁAPÀ:28.01.2022. 4. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: £ÀE 06 J¹r 2015 ¢£ÁAPÀ:18.06.2020. 5. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: £ÀE 06 J¹r 2015 ¢£ÁAPÀ:12.10.2021. ªÉÄîÌAqÀ «µÀAiÀÄPÉÌ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀAvÉ, vÁªÀÅ G¯ÉèÃR(1) gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ Cfð ¸À°è¹zÀÄÝ ¢£ÀUÀÆ° ªÀÄvÀÄÛ PÁ°PÀ ªÉÃvÀ£ÀzÀ DzsÁgÀzÀ ªÉÄÃ¯É ¸À°è¹zÀ ¸ÉêÁ CªÀ¢üAiÀÄ£ÀÄß PÉ.¹.J¸ï.Dgï ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 247J gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ ¦AZÀt GzÉÝñÀPÁÌV CºÀðvÁzÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉêÉAiÉÄAzÀÄ ¥ÀjUÀt¸ÀĪÀAvÉ PÉÆÃjgÀĪÀ ¥ÀæAiÀÄÄPÀÛ F PÀÄjvÀÄ ¸Àà¶ÖPÀgÀt PÀÄjvÀÄ G¯ÉèÃR(2)gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ ¥ÀŸÁÛªÀ£ÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¤zÉÃð±À£Á®AiÀÄPÉÌ ¸À°è¸À¯ÁVvÀÄÛ. ¸ÀzÀj «µÀAiÀÄPÉÌ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀAvÉ PÀ£ÁðlPÀ £ÁUÀjÃPÀ ¸ÉêÁ ¤AiÀĪÀiÁªÀ½AiÀÄ ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 247(J)gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ ¦AZÀt ¸Ë®¨sÀåPÉÌ CºÀðvÁzÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥ÀjUÀt¸ÀĪÀ PÀÄjvÀÄ ¤zÉÃð±À£À PÉÆÃj ¤zÉÃð±À£Á®AiÀÄ¢AzÀ ¸ÀPÁðgÀPÉÌ §gÉAiÀįÁVgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ ¥ÀvÀæ G¯ÉèÃR(4) gÀ°è PÀ£ÁðlPÀ £ÁUÀjÃPÀ ¸ÉêÁ ¤AiÀĪÀiÁªÀ½AiÀÄ ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 247(J)gÀ ¸Ë®¨sÀåªÀ£ÀÄß CºÀð ¥ÀæPÀgÀtUÀ¼À°è ªÀÄAdÆgÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀĪÀ PÀÄjvÁzÀ C¢üPÁgÀªÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÀA§AzsÀ¥ÀlÖ E¯ÁSÁ ªÀÄÄRå¸ÀÜgÀÄUÀ½UÉ ¥ÀævÁåAiÉÆÃf¸À¯ÁVzÉ. ºÁUÀÆ EzÀgÀ CªÀPÁ±ÀUÀ¼ÀÄ/G¥À¨sÀAzsÀUÀ¼ÀÄ ¸ÀPÁðj ¸ÉêÉUÉ C£Àé¬Ä¸ÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ, ¸ÀܽÃAiÀÄ ¸ÀA¸ÉÜUÀ½UÉ C£ÀéAiÀĪÁUÀĪÀÅ¢®èªÁzÀÝjAzÀ ¸ÀzÀj ¸Ë®¨sÀåUÀ¼À ¥ÀjUÀt£É/«¸ÀÛgÀuÉUÉ CªÀPÁ±À«gÀĪÀÅ¢®èªÉAzÀÄ w½¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ºÁUÀÆ G¯ÉèÃR (5) gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ ¥ÀvÀæzÀ°è FUÁUÀ¯Éà ¸Àà¶ÖPÀgÀt ¤ÃqÀĪÀÅzÀ£ÀÄß ¥ÀÅ£ÀgÀÄaѹ CzÀgÀAvÉ CfðzÁgÀjUÉ ¸ÀÆPÀÛ »A§gÀºÀ ¤ÃqÀ®Ä ¸ÀÆa¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. DzÀÝjAzÀ ¤ÃªÀÅ G¯ÉèÃR (1) gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ ¸À°è¹zÀ PÉÆÃjPÉAiÀÄ CfðAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥ÀjUÀt¸À®Ä §gÀĪÀÅ¢®è JAzÀÄ w½¸ÀÄvÁÛ, ªÀiÁ£Àå ¤zÉÃð±À£ÁG®AiÀÄ¢AzÀ PÀ¼ÀÄ»¹zÀ ¥ÀvÀæzÀ ¥ÀæwAiÀÄ£ÀÄß F ¥ÀvÀæPÉÌ ®UÀwÛ¹ ¤ªÀÄä CfðAiÀÄ£ÀÄß «¯ÉÃUÉ ºÁPÀ¯ÁVzÉ JAzÀ w½AiÀÄ¥Àr¸À¯ÁVzÉ.” - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 10. The reason for rejection of claim of the petitioners is that the petitioners are daily wage employees, who have been regularized and what they are entitled to is under Rule 248-A of the Rules and not the Rule 247-A. Therefore, it becomes germane to notice both the provisions of law. 11. Rule 248-A reads as follows: [248-A. (1) Persons borne on the work- charged establishments of Government either on daily or monthly wages system when appointed to regular pensionable service under Government shall count for pension or gratuity one-fourth of their service rendered on the work-charged establishments subject to a maximum of three years.] [Note. - In computing work-charged service under this rule, interruptions in the work charged service not exceeding one-tenth of the aggregate of the total work-charged service should be condoned.] [(2) Persons borne on the work-charged establishments of Government on time-scales of pay who were in Service on 1st July 1978 and have been or are absorbed in regular pensionable service under Government after that date shall count their work-charged service to the extent indicated below, for purposes of pension and gratuity: (i) For the first ten years - 50% of service. - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 (ii) For the remaining period - Full service.] [(3) The provisions of sub-rule (2) above shall also apply to the persons borne on the work-charged establishments on regular time scales of pay who were absorbed in regular pensionable service prior to 1st July 1978 but who were in service on that date.] (4) In computing work-charged service under sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (3) above, interruptions in the work charged service not exceeding one-tenth of the aggregate of the total work-charged service shall be ignored.] 12. The Rule 248-A becomes applicable to those persons, who were on contract basis or on work charged establishment in the services of the State and when they are regularized, addition or other benefits would be determined under the said Rule. The other Rule that is now become the fulcrum of the lis is the Rule 247-A. The Rule 247-A reads as follows: [247-A. (1) In the case of persons recruited after completing the age of 30 years in consonance with or pursuant to the rules of recruitment or policy or order of Government applicable to such recruitment, there should be added to their qualifying service, a period equal to the difference between the age on their date of birth immediately preceding the date of recruitment and 30 years, subject to a maximum of 8 years.] - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 [(2) Where a Government servant is allowed to count his service for pension in accordance with Rules 219-A and 219-B together with additional qualifying service under this rule the portion of military service or war service exceeding thirty years of age shall be deducted from the addition to qualifying service under this rule. (3) The addition to qualifying service shall be in terms of completed years and not in terms of months and days. (4) The addition to qualifying service is also admissible to a Government servant who had rendered qualifying service of less than ten years on the date of retirement or death. (5) If the Government servant who is in receipt of military pension for the service rendered by him under military service has not been allowed to count his previous military service for a combined pension under the State Government in lieu of military pension, in such cases the addition to qualifying service under sub-rule (1) may be allowed. (6) When the Government servant ceases to be governed by Triple Benefit Scheme rules and enters Government service by recruitment, the provisions of sub-rule (1) may be extended if it is advantageous to the Government servant in lieu of the period admissible under Rule 248. (7) A member of the Bar who is recruited to Judicial service at an age exceeding 30 years shall be entitled to the benefit under sub-rule (1) or Rule 247, but not both. (8) The addition to qualifying service under this rule may be extended if it is advantageous to the Government servants in lieu of the benefit admissible to him under Rule 248. Provided that the addition of qualifying service under this rule is not admissible to,- - 14 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 (i) Employees governed under rule 235; (ii) Employees governed by Triple Benefit Scheme Rules, and (iii) Employees borne on work charged establishment absorbed in regular pensionable service.] (iv) Employees appointed on compassionate grounds; (v) Employees who were earlier working on daily wage basis and whose serves are subsequently regularised in Government; (vi) Stipendiary graduates whose services are subsequently regularised in Government. (vii) Persons whose initial appointment was on ad hoc basis and subsequently absorbed into Government service under special rules made for that purpose; and (ix) Persons who are appointed on or after 1st April 2006. 13. The Rule 247-A permits two years addition to qualifying service, if an employee is recruited by way of direct recruitment beyond the age of thirty years. So that it would beneficial for complete qualifying service to get full pension. The doubt whether the Rule 247-A would become applicable to persons who had been appointed on daily wages and - 15 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 regularized for the purpose of addition to qualifying service is steered clear by a circular issued by the Government on 27.05.2019. The relevant portion of which reads as follows: PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ ¸ÀASÉå: DE 2 ¸À¤w 2018 PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ ¸ÀaªÁ®AiÀÄ, DyðPÀ E¯ÁSÉ, «zsÁ£À¸ËzsÀ, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ, ¢£ÁAPÀ:27.05.2019. ¸ÀÄvÉÆÛÃ¯É «µÀAiÀÄ: PÀ£ÁðlPÀ £ÁUÀjÃPÀ ¸ÉêÁ ¤AiÀĪÀiÁªÀ½AiÀÄ ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 247(J) gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ ¦AZÀt GzÉÝñÀPÁÌV CºÀðvÁzÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥ÀjUÀt¸ÀĪÀ §UÉÎ. G¯ÉèÃR: 1. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ C¢ü¸ÀÆZÀ£É ¸ÀASÉå: J¥sïr 01 J¸ïDgïJ 2004, ¢£ÁAPÀ:04.11.2004. 2. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ C¢ü¸ÀÆZÀ£É ¸ÀASÉå: DE 04 J¸ïDgïJ 2010, ¢£ÁAPÀ:15.02.2012. 3. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: DE 09 J¸ïDgïJ 2012, ¢£ÁAPÀ:08.09.2016. 4. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: DE 04 J¸ïDgïJ 2016, ¢£ÁAPÀ: 10.04.2017. 5. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: DE 9 ¸À¤w 2018, ¢£ÁAPÀ::05.11.2018. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: DE 9 ¸À¤w 2018, ¢£ÁAPÀ:05/11/2018 gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ PÀ.£Á.¸ÉÃ.¤.¤AiÀĪÀÄ 247-J gÀ ¸Ë®¨sÀåªÀ£ÀÄß CºÀð ¥ÀæPÀgÀtUÀ¼À°è ªÀÄAdÆgÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀĪÀ PÀÄjvÁzÀ C¢üPÁgÀªÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÀA§AzsÀ¥ÀlÖ E¯ÁSÁ ªÀÄÄRå¸ÀÜgÀÄUÀ½UÉ ¥ÀævÁåAiÉÆÃf¸À¯ÁVzÉ. 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C¢üPÀ CºÀðvÁzÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ UÀjµÀ× CªÀ¢üUÉ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀAvÉ, PÁ®PÁ®PÉÌ PÀ£ÁðlPÀ £ÁUÀjÃPÀ ¸ÉêÁ ¤AiÀĪÀiÁªÀ½AiÀÄ ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 247-J gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ PÀæªÀÄ ¸ÀASÉå ¸ÀPÁðj £ËPÀgÀ£À ¤ªÀÈwÛ ¢£ÁAPÀzÀ CªÀ¢ü PɹJ¸Ágï ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 247-J gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ ¥Àjt¸À§ºÀÄzÁzÀ C¢üPÀ CºÀðvÁzÁAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ UÀjµÀ× CªÀ¢ü 1 ¢£ÁAPÀ: 01.01.1971 jAzÀ UÀjµÀ× 08 ªÀµÀðUÀ¼ÀÄ - 17 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 ¢£ÁAPÀ:08.11.2004 gÀ CªÀ¢üAiÀÄ°è ¤ªÀÈwÛ ºÉÆA¢gÀĪÀ ¥ÀæPÀgÀtUÀ¼ÀÄ 2 ¢£ÁAPÀ: 09.11.2024 jAzÀ ¢£ÁAPÀ:14.02.2012gÀ CªÀ¢üAiÀÄ°è ¤ªÀÈwÛ ºÉÆA¢gÀĪÀ ¥ÀæPÀgÀtUÀ¼ÀÄ UÀjµÀ× 04 ªÀµÀðUÀ¼ÀÄ 3 ¢£ÁAPÀ: 15.12.2012 ªÀÄvÀÄÛ CzÀgÀ £ÀAvÀgÀ ¤ªÀÈwÛ ºÉÆA¢gÀĪÀ/ºÉÆAzÀĪÀ ¥ÀæPÀgÀtUÀ¼ÀÄ UÀjµÀ× 02 ªÀµÀðUÀ¼ÀÄ (©.J¸ï.¸ÀĪÀtð) ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ C¢üãÀ PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð, DyðPÀ E¯ÁSÉ (¸ÉêÉUÀ¼ÀÄ-1).” 14. The Rule 247-A is made applicable to even employees, who have been appointed on daily wages initially and have been regularized in the services later. The petitioners fit into the clarification. Therefore, the denial of benefit under the Rule 247-A to these petitioners is unsustainable and the endorsement that is issued rejecting the claim of the petitioners would follow. 15. For the aforesaid reasons the following: ORDER (i) The petition is allowed. (ii) The impugned endorsement dated 14.02.2022 issued by the respondent No.1 vide Annexure-C stands quashed. - 18 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3328 WP No. 103283 of 2022 (iii) Respondent No.4 shall now reconsider the claim of the petitioners bearing in mind the observations made in the course of the order and pass necessary orders in accordance with law within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE RHR/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9