- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52009 WP No. 7043 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 7043 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI R HANUMANTHAPPA S/O LATE A T RAMAIAH, AGED 72 YEARS, KALLESHWARA LAYOUT, KADDIMANDI ROAD, OPP: TO MASJID, HOSADURGA 577 527. CHITRADURGA DISTRICT 2. SRI G SHIVAMURTHY S/O LATE GANGAPPA, AGED 69 YEARS, NEAR RAMESHWARA TEMPLE, RAMANAHALLI, CHICKMAGALUR TALUK AND DISTRICT, CHICKMAGALUR 577 101. 3. SRI T M VENKATARAMANAPPA S/O MUDDAPPA, AGED 78 YEARS, R/A RENUKA NILAYA, URDU SCHOOL ROAD, 3RD CROSS, VIJAYAPURA, CHICKMAGALUR - 577 101. 4. SRI NINGAPPA S/O LATE PUTTALINGAIAH, AGED 78 YEARS, Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52009 WP No. 7043 of 2025 R/A MADESHWARA NILAYA, JAYANAGAR, BASAVESHWARA STREET, CHICKMAGALUR 577 101. 5. SRI K LOKESHAPPA S/O LATE GANGAPPA, AGED 74 YEARS, NO. 3, 3RD BLOCK, NEAR ESI HOSPITAL, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 010. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINIVASA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KPTCL, CORPORATED OFFICE, CAUVERY BHAVANA, BANGALORE - 560 009. 2. THE DIRECTOR (A AND HR) KPTCL, CORPORATE OFFICE CAUVERY BHAVANA, BANGALORE - 560009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANDRACHUD A., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DTD. 21.11.2024, 30.12.2024, 19.12.2024, 26.12.2024 AND 30.12.2024 ADDRESSED TO THE R-2 VIDE ANNX-F TO F4 AND TO GRANT ON E ANNUAL INCREMENT FOR THE LAST YEAR OF SERVICE RENDERED BY THE PETITIONERS AND TO PROPERLY FIX THEIR BASIC PAY AND TO PAY ALL THE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52009 WP No. 7043 of 2025 CONSEQUENTIAL DIFFERENCE OF MONETARY / RETIREMENT BENEFITS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing the respondents to consider the set of representations of the petitioners dated 21.11.2024, 30.12.2024, 19.12.2024, 26.12.2024 and 30.12.2024 vide Annexures 'F' to 'F4'. 2. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of these writ petitions are as follows: 3. The petitioners have retired from the service of the respondents-Corporation, who were relieved from service on attaining the age of Superannuation. Their - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52009 WP No. 7043 of 2025 service and increment sanctioning due dates are mentioned below: Sl. No. Petitioner's Name Date of last increment sanctioned Date of retirement Due date of increment 1. R.Hanumanthappa 01.04.2012 31.03.2013 01.04.2013 2. G.Shivamurthy 01.06.2015 31.05.2016 01.06.2016 3. T.M.Venkataramanappa 01.04.2004 31.03.2005 01.04.2005 4. Ningappa 01.06.2006 31.05.2007 01.06.2007 5. K.Lokeshappa 01.06.2007 31.05.2008 01.06.2008 4. They have rendered full and continuous years of service before retirement, and the increment for the said period has not been sanctioned. They submitted a representation requesting for sanction of their annual increment for the last year of service rendered by them and also brought to the notice of the respondents the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.10703 of 2024 and connected matters disposed of on 21.02.2025, which was confirmed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal Nos.634 of 2025 and 636 of 2025 dismissed on 16.10.2025. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52009 WP No. 7043 of 2025 5. Respondent No.2 has not passed any order on the representations submitted by the petitioners. Hence this writ petition. 6. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. 7. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that, if a reasonable time is granted, respondent No.2 would consider the representations at Annexures 'F' to 'F4' and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. 8. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondents, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER (i) The writ petition is allowed. (ii) Respondent No.2 is directed to consider the representations submitted by the petitioners vide - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52009 WP No. 7043 of 2025 Annexures 'F' to 'F4' in terms of the order dated 21.02.2025 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.10703 of 2024 and connected matters, and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE RK CT:KHV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 3