- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51891 WP No. 31733 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. 31733 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. K S PURUSHOTHAMA S/O K S SHREENIVASAN AGE ABOUT 64 YEARS R/A NO 437, 5TH B MAIN 2ND BLOCK, HRBR LAYOUT KALYANANAGAR BENGALURU 560043 2. HANUMANTHARAYAPPA S/O LATE THIMMAPPA AGE ABOUT 61 YEARS R/A NO 13/2, 11TH CROSS GAJANANANAGAR, HEGGANALLI CROSS BEHIND APPOLLO SCHOOL VISHWANIDAM POST BENGALURU 560091 3. S M BANAKAR S/O MALLAPPA BANAKAR AGE ABOUT 62 YEARS R/A C/O KK KUBERAPPA KUBERAPPA BUILDING PATEL HANUMANTHA REDDY COLONY GOLLAHALLLI BENGALURU 560100 Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51891 WP No. 31733 of 2025 4. B K VENKATARAMU S/O KUNDANAPPA AGE ABOUT 62 YEARS R/A NO 19, 5TH CROSS 2ND MAIN, SANJEEVINI NAGAR HEGGANAHALLI V N POST BENGALURU 560091 5. G SURYA KUMAR S/O GOVINDASWAMY AGE ABOUT 64 YEARS R/A NO 295/2, 10TH CROSS, 1ST MAIN RAJAGOPALA NAGAR BENGALURU 560058. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. KANCHANA MALA S., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUNDARESH H C., ADVOCATE) AND: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KARNATKA HANDLOOM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. HEAD OFFICE PRIYADARSHINI NEKARA BHAVANA VIDYANAGAR HUBBALI 580031 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. D. NAGARAJ, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO- DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY PETITIONER ON DIFFERENT DATE AS PER ANNEXURE-G TO G4 RESPECTIVELY FOR GRANT OF 3RD 4TH , 5TH AND 6TH TIME BOUND PROMOTION WHICH HAS BEEN GRANTED TO SIMILARLY SITUATED EMPLOYEES AS PER THE DECISION TAKEN BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION BOARD IN ITS 239TH MEETING HELD ON 10.03.2021 VIDE KHDC-CS- - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51891 WP No. 31733 of 2025 239BM EXTRACT DATED 23.11.2021 AS PER ANNEXURE-C AND ALSO AS PER THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HONORABLE COURT IN WP NO. 26404/2023 DATED 02.08.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-F. 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 petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing the respondent to consider the representations filed by the petitioners as per Annexures "G" to "G4", wherein the petitioners have requested the respondent for grant of their time- bound promotions. 2. The respondent has not passed any order on the representations submitted by the petitioners. Hence this petition. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that if a reasonable time is granted, the respondent would consider the representations of the petitioners vide - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51891 WP No. 31733 of 2025 Annexures "G" to "G4" and pass appropriate order in accordance with law. 4. In view of the submissions made by the respondent, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the representations of the petitioners vide Annexures "G" to "G4" 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.: 1 Sl No.: 33