IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.N.V.ANJARIA CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON9BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V.ARAVIND WRIT APPEAL NO. 997/2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN 1 . KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (A CORPORATION FULLY CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, KAVERI BHAVAN, BANGALORE 560009 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION HUMAN RESOURCES) ... APPELLANT/S (BY SRI./SMT.: SHIRISH KRISHNA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1 . SMT. A. ALICE W/O M.A CHANDRAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, EARLIER WORKING AS SENIOR ASSISTANT, KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED SINCE RETIRED AND RESIDING AT NO.52/127, SKANDA, 8TH MAIN, 14TH CROSS, BTM LAYOUT II STAGE, BANGALORE 560076 &RESPONDENT/S W.A.NO.997/2024 2 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE INSTANT WRIT APPEAL AND THEREBY SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED FEBRUARY 20, 2024 RENDERED BY THE LD. SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO. 33653/2014, AND CONSEQUENTLY UPHOLD THE ENDORSEMENT DATED JANUARY 22, 2014 AS PRAYED FOR, AND GRANT OTHER SUCH FURTHER RELIEFS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS WRIT APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER. CORAM: HON9BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA AND HON9BLE MR.JUSTICE K.V.ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON9BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA) Three weeks9 time is granted to remove the office objections, failing which the appeal shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court. W.A.NO.997/2024 3 In the event the office objections are complied with, the appeal shall be listed on 26.06.2025. Sd/- (N.V.ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.V.ARAVIND) JUDGE TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : SS COMPARED BY : SS COPY Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR