- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47275 WP No. 34256 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M WRIT PETITION NO. 34256 OF 2025 (L-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. HARISH CHANDER, S/O. ROOP CHAND, AGED 58 YEARS, EX. SFW(TS), CENTRAL SILK BOARD, CENTRAL TASAR RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE, RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTRE, PALAMPUR, KANGRA DISTRICT, HIMACHAL PRADESH R/AT C/O MUDALAIAH, NO.121-A, 10TH 'B' CROSS, SHANTHI GARDEN, MUDULAPALYA, BENGALURU- 560 072. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAIK V.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. CENTRAL SILK BOARD, BTM LAYOUT, MADIWALA, BENGALURU - 560 068. REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY, 2. THE DIRECTOR, CENTRAL SILK BOARD, CENTRAL TASAR RESEARCH AND TRAILING INSTITUTE, PISKA-NAGRI, RANCHI, JHARKHAND - 835 303. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. N.S.NARASIMHASWAMY, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by THEJAS KUMAR N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47275 WP No. 34256 of 2025 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 Sri.V.S.Naik., counsel for the petitioner and Sri.Narasimha Swamy.N.S., counsel for the respondents have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking following reliefs: (a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order or direction quashing the Memorandum dated:13.10.2025 bearing No.KeTaAaVaPraSam/Stha/Ni.Pa/Ha.Cha/2832 issued by the second respondent produced and marked as Annexure-B. (b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction directing the Respondents to continue the services of the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47275 WP No. 34256 of 2025 petitioner as Skilled Farm Worker (TS) till he attains the age of 60 years and to extend all the consequential benefits to meet the ends of justice. 3. Counsel for the respective parties jointly submits that the issue involved in the present Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order passed by the coordinate bench of this Court in W.P.No.18131/2025 disposed of on 22.09.2025. Counsel, therefore, submits that the captioned Writ Petition may be disposed of in terms of the order passed in W.P.No.18131/2025 disposed of on 22.09.2025. The oral submission made by counsel for the respective parties is placed on record. 4. The captioned Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the order passed by the coordinate bench of this Court in W.P.No.18131/2025 disposed of on 22.09.2025. 5. A Writ of Certiorari is ordered. The Memorandum dated 13.10.2025 vide Annexure-B is quashed. The respondents are directed to take back the petitioner to the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47275 WP No. 34256 of 2025 duties. The petitioner is entitled to continue in employment under respondent - Board till he attains the age of superannuation of 60 years subject to all the Rules and Regulations applicable to the employment of the petitioner. The period from the date of relieving the petitioner from duties till he is taken back to duties shall be considered as 'on duty' for all the purposes. Sd/- (JYOTI M) JUDGE MRP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35