- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50199 WP No. 16487 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 16487 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: K SRINIVASA MURTHY S/O LATE KEMPEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 19, 6TH CROSS DEVEGOWDA BLOCK ADUGODI BANGALORE 560 030. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BHARGAVA D BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: HINDUSTAN MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED BANGALORE COMPLEX (GOVERNMENT COMPANY) JALAHALLI P.O BENGALURU 560 013 Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50199 WP No. 16487 of 2024 REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAYAPPA Y HADAGALI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. GEORGE JOSEPH., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO PERFORM HIS DUTIES RIGHTFULLY. B) DIRECTION OF LIKE NATURE DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO MAKE PAYMENTS OF SUM OF INR 7,45,587/- IN LIEU OF EL AND GRATUITY INTEREST ALONG WITH 18 PERCENT INTEREST FROM THE DATE OF SUPERANNUATION OF THE PETITIONER ALONG WITH 1992 AND 1997 PAY ARREARS. C) AWARD COMPENSATION FOR DELAYED PAYMENT OF THE EARNED LEAVE AND HALF PAY LEAVE ENCASHMENT. D) AWARD COSTS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ****** - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50199 WP No. 16487 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing the respondents to consider Annexure- A dated 21.03.2024, and pass the appropriate order and consider Annexure-A wherein the petitioner has sought for payment of retirement benefits along with the interest. The respondents have not passed any order on the representation submitted by the petitioner. Hence, this writ petition. 2. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that if reasonable time is granted to the respondent, the respondent would consider Annexure-A, and pass the appropriate order in accordance with law. 3. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the respondent, I proceed to pass the following order: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50199 WP No. 16487 of 2024 ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed. ii. The respondent is directed to consider Annexure-A and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within 4 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. In view of disposal of the petition, pending IA, if any, does not survive for consideration and is disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SKS CT:KHV