- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13104 WP No. 102943 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 102943 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. MAJULA S. LAMANI, W/O. SHANKARAPPA LAMANI, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, WORKING AS COMPUTER OPERATOR (2008) O/O AE SECTION OFFICE, SUBDIVISION HESCOM, HOLEALUR, GADAG, KARNATAKA-582203, R/O. BALAJI NAGAR, HOLEALUR, TQ: RON, GADAG DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-582203. 2. SMT. SEEMA B. BHAJANTRI, W/O. CHANDRASEKHAR MANE, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, WORKING AS COMPUTER OPERATOR (2016), TIKOTA (KEB), O & M TIKOTA SUB-DIVISION, SUB-DIVISION, HESCOM, TIKOTA, VIJAYAPUR, KARNATAKA-586130, R/O. TORAVI, TQ: VIJAYAPUR, VIJAYAPUR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-586120. 3. SRI MANTESH BIRADAR S/O. SHARANAGOUDA BIRADAR, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, WORKING AS COMPUTER OPERATOR (2017), SINDAGI SUB-DIVISION, HESCOM, SINDAGI, VIJAYAPUR, KARNATAKA-586128, R/O. KORAWAR, TQ: SINDAGI, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13104 WP No. 102943 of 2024 VIJAYAPUR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA-586120. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ANUSHA L., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, VIKASA SOUDHA, B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560001. 3. KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (KPTCL), REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, KAVERI BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD, BANGALORE-560001. 4. HESCOM LTD., THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE, NAVANAGAR, P.B. ROAD, HUBBALLI-580025, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 6. NSOFT (INDIA) SERVICES PVT. LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, 30TH MAIN ROAD, BSK 3RD STAGE, BANASHANKARI, BENGALURU-560085. …RESPONDENTS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13104 WP No. 102943 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.2 TO 5 INCLUDING THE STATE GOVERNMENT WHO IS RESPONDENT NO.1 TO CONSIDER THE CASE OF THE PETITIONERS FOR REGULARISATION, BASED ON THEIR CONTINUOUS SERVICE IN THEFIFTH RESPONDENT COMPANY IN TERMS OF THE DECISION OF THIS HON’BLE COURT DISPOSED OF ON 15.12.2023 IN W.P 2929/2021 C/W W.P. 21805/2021. (ANNEXURE-AN); DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PAY EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK IN TERMS OF ARTICLE 39D AND ARTICLE 14, 16 AND 19 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND PAY SALARY PAYABLE TO THE POST OF COMPUTER OPERATORS; DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE CASE OF THE PETITIONERS ON PAR WITH THAT OF THE OUT-SOURCE TEACHERS IN MORARJI DESAI SCHOOLS AND EXTEND THE BENEFITS OF THE ORDER DATED 11.07.2017 (ANNEXURE-F) TERMS OF THE DECISION OF THIS HON’BLE COURT DISPOSED OF ON 13.07.2012 (ANNEXURE-L) AND REGULATION DATED 07.05.2011 (ANNEXURE-K) AND THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 22.12.2012 (ANNEXURE-S); GRANT THE CONCESSION, ETC, IN TERMS OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 12.07.2013 (ANNEXURE-AA)IN VIEW OF ARTICLE 371J OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ALSO CONSIDER THE CASE OF THE PETITIONERS ON PAR WITH THAT OF THE DECISION OF THIS HON’BLE COURT (DHARWAD BENCH IN W.P. NO.110831-110838/2015 DATED 10.04.2019 IN JAGADEESH VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA (ANNEXURE-AB) AND ETC. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR DISMISSAL, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. Despite the order dated 11.09.2025, office objections have not been complied with. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13104 WP No. 102943 of 2024 2. It appears that the petitioners are not interested in prosecuting the matter. 3. The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE AM List No.: 3 Sl No.: 55