- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14066 WP No. 9913 of 2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 9913 OF 2014 (S-DIS) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. RAMAKRISHNAPPA SINCE DEAD BY LR’S 1A. SMT. S.M.KAMALAMMA W/O. LATE RAMAKRISHNAPPA R.N. AGE: 64 YEARS. 1B. SMT. SWAPNA R. NAYAKA, D/O. LATE RAMAKRISHNAPPA R.N. AGE: 38 YEARS. 1C. SMT. SHWETHA R. D/O. LATE RAMAKRISHNAPPA R.N. AGE: 35 YEARS. 1D. SMT. YASHODAMMA M., W/O. LATE RAMAKRISHNAPPA R.N. AGE: 58 YEARS. BEING THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF PETITIONER NO.1(A) TO 1(D) R/OAT: DOOR NO.570, 8TH CROSS, KARANJI KATTE, KADRIPURA ROAD, KOLAR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT – 563 101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KARUNA S. MUDHOL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. BOARD DIRECTORS, PRAGATHI KRISHNA GRAMINA BANK, H.O.GANDHINAGAR, BALARI – 583 103. 2. THE CHIRMAN, PRAGATHI KEISHNA GARAMIN BANK, H.O., GANDHINAGAR, BALLARI – 583 101. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HARSH DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR R2; R1 - SERVED) RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.10.18 12:17:07 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14066 WP No. 9913 of 2014 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO APPROPRIATE WRIT ORDER DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER NO.HO.PW IR.CS PRO-274-2012-13 DATED 1-8-2012 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 (ANNEXURE – K AND ORDER OF RESPONDENT 1 DATED 15.11.2012 ANNEXURE – P WITH ALL CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: A. Appropriate writ order direction directing the respondents to set aside the Order No. HO. PW IR. CS PRO-274-2012-13 dated 1-8-2012 passed by respondent no.2 (Annexure – K and order of respondent 1 dated 15.11.2012 Annexure – p with all consequential benefits, in the interest of justice and equity. B. Pass such other order or direction as deems fit by this Hon’ble Court in the Circumstances of the case may be including ward of cost, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that for long there are no instructions from the hands of the petitioners, who are two wives and two children of the deceased employee. Learned counsel submits that if a direction is issued to the respondent-bank - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14066 WP No. 9913 of 2014 to consider the case of the daughters for compassionate appointment, it would suffice. 3. In the light of the said submission, I deem it appropriate to dispose the petition with a direction to the respondent-bank reserving liberty to the petitioners to submit application seeking appointment on compassionate grounds to the respondent-bank and in the event the same is submitted, the respondent-bank shall consider the same in accordance with the subsisting scheme strictly in consonance with law. 4. With the aforesaid observation, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 92