ABDUL RAZAK AND 186 CASUAL LABOURERS PETITIONERS v. THE GENERAL MANAGER
WP/102963/2023 · 2025-11-05
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 102963 OF 2023 (S-REG)
BETWEEN:
1) SRI. NARAYAN PATIL S/O ANNAPPA AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF 1-95 KARAGUPPI -591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 2) SRI. BASANAGOUDA S/O BASAVANNEPPA BANJIRAM AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF BASAPUR, HAGEDAL-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 3) SRI. MARUTI SARANAYAK S/O YALLAPPA AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF # 283, KUNDARGI, DHASANATTI-591122 GOKAK TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 4) SRI. YALLAPPA S/O YALLAPPA NIRWANI AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KUNDARGI, DHASANATTI-591122 GOKAK TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 5) SRI. YALLAPPA S/O BHIMARAYI BANJIRAM AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF BASAPUR, HAGEDA -591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE. VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.11.07 11:53:42 +0530
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6) SRI. MARUTI S/O LAGAMAPPA MALLANNAVAR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF BASAPUR, HAGEDAL-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE. 7) SRI. BASAPPA S/O BHIMAPPA POTI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF BASAPUR, HAGEDAL-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE. 8) SRI. SIDDAPPA S/O SOMAPPA GUDI AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF #253, KAMBAR ONI, MASTAMARADI GAJMINHAL-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 9) BASAVANNI S/O BHIMAPPA BELGAR AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF GUTAGADDI-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 10) SRI. BALAPPA S/O DYAMAPPA BASANAIK AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF BAZAAR ROAD, PASCHHAPUR,-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 11) SRI. SADASHIVA PATIL S/O YALLAPPA AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KUNDARGI, DHASANATTI-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. - 3 -
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12) SRI. DODDAPPA S/O IRAPPA BANJIRAM AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF BASAPUR, HAGEDAL-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 13) SRI. BASAVANNI S/O LAGAMAPPA MALLANNAVAR. AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF H.NO. 12/13, JAY AGAR, MACCHE-590014 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 14) SRI. SHIVAJI MUSALMARI S/O BALAPPA AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KUNDARGI, DHASANATTI-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 15) SRI.
MAGEPPA S/O ANNAPPA PATIL AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KURNIWADI-591221 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 16) SRI.SATTEPPA S/O SATAPPA PUJARI AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KARAGUPPI-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 17) SRI.MARUTI S/O BALAPPA MUSALMARI AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KUNDARAGI, DHASANATTI-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. - 4 -
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18) SRI. KADASIDDAPPA S/O BALAPPA DASAPPAGOL AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KASAPPANATTI -591344 GOKAK TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 19) Sri. BHIMAPPA S/O BALAPPA PATIL AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF DHASANATTI-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 20) SRI. HANAMANTH S/O BHIMAPPA GUDADAPPAGOL AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF # 19, YADDALBHAVIHATTI, SULEBHAVI-591103 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 21) SRI.ASHOK S/O KALLAPPA PATIL AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KURNI-591221 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 22) SRI. GANGAPPA S/O BALAPPA SANADI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF #579, KAMALESHWAR NAGAR, KANGRALLI B K-590010 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 23) SRI. ADEVAPPA S/O KAREPPA MALLAPUR AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF H.NO.286/A, ASADKHAN HOUSING SOCIETY, OPP BUDA OFFICE, SHIVAJI NAGAR, BELGAUM 590013
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KARNATAKA STATE
24) SRI. IRAPPA S/O GANGAPPA SHIVAYYAGOL AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF GODACHINMALKI, MAVANUR-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 25) SRI. NAGARAJ S/O BHARAMAPPA GHASTI AGE: 50 OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF GHASTI GALLI, MADAMAKKANAL-591309 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 26) SRI. CHANDRAPPA S/O BHIMAPPA GHASTI AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF MADAMAKKANAL, BENIWADA-591309 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 27) SRI. MALLAPPA S/O CHANNAPPA ANKALAGI AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF # KARAGUPPI-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 28) SRI. SANGAPPA S/O MAHALINGAPPA HINDI AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF CHIMMAD, JAMAKHANDI-587312 BAGALKOT DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 29) SRI.
SURESH S/O CHANDRAPPA ANKALAGI AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KARAGUPPI-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. - 6 -
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30) SRI. RAJU S/O YALLAPPA PATIL AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF DHASANATTI-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 31) SRI. BACCHAGOL S/O BALAPPA PARASAPPA AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KUNDARGI DHASANTTI-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 32) SRI. BASAVARAJ S/O CHANDRAPPA ANKALAGI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF BASAPUR, HAGEDAL-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 33) RAMA PATIL S/O YALLAPPA AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF LAXMI GALLI, VEERABHAVI-591113 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 34) SRI.HALASIDDAPPA S/O BHIMAPPA MAREPPAGOL AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF MALAKANATTI -591344 GOKAK TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 35) SRI. BALAPPA S/O BHIMAPPA KHANDURI AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KUNDARGI, DHASANATTI, -591122 GOKAK TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT
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KARNATAKA STATE. 36) SRI. MODINSAB S/O MOULASAB MOMIN AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF #321, MALLAPUR KA-591101 BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 37) SRI. MANOHAR S/O MARUTI BUDANAVAR AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.304/9, GOOD SHED ROAD, BELGAUM, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 38) SRI. NIRAWANI S/O YALLAPPA NIRAWANI AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF DHASANATTI-591122 GOKAK TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. 39) SRI. RAMESH PUDABANGI AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, RESIDENT OF KUNDARAGI, DHASANATTI-591122 HUKKERI TALUKA, BELGAUM DISTRICT KARNATAKA STATE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.B. DODDAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE GENERAL MANAGER SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY GADAG ROAD, HUBBALLI
2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICER SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY GADAG ROAD, HUBBALLI
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3. CHIEF ADMINSITRATIVE OFFICER SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY SECUNDRABAD
4.
DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER/CONSTRUCTION SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY GADAG ROAD, HUBBALLI …RESPONDENTS
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO:
1) ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS, IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, CERTIORARI BY SETTING ASIDE ORDER DATED 01 APRIL 2019 PASSED BY THE HON’BLE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-CUM-LABOUR COURT CGIT IN C.R.NO.07/2021. IN RESPECT OF PETITIONER NO. 1 TO 39 IS CONCERNED VIDE ANNEXURE-X.
2) ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS BY DIRECT THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO RE-INSTATE THE PETITIONERS INTO SERVICE WITH CONTINUOUS SERVICE, SERVICE BENEFITS, PROMOTIONS AND OTHER BENEFITS AS THE 2ND RESPONDENT FAILED TO FOLLOW THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 25-G AND SECTION 25- H OF IDA-1945 AND THE TERMINATION OF PETITIONERS FROM 30.10.1984 IS ILLEGAL AND SET ASIDE. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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ORAL ORDER
(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA)
1. A Coordinate Bench of this Court, on 25.09.2025, passed the following order. “Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks for and is granted a week’s time to make payment of the deficit Court fee”
2. This Court, on 13.10.2025, again passed the following order:
“Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks two weeks time to comply with the office objections. In the event the office objections are not complied with by the next date, i.e.27.10.2025, the petition shall stand dismissed.”
3. Notwithstanding the same, the office objections still remain. Therefore, the petition stands dismissed, reserving liberty to the petitioner to seek recall of this order upon compliance with the office objections. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE
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