- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43098 WP No. 16570 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 16570 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: M/S DETECTWELL SECURITY SERVICES PVT LTD., INCORPORATED UNDER THE INDIAN COMPANIES ACT, NO. 445, 5TH MAIN, 4 CRESS KALYAN CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD... NAGODEVAMAHALLI BHUVANESHWARI NAGAR, SANGALORE-560 056 REPRESENTED BY SRIRAKSHIT CHANDRA ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAKSHITHA D J.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR.BRAMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. SRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTION (FORMERLY CALLED AS BOWRING AND LADY CURZON MEDICAL COLLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BANGALORE- 560 001) (AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA), Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43098 WP No. 16570 of 2024 REPRESENTED BY DEAN AND DIRECTOR BANGALORE-560 001. REPTD BY DIRECTOR CUM DEAN …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDARTH BABURAO, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED. 26.11.2021, 22.06.2023 AND 24.05.2024 OF THE PETITIONER BEARING NO. DSS/21-22/62 VIDE ANNEXURE-F, F1 BEARING NO. DSS/157/23-24 AND F2 BEARING NO. DSS/24-25/62 AND TO CLEAR OUTSTANDING AMOUNTS DUE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate is directed to accept notice for respondent No.1. 2. Smt. Nagashree, learned counsel is directed to accept notice for respondent No.2. 3. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: "(a) Issue a writ of mandamus, order or direction in the nature of writ directing the Respondents to consider the representation dated. 26.11.2021, 22.06.2023 and 24.05.2024 of the Petitioner vide ANNEXURE-F bearing No.DSS/2021-22/62, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43098 WP No. 16570 of 2024 F1 bearing No.DSS/157/2023-24 & F2 bearing No.DSS/2024-25/62 and to clear outstanding amounts due as early as possible. (b) Pass such other order of consequential relief or any other appropriate order or direction as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the ends of justice and equity." 4. The grievance of the petitioner is that the bills which have been submitted by the petitioner in pursuance to the work order issued have not been considered and necessary amounts not paid to the petitioner. 5. Whenever any bills are raised by any contractor, it is for the employer to consider the same and either accept or reject the same, within a reasonable period of time. 6. Needless to say that if an order of rejection is passed, the same would have to be accompanied by reasons. Neither of them having been done, I pass the following: ORDER (i) Writ petition is allowed; (ii) A mandamus is issued directing respondent No.2 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 26.11.2021, 22.06.2023 and 24.05.2024 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43098 WP No. 16570 of 2024 at Annexures-F and F1 and F2, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order; (iii) It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the entitlement of the petitioner. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24