- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41230 WP No. 22882 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 22882 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. S SHIVAKUMAR S/O LATE SRINIVASAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS NO.35, 3RD CROSS, NARAYANAPPA LAYOUT, ALLALASANDRA, GKVK POST, BANGLORE-560065. 2. MUNIRAJU K.M S/O MUNIBASAPPA K.G AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/A KUKKANAHALLI, DASANAPURA(H) RAILWAY GOLLAHALLI(P) BENGALURU NORTH-562123 3. HEMACHANDRA .N S/O LATE NARASHIMALU.K AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/A LINGAIAH ROAD, J.C. EXTENSION, BEHIND PWD QUARTERS, KANAKAPURA-562117 4. SATHI ANUSUYA .P W/O RAMBABU L AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/A OPP POST OFFICE, Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41230 WP No. 22882 of 2025 PATRENAHALLI (V AND P) CHIKKABALLAPUR-562101 5. SUNEEL. D.M S/O DAMODAR MALAMMANAVAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS NO. D5,UAS STAFF QUARTERS, GKVK CAMPUS, UAS, BENGALURU-560065. 6. PUTTAMMA.C W/O CHANDRASHKHARAIAH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS C/O CHENNAVEREGOWDA 3RD CROSS, B.S.V.REDDY LAYOUT RAMAMURTHY NAGAR BANGLURU-560016. 7. MANJULA GAYAKAWAD W/O MANOHAR S.D AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS NO. 31/A, SUBHADRA NILAYA MUNIKEMPANNA LAYOUT HEBBAL KEMPAPUR, DASARAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU- 560024 8. MANUPATIL G.R S/O REVANASIDDAPPA G.K AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS NO. 37/1, 10TH F MAIN, NISARAGA LAYOUT, NAGARJUNA COLLEGE ROAD, ANANTHAPURA, BENGALURU-560064 9. KESHAVAPPA.V S/O VENKATAGIRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/A KODENAHALLI VILLAGE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41230 WP No. 22882 of 2025 MUDUVADI POST KOLAR- 563126 10. SHILPA .P W/O SADASHIVA .S AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS DOOR NO.6, KUVEMPU BLOCK DAR POLICE QUARTERS, M.B. ROAD, KOLAR-563101 11. N. NARASHIMA MURTHY S/O NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS NO.2387,16TH CROSS, SANJIVINI NAGAR, NEAR COCA COLA FACTORY, SAHAKARANAGAR POST, BANGLORE-560092 12. PUSHPARANI. N W/O PARAMESHWARAPPA. J AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS NO. 207, 2ND FLOOR, DURGA NANDANA APARTMENT AMBA BHAVANI TEMPLE ROAD, SHAMARAJAPURA, BENGALURU-560097 13. ANANDA M.N S/O LATE NAJUNDASWAMY N. AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS C/O R. KARTHIK NO.220, SHETTARA BEEDI, HALAGURU, MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA-571421 14. SHWETHA.N W/O VINAY M.P AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS NO. 64, 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS, KODIGEHALLI, THINDLU MAIN ROAD, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41230 WP No. 22882 of 2025 VIRUPAKSHAPURA KODIGEHALLI-560097 15. PRASHANTHA GOWDA H.M S/O MAHESHA H.B AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/A HULLENAHALLI, DUDDA HOBALI MANDYA-571405 16. ADARSHA. D S/O DEVENDRA K.T R/A NO.126, KALIKAMBA NILAYA OPP: JEEVAN SANJE OLD AGE HOUSE AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS POLICE LAYOUT, SWAMY VIVEKANANDA GOPALA EXTENSNOIN, BADAVANE GADIKOPPA, NEAR GOOD LUCK CIRCLE SHIVAMOGGA-577205. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. BELLE R., ADVOCATE) AND: UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, GKVK CAMPUS, BENGALURU-560065. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. R SRINIVASA GOWDA., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO: (I) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS AT ANNEXURE-A AND - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41230 WP No. 22882 of 2025 A1, DATED 02.07.2025 AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO IMMEDIATELY INITIATE ACTIONS AND COMPLETE THE PROCESS OF REGULARIZATION OF THE SERVICES OF THE PETITIONERS AND ISSUED APPOINTMENT ORDERS IMMEDIATELY. (II) ISSUE A DIRECTION IN NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENTS TO DEDUCT THE P.F HENCE FORTH AND TO GIVE THE P.F FOR ALL THESE YEARS OF SERVICES RENDERED AND OTHER BENEFITS. (III) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO GIVE EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK FROM THE DATE OF JOINING TILL THEY ARE REGULARIZED. (IV) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO EXTEND ALL OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL MONITORY BENEFITS AND ALSO FOR PAYMENT OF THE MINIMUM WAGES BY IMPLEMENTING THE 7TH PAY SCALE TILL THE DATE OF THEIR REGULARIZATION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41230 WP No. 22882 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing the respondents to consider the set of representations vide Annexures ‘A’ and ‘A1’. 2. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this petition are as follows: 3. The petitioners are working as Assistants, Librarians, Messengers, Typists and Computer Operators for more than 15 years in the respondent's University and they are working against the vacant sanctioned posts and are working in the same posts from the date of their appointment. They submitted a set of representations to the respondent-University to continue their services vide Annexures ‘A’ and ‘A1’. The respondent-University has not passed any order - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41230 WP No. 22882 of 2025 on the representations submitted by the petitioners. Hence, this petition. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondent-University. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been working in different departments for more than 15 years and are entitled for regularisation and she submits that the similarly placed employees have been continued in their services. The petitioners have submitted representations vide Annexures ‘A’ and ‘A1’, requesting to continue their services. However, the respondent-University has not considered their representations and passed any orders. Hence, she prays to issue a direction to the respondent- University to consider the representations of the petitioners vide Annexures ‘A’ and ‘A1’ and pass orders on the said representations. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41230 WP No. 22882 of 2025 6. Learned counsel for the respondent-University submits that if reasonable time is granted, the respondent-University would consider the representations of the petitioners vide Annexures ‘A’ and ‘A1’ in accordance with law. 7. Perused the records and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. 8. Though the petitioners are working in the respondent-University for more than 15 years on contract basis, the said contract came to be expired during the pendency of this writ petition. The petitioners submitted representations vide Annexures ‘A’ and ‘A1’ for continuation of their services. The respondent-University, without passing any order on the said representations, is not allowing the petitioners to discharge their duty. 9. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondent-University, that the - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41230 WP No. 22882 of 2025 respondent-University would consider the representations vide Annexures ‘A’ and ‘A1’ and pass orders, I proceed to pass the following order: ORDER (i) The writ petition is allowed; (ii) The respondent-University is directed to consider the representations of the petitioners vide Annexures ‘A’ and ‘A1’ and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (iii) Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-University submits that if the petitioners have discharged their duty, the respondent-University would disburse their salaries. The submission is placed on record. If the petitioners have discharged their duty, the respondent-University is directed to disburse the salaries to the petitioners within three weeks from today. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41230 WP No. 22882 of 2025 (iv) In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, stand disposed of. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE RK CT:KHV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20