- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46727 WP No. 11840 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 11840 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: AKHILA KARNATAKA BAILIFF AND PROCESS SERVER SANGHA A REGISTERED ASSOCIATION HAVING OFFICE AT: CENTRAL OFFICE DISTRICT Court, BALRAJ URS ROAD SHIVAMOGGA-577201 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY SRI H PRAKASH …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VAIBHAV RAVI MALIMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, ROOM NO.320, 3RD FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001 Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46727 WP No. 11840 of 2024 2. HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE REGISTRAR GENERAL HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDINGS, OPPOSITE TO VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR R1 SRI. SANTHOSH S. NAGARALE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I) DIRECT THE R1 I.E. STATE GOVERNMENT TO PAY THE GROUP C SCALE OF PAY TO THE PROCESS SERVERS IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA FROM THEIR DATE OF JOINING OR DATE OF PROMOTION TO PROCESS SERVER. II) DIRECT THE R1, I.E. STATE GOVERNMENT TO PAY ARREARS IN THE SCALE OF PAY TO THE PROCESS SERVER FROM THE DATE OF JOINING OF EACH PROCESS SERVER, OR DATE OF PROMOTION TO PROCESS SERVER. ALTERNATIVE PRAYER. DIRECT THE R1, I.E. STATE GOVERNMENT, TO REFUND ANY EXCESS EGIS PROVISION FUND WHICH HAS BEEN DEDUCTED FROM THE SALARY OF PROCESS SERVERS IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA FROM THEIR DATE OF JOINING OR DATE OF PROMOTION TO PROCESS SERVER. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46727 WP No. 11840 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a liberty be reserved to the petitioner to file a fresh detailed representation and direct the respondents to consider the fresh representation. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. 4. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to make a fresh detail representation within 10 days from today, and thereafter, State Government is directed to consider the representation within four weeks from the date of receipt of representation and pass the appropriate orders in accordance with law. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46727 WP No. 11840 of 2024 In view of the disposal of the writ petition, pending I.As, if any, do not survive for consideration and they are disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SKS CT:KHV