- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43977 WP No. 32512 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M WRIT PETITION NO. 32512 OF 2025 (L-RES) BETWEEN: MR. MANGU KHAN, S/O. MR. NANHE KHAN, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, PERMANENT RESIDENCE AT TEHSIL MAVLI, WARD NO.08, DANG, CHANGEDI, CHANGERI, UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN - 313205. WORKING AS SKILLED FARM WORKER (T/S) EMPLOYEE ID CARD NO.015027, CENTRAL SILK BOARD, CENTRAL TASRA RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE, BHIMTAL (NAINITAL), UTTARAKHAND-263136 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NACHIKET JOSHI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CENTRAL SILK BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY, CSB COMPLEX, BTM LAYOUT, MADIWALA, BENGALURU - 560068. 2. THE CENTRAL TASAR RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, CENTRAL SILK BOARD, MINISTRY OF TEXTILES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PISKA-NAGRI, RANCHI, JHARKHAND-834006. Digitally signed by THEJAS KUMAR N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43977 WP No. 32512 of 2025 3. THE CSB-REGIONAL SERICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION REPRESENTED BY THE SCIENTIST-D, CENTRAL SILK BOARD, CENTRAL TASRA RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE, MINISTRY OF TEXTILES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, BHIMTAL (NAINITAL), UTTARAKHAND-263136. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. N.S.NARASIMHASWAMY, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Nachiket Joshi., counsel for the petitioner and Sri.Narasimha Swamy.N.S., counsel for the respondents have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking following reliefs: (a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order or direction quashing the Official Memorandum dated 06.08.2025 bearing No.Kerebo/Kshereuake/Bhim/Ni.San./M.Khan./25 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43977 WP No. 32512 of 2025 -26/126 issued by the third respondent vide Annexure-E. (b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction directing the Respondents to consider the Representation dated 08.10.25 made by the petitioner (Annexure-F) and to continue the service of the Petitioner as a Skilled Farm Worker (T/S) till he attains the age of superannuation of 60 years and to extend all the consequential benefits to meet the ends of justice. (c) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, directing the Respondent No.3 to pay the petitioner his salary and all other consequential service and monetary benefits for the period between relieving the Petitioner from duty (i.e., 06.08.2025) (as per Annexure-E) till he is taken back to duties and to continue to pay the same till he attains the age of 60 years and the period between relieving the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43977 WP No. 32512 of 2025 petitioner from duty (i.e., 06.08.2025) till he is taken back to duties shall be considered as on duty for all purposes. 3. Counsel for the respective parties jointly submits that the issue involved in the present Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order passed by the coordinate bench of this Court in W.P.No.18131/2025 disposed of on 22.09.2025. Counsel, therefore, submits that the captioned Writ Petition may be disposed of in terms of the order passed in W.P.No.18131/2025 disposed of on 22.09.2025. The oral submission made by counsel for the respective parties is placed on record. 4. The captioned Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the order passed by the coordinate bench of this Court in W.P.No.18131/2025 disposed of on 22.09.2025. 5. A Writ of Certiorari is ordered. The Memorandum dated 08.10.2025 vide Annexure-E is quashed. The respondents are directed to take back the petitioner to the duties. The petitioner is entitled to continue in employment - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43977 WP No. 32512 of 2025 under respondent - Board till he attains the age of superannuation of 60 years subject to all the Rules and Regulations applicable to the employment of the petitioner. The period from the date of relieving the petitioner from duties till he is taken back to duties shall be considered as 'on duty' for all the purposes. Sd/- (JYOTI M) JUDGE TKN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40