- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38004-DB WA No. 788 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 788 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE GENERAL MANAGER (A & HR) BESCOM, K.R.CIRCLE, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (ELE) BANGALORE SOUTH CIRCLE, BESCOM, 14/3, 3RD FLOOR MAHARSHI ARAVINDA BHAVAN NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 002. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELE) BESCOM, O & M, JAYANAGAR DIVISION, BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE - 560 070. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI B.S. SHRINIVAS, ADV., FOR SRI SANJEEV B.L, ADV.) Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38004-DB WA No. 788 of 2024 AND: 1. SMT. D. PUSHPA W/O LATE K. MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, No.3198, 2ND CROSS, RAJYOTSAVA NAGAR, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT BANGALORE - 560 078. 2. THE DIRECTOR (A & HR) KPTCL, KAVERI BHAVANA, BANGALORE - 560 009. (V/C/O DT:04.09.2025 R-2 IS DELETED) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K. SRINIVASA, ADV., FOR R-1; V/C/O DATED 04.09.2025 R-2 IS DELETED) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 27.02.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP No.5605/2023 AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE SAID WRIT PETITION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38004-DB WA No. 788 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Heard the learned counsel for the appellants as well as the learned counsel for the respondents. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the appellants that compassionate appointment was denied to the writ petitioner on the ground that her husband was a Probationary Mazdoor and would not come under the definition of 'employee'. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents would on other hand contend that compassionate appointments had been directed to be granted by this Court to dependents of Probationary Mazdoors in several other cases which have been referred to the judgment of the learned Single Judge. It is submitted that in all those cases, the employments have been granted by the appellants as well. 4. In the above view of the matter, we are of the opinion that we do not have go into any of the further questions raised in the appeal. In view of the fact that the directions issued by - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38004-DB WA No. 788 of 2024 the learned Single Judge in identical matters have been complied with, we are of the opinion that there is no merit in this writ appeal. The writ appeal therefore fails, the same is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE RAK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13