- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.25840 OF 2024 (S-PRO) BETWEEN: 1. MR. SUDARSHAN P, S/O. I.V. PILLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, WORKING AS TAX INSPECTOR, WHITEFIELD BBMP, BENGALURU - 560066. 2. MR. CHIKKA HANUMANTHAIAH, S/O. CHIKKA RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR, ARO, HEROHALLI, SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU-560091. 3. MR. K.R. VENKATESH MURTHY, S/O K. RAMACHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, WORKING AS REVENUE INSEPCTOR 4. MR. VENKATAPPA D, S/O. LATE DODDA VENKATAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, WORKING AS REVENUE ACCESSOR, RAJARAJESHWARINAGARA ZONE, BENGALURU-560098. Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 5. MR. ANJANAPPA, S/O. GANGARATHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR, HEROHALLI SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU-560091. 6. MR. RAJASHEKARAIAH S/O. GURUSIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR ARO, VIDYARANYAPURA, YELAHANKA ZONE BENGALURU-560097. 7. MR. G. PARTHASARATHI S/O M.C. GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR ARO, MARKET WEST ZONE, BENGALURU-560002. 8. MR. M. RAMESH S/O. R.MAHESHWARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS WORKING AS TAX INSPECTOR MAHADEVAPURA ZONE BENGALURU-560016. 9. MR. M. MOHAN KUMAR S/O. MUNIYALAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR 10. MR. R RAMAKRISHNA S/O. RAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR RO BYATARAYANAPURA SUB-DIVISION BENGALURU-560092 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 11. MR. I.M. VENKATESH S/O. MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS REVENUE INSPECTOR RETIRED ARO, HOODI, MAHADEVAPURA ZONE BENGALURU-560016. 12. MR. NAGARAJEGOWDA S/O. CHIKKARASEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR ARO, SHETTIHALLI SUB-DIVISION BENGALURU-560015. 13. MR. R.T. VENKATEGOWDA S/O. THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR BYATARAYANAPURA ZONE BENGALURU-560092. 14. MR. LAKSHMINARAYANA S/O. VENKATARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR MADEVAPURA ZONE BENGALURU-560016. 15. MR. SHIVALINGAIAH S/O. LATE. BASAVAIAH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RETIRED REVENUE INSPECTOR DASARAHALLI ZONE BENGALURU-560057. 16. MR. RAMESH KUMAR S/O. LATE T. RANAGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS WORKING AS TAX INSPECTOR ARO HOODI SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU-560048. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 17. MR. SUNDARAIAH S/O. LATE MARIYAYYA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS TAX INSPECTOR HOODI SUB-DIVISION BENGALURU-560048 18. MR. HANUMANTHARAYAPPA S/O. MARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS WORKED AS REVENUE INSPECTOR RETIRED FROM RAJARAJESHWARINAGARA ZONE BENGALURU-560098. 19. MR. MUNISWAMY J.S., S/O. B. SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR DASARAHALLI ZONE BENGALURU-560057. 20. MR.T.A.MANJUNATH S/O ANJANAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS WORIKING AS REVENUE NSEPCTOR RAJARAJESHWARINAGARA ZONE BENGALURU-560098. 21. MR. S.G. GANGADHARAIAH S/O. GIRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS WORKED AS REVENUE INSPECTOR RETIRED FROM RAJARAJESHWARINAGARA ZONE BENGALURU-560098. 22. MR. V. RAMACHANDRAIAH S/O. VENKATESHAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS WORKED AS REVENUE INSPECTOR RETIRED FROM RAJARAJESHWARINAGARA ZONE BENGALURU-560098. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 23. MR. H.N. SIDDEGOWDA S/O. LATE. H.S. NANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RETIRED REVENUE INSPECTOR BBMP, DASARAHALLI ZONE, BENGALURU-560057. 24. MR. L.N. GANGARAJU S/O. NARASIMAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETIRED REVENUE INSPECTOR OFFICE OF THE RAJAJINAGAR, RO, BBMP, BENGALURU-560010. 25. MR. JAGADEESH N., S/O. NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, REVENUE INSPECTOR RAJARAJESHWARINAGAR SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU-560098. 26. MR. S. CHANDRASHEKARIAH S/O. LATE SHIVAGANGAIAH TAX INSPECTOR RAJARAJESHWARINAGAR SUB-DIVISION BENGALURU-560098 27. MR. PRAKASH T., S/O. THIMMACHAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR ARO, MAHALASKHMIPURA WEST ZONE BENGALURU-560096. 28. MR. JANARDHANA T.R. S/O. RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR BOMMANAHALLI ZONE BENGALURU-560068. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 29. MR. SHIVAPPA S/O. CHIKKAAIDAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR ARO, KENGERI, RAJARAJESHWARINAGAR ZONE BENGALURU-560060. 30. MR. A.V. SHIVKUMARA S/O. LATE CHALAPATHI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR YELAHANKA ZONE BENGALURU-560092. 31. MR. S.R. SUDHIR S/O. N G RAGHAVENDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR BTM LAYOUT SUB-DIVISION. BENGALURU-560076. 32. MR. HEMA RAJ S/O. LATE. MALLESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS WORKING AS TAX INSPECTOR KR PURA ZONE BENGALURU-560036 33. MR. D. SRINIVAS S/O. D V SURYA NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKING AS TAX INSPECTOR WEST ZONE, BENGALURU-560086. 34. MR. S. JAGADISH SL SRINIVAS MURTHY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS WORKING AS TAX INSPECTOR RAJARAJESHWARINAGARA ZONE BENGALURU-560098. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 35. MR. RAMESH S/O. MANCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR JAYANAGARA SOUTH ZONE BENGALURU-560041 36. MR. REVANNA R, S/O. LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR ARO, KENGERI ZONE BENGALURU-560060 37. MR. K.S. NANJEGOWDA S/O. SUBBARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RETIRED REVENUE INSPECTOR BOMMANAHALLI ZONE BENGALURU-560068. 38. MR. C.K. BASAVEGOWDA S/O. LATE KULLEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETIRED REVENUE INSPECTOR RAJARAJESHWARINAGARA BENGALURU-560098. 39. MR. DEVARAJA S/O. LATE MUDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RETIRED TAX INSPECTOR ARO, KENGERI SUB-DIVISION, RAJARAJESHWARINAGARA ZONE BENGALURU-560098. 40. MR. ANANTHA PADMANABHA Y.V., S/O. LATE G. VENKATARAMANASHETTY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR BOMMANAHALLI SUB-DIVISION AND ZONE, BENGALURU-560068. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 41. MR. G. VISHWANATH S/O LATE GUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS WORKING AS TAX INSPECTOR OFFICE OF THE REVENUE OFFICER, BYATARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU-560063. 42. MR. B.V. TEJA PARAKASH S/O. LATE VEERABHADRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKING AS TAX INSPECTOR HEROHALLI SUB DIVISION BENGALURU-560091. 43. MR. A. NAGAPPA S/O LATE ANKAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS WORKING AS TAX INSPECTOR OFFICE OF THE REVENUE OFFICER, BYATARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU 560063. 44. MR. A. MURTHY S/O APPASWAMY NAIDU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS WORKING AS TAX INSPECTOR ARO, RAJARAJESHWARINAGARA BBMP, BENGALURU-560098. 45. MR. K.V. NARAYANASWAMY S/O ALTE VENKATARMANAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKIGN AS TAX INSPECTOR OFFICE TO ARO UTTARAHALLI, BBMP BENGALURU-560061. 46. MR. GOPALAKRISHNA L, S/O ALKSMIANARAIAHSA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS OFFICE OF ARO CHICKPETE, BBMP BENGALURU-560053. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 47. MR. RAMAKRISHNAIAH N, S/O NARASIMAHAIH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS TAX INSPECTOR, OFFICE OF ARO MALLESHWARAM, BBMP, BENGALURU-560003. 48. MR. H. NARAYANASWAMY S/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS TAX INSPECTOR OFFICE OF REVENUE OFFICER SARVAGNA NAGAR BBMP, BENGALURU-560005. 49. MR. N. RAMESH S/O K NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS GANGMAN, OFFICE OF AEE, HSR LAYOUT, BBMP, BENGALURU-560 102. 50. MR. T. GOVINDARAJU S/O THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS ELECTRICIAN, OFFICE OF AEE, DARAHALLI ZONE, BBMP, BENGALURU-560073. 51. MR. M. KRISHNA S/O LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS TAX INSPECTOR, ARO, CV RAMAN NAGARA, BBMP, BENGALURU-560097. 52. MR. R. NAGARAJU S/O LATE. RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS TAX INSPECTOR BOMMANAHALLI ZONE BENGALURU-560068. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 53. MR. NARAYANA S/O LATE. MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS TAX INSPECTOR OFFICE OF REVENUE OFFICE SARVAGNA NAGAR, BBMP, BENGALURU-560005. 54. MR. J. NARASIMHA MURTHY S/O LATE JADLAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS TAX INSPECTOR, DASARAHALLI ZONE, HMT LAYOUT, BBMP, BENGALURU-560073. 55. MR. K. NAGARAJU S/O LATE GANGADARI AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS TAX INSPECTOR OFFICE OF REVENUE OFFICE ARO, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, BYATARAYANAPURA ZONE, BBMP, BENGALURU-560 092. 56. MR. NARASIMHA MURTHY S/O LATE. NARAYAN RAO AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS TAX INSPECTOR OFFICE OF REVENUE OFFICE CHAMARAJPETE, BBMP, BENGALURU-560 018. 57. MR. B.V. GOPALRAJU S/O LATE B.T. VENKATACHALAIAH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS TAX INSPECTOR, OFFICE OF REVENUE OFFICE DASARAHALLI ZONE, BBMP, BENGALURU-560057. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 58. MR. M. MUNIRAJU S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS TAX INSPECTOR OFFICE OF REVENUE OFFICE JEEVAN BHIMA NAGARA, BBMP, BENGALURU-560075. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KESHAVA MURTHY B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N.R. SQUARE, BENGALURU-560 002. 3. THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER (ADMIN), BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N. R. SQUARE, BENGALURU-560 002. 4. THE DY. COMMISSIONER (ADMIN), BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N.R. SQUARE, BENGALURU-560 002. 5. SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O S. GUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS GANGMAN BBMP HORTICULUTURE MAHADEVAPURA ZONE BENGALURU-560011. 6. SRI. M. NILAIAH S/O LATE MURALAIAH - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS WORKING AS GARDNER MAHADEVAPURA ZONE 7. SRI. KRISHNA S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS WORKING AS PEON OFFICE OF THE ARO SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU-560027. 8. SRI. RAJU S.K. S/O LATE S. SHANMUGHAM AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS WORKING AS GANGMAN BBMP HORTICULUTURE BENGALURU. 9. SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR C.N. S/O LATE C.S. NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKING AS FDC CHIEF ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT HEAD OFFICE, N.R.SQUARE, BBMP BENGALURU-560002. 10. SRI. LOKESH P., S/O LATE PACCHAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKING AS PEON OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ADMIN HEAD OFFICE N.R.SQUARE, BBMP BENGALURU-560002. 11. SRI. MANJUNATH L.R. S/O RANGASWAMY M., AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS WORKING AS REVENUE INSPECTOR OFFICE OF ARO HOODI SUB DIVISION BBMP, BENGALURU. - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 12. SRI. RAMACHANDRA S/O DODDAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS WORKING AS BBMP TAX INSPECTOR OFFICE OF ARO EAST MARKET, BBMP BENGALURU-562129. 13. SRI. G.MANJUNATH S/O LATE GUDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKING AS ARO MAHALAKSHMI SUB-DIVISION MAHALAXMI LAYOUT, BBMP BENGALURU-560086. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDHARTH BABU RAO, AGA FOR R1; SRI. B.L.SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4; SRI. V. SRINIVAS, ADVOCATE FOR R5 TO R13) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2, COMMISSIONER, BBMP, BENGALURU AND THE R-3, SPECIAL COMMISSIONER (ADMIN), BBMP, TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 29.09.2023, 29.01.2024, 26.06.2024 AND 31.07.2024 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A1 TO A5 AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THEM TO PREPARE THE SENIORITY LIST WITHIN TIME FRAME FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PETITIONERS HEREIN AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER The petitioners are the employees of respondent No.2 Corporation. In the earlier round of litigation, they had approached this Court in W.P.No.24317/2021 challenging the seniority list issued by the Corporation in respect of Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ cadre. This Court, by order dated 05.09.2023 has passed the following order: “11. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. 12. The respondents shall make necessary corrections in the seniority list by taking into consideration the date on which the petitioners were regularized. 13. As far as petitioner No.1 is concerned, the petitioners have produced an order of appointment dated 18.09.2002 as Annexure-P. This order indicates that the petitioner was being appointed on compassionate grounds. 14. The Order does not state that the petitioner No.1 was working on daily wage basis. Since an order of appointment on compassionate grounds is made from 18.09.2002, the respondents will have to consider the case of petitioner No.1 on the ground - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 that he had been appointed on 18.09.2002 and assign his seniority, accordingly.” 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that inspite of this Court has directed the respondents to make necessary corrections in the seniority list by taking into consideration the date on which the petitioners were regularized, the respondents have not complied the order passed by this Court dated 05.09.2023. Therefore, the petitioners have submitted the representations vide Annexures- A1 to A5. Since their representations are not considered, the petitioners are before this Court. 3. The learned counsel for the respondent Corporation submitted that the representations submitted by the petitioners will be considered taking into consideration the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.24317/2021, in accordance with law. 4. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of. The respondent Nos.2 to 4 are directed to consider the representations submitted by the petitioners vide Annexures-A1 to A5 taking into consideration the order passed by this Court - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37123 WP No. 25840 of 2024 in W.P.No.24317/2021 disposed of on 05.09.2023, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Pending applications, if any, stands disposed of. SD/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE MD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29