- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45293 WP No. 17755 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 17755 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI G SIDDAGANGAIAH S/O. N. GANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT SATHYAMANGALA, SWANDENAHALLI POST, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR-572 104. …PETITIONER (BY SMT.THANIMA BEKAL, ADVOCATE FOR SRI.PRUTHVIN KATTIMANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT. BANGALORE-560001 3. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER NORTH ZONE-1, Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45293 WP No. 17755 of 2024 DIET BUILDING, P AND T ROAD, 2ND STAGE, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 010. 4. THE HEAD MASTER KARNATAKA HARIJAN AND GIRIJAN, KANNADA HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, KANTERAVA NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 096. 5. THE SECRETARY KARNATAKA HARIJAN AND GIRIJAN, KANNADA HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, KANTERAVA NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 096. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.P.RADHA, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION OR WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO THE R-1 TO 3 RESPONDENTS TO PAY THE GRATUITY AND OTHER RETIRAL BENEFIT OF THE PETITIONER WITH INTEREST AT 18 PERCENT P.A. AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR 'PRELIMINARY HEARING IN B GROUP', THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45293 WP No. 17755 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing respondent Nos.1 to 3 to pay the gratuity and other retrial benefit of the petitioner by considering Annexure-D, representation dated 29.02.2024, wherein the petitioner has requested the respondents to release the pension and other retiral benefits. Despite submitting a representation, the respondents did not pass any order on the said representation. Hence, this writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that if reasonable time is granted, respondent Nos.1 to 3 would consider the representation and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. 4. In view of the submission made by the learned Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition is disposed - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45293 WP No. 17755 of 2024 of directing respondent Nos.1 to 3 to consider the representation vide Annexure-D and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law, within four weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. The liberty is reserved to the petitioner to make a fresh representation within 15 days from today. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2