- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53693 WP No. 21995 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M WRIT PETITION NO. 21995 OF 2022 (L-PG) BETWEEN: SRI. SIDDARTHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AN EDUCATION INSTITUTION MANAGED BY SRI SIDDARTHA EDUCATION SOCIETY MARALURU TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 105 REPRESENTED BY ITS ASSISTANT ADMINISTATIVE OFFICER. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BHARATH B.YADAV, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MURALIDHAR H.M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. LABOUR OFFICER AND CONTROLLING AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, TUMAKURU DISTRICT TUMAKURU - 572 101 2. T.L NARASIMHA MURTHY S/O T.L.LAKSHMIKANTH AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS DIVYA SIMHA , 4TH CROSS, BADAVANE (WEST), UPPARAHALLI, TUMAKURU - 572 102. 3. SMT. G.APARNA, D/O LATE DR. C.SAHASRANAM AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT SAHASRANAM NILAYA Digitally signed by THEJAS KUMAR N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53693 WP No. 21995 of 2022 BILWA MAIN ROAD, KUMUTAIAH LAYOUT, BANASHANKARI II STAGE, TUMAKURU - 572102. 4. 4(A) SRI. S.C.RAMACHANDRAIAH S/O LATE CHIKKANNA (SINCE DEAD REPRESENTED BY LRS) SMT. CHANNAMMA, W/O. LATE S.C.RAMACHANDRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS NO. 403, UNNATI GANESH PRASAD RESIDENCY, OPP. TO CANARA BRANCH NEAR ROYAL MART, UTTARAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU-560061. 5. 5(A) SRI. C. JAYARAMAIAH S/O LATE CHIKKARAMAIAH (SINCE DEAD REPRESENTED BY LRS) SRI PRAKASH J., S/O. LATE G.JAYARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, NO. 403, NEAR SRI RAMA TEMPLE, DODDA SARANGIPALYA GUTURU HOBLI, KAMBATHANAHALLI POST TUMAKURU - 572118. 6. SMT. PUSHPALATHA L.S., D/O LATE G.V. NATARAJA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT SIDDARTHA NAGARA, TUMAKURU - 572105. 7. SRI.H.S.JAYARAMU S/O H.SEETHARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT MANGALAPRADA 4TH MAIN ROAD, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53693 WP No. 21995 of 2022 SHIVA MOOKAMBI NAGARA UPPARAHALLI, TUMAKURU - 572 102. 8. SRI. SHIVAKUMAR S/O BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NEAR HEGGERE GOVT. SCHOOL, SSMC POST, TUMAKURU - 572107. 9. SRI.B.R.BABU, S/O B. RAMARAO AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT GOKULA BADAVANE 7TH CROSS, BEHIND GANAPATHI TEMPLE, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572104. 10. SRI. M.N.NAGARAJU S/O M. NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS GANGASANDRA ROAD, MARALURU TUMAKURU - 572105 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.R.RAJENDRA, AGA FOR R1; SRI. L.MURALIDHAR PASHWA, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R10; R4(A) AND R5(A) AMENDED AS PER VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 27.02.2024) 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: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53693 WP No. 21995 of 2022 ORAL ORDER Sri.Bharat on behalf of Sri.Muralidhar H.M., counsel for the petitioner, Additional Government Advocate for respondent No.1 and Sri.L.Muralidhar Peshwa, counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 10 appeared in person. 2. The orders passed by the Controlling Authority are called into question in this writ petition on several grounds as set out in the memorandum of writ petition. 3. Suffice it to note that as against the order of the Controlling Authority, a statutory appeal lies before the Appellate Authority. The petitioner, instead of filing an appeal, has directly invoked the writ jurisdiction. Hence, I decline to exercise power under writ jurisdiction. 4. Accordingly, writ petition is dismissed. The petitioner may take recourse under the law before the appropriate Forum if so advised subject to the law’s permission. SD/- (JYOTI M) JUDGE SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51