- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51713 WP No. 7137 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M WRIT PETITION NO.7137 OF 2022 (L-ESI) BETWEEN: M/S V. B. BAKERY REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER SRI. K. T. SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O LATE THIRUMALACHAR SAJJAN RAO ROAD CIRCLE, VISHVESHWARAPURAM BENGLAURU - 560 004 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BHAT RAMACHANDRA GANAPATI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE AUTHORISED OFFICER REGIONAL OFFICE EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION KARNATAKA REGION PANCHADEEP BHAVAN NO.10 BINNYPET, BINNY FIELDS, BENGLAURU - 560 023. 2. THE RECOVERY OFFICER, REGIONAL OFFICE EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION KARNATAKA REGION, PANCHADEEP BHAVAN, NO.10, BINNYPET, BINNY FIELD, BENGLAURU - 560 023. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.GEETHADEVI M.P., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R2) Digitally signed by THEJAS KUMAR N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51713 WP No. 7137 of 2022 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.Bhat Ramachandra Ganapati, counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Geethadevi M.P., counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 appeared in person. 2. The writ petition is filed seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the notice dated 19.03.2022 vide Annexure D and notice dated 23.03.2022 vide Annexure-E on several grounds as set out in the Memorandum of petition. 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. 4. Heard the arguments and perused the writ papers with care. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51713 WP No. 7137 of 2022 5. Petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction without submitting a reply to the show cause notice. Hence, this Court deems it proper to dispose of the writ petition reserving the liberty for the petitioner to submit a reply to the show cause notice within four weeks from the receipt of certified copy of this order. Upon receipt of the reply, the Corporation may consider and continue the proceedings, in accordance with the law. 6. Resultantly, writ petition is disposed of accordingly. 7. Needless to observe that the court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. SD/- (JYOTI M) JUDGE SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29