- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45238 WP No. 21005 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. 21005 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI PRADEEP KUMAR S/O LATE M KRISHNOJI RAO, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT D-101, NORTH IST LANE, ITI COLONY, BENGALURU-560016 2. SMT. SOWMYA N W/O SRI SANTOSH S, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO.14, 12TH MAIN ROAD, J.C.NAGAR, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM, BEHIND BESCOM OFFICE, BENGALURU-560086 3. SRI SANJAY HULLOLLI Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45238 WP No. 21005 of 2024 S/O SRI LAKSHMAN HULLOLLI, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO.26/1, IST MAIN, IST CROSS, NEAR ANJANAYA TEMPLE, INDIRANAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560038 4. SRI SANTHOSH KUMAR P V S/O SRI VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.92, GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, PADUVALAHIPPE, HASSAN-573211 5. KUMARI. CHANDRAKALA G H D/O SRI HANUMANTHE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO.38, 5TH CROSS ROAD, NMH LAYOUT, KIRLOSKAR LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560073 6. SRI MANJUNATH M S/O LATE MUNIBYRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO.206, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45238 WP No. 21005 of 2024 DODDABYRAPPA KUTEERA, 3RD CROSS, NEAR ASHWATHAKATTE, LAGGERE, BENGALURU-560058 7. SMT. NAGARATHNA Y M W/O SRI GURURAJ H, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.16/22, VATSALYA NIVAS, HANUMAIAH LAYOUT, ATTUR LAYOUT, VEERASAGARA MAIN ROAD, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560064 8. SMT. CHANDRAKALA N W/O SRI LOKESH K, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT NO.45/2, 2ND CROSS, SRIRAMPURAM, BENGALURU-560021 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VINAYAKA B VISHNU BATTA., ADV.) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45238 WP No. 21005 of 2024 AND: THE BENGALURU METRO RAIL CORPORATION LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, 3RD FLOOR, BMTC COMPLEX, K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560027 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HARISH N N., ADV.) THIS WP IS FILED PRAYING TO 1) DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONERS REPRESENTATIONS ANNX-D1 DTD 18.01.2014 ANNX-D2 DTD 13.06.2014 ANNX-D3 DTD 30.12.2014 ANNX-D4 DTD 10.11.2016 ANNX-D5 DTD 26.07.2017 ANNX-D6 DTD 9.10.2017 ANNX-D7 DTD 31.041.2018 AND ANNX-D8 DTD 2.6.2022 AND PASS APPROPRIATE ORDER TO PAY EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK BY FIXING THE PAY SCALE FOR THE ASST RS. 14,000-26950 WHICH IS PAYABLE TO CUSTOMER RELATION MANAGER (CRM) 2) DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO TREAT THE POSTS OF ASSISTANTS TO WHICH THE PETITIONERS RECRUITED EQUIVALENT TO THE POST OF CUSTOMER RELATION MANAGER (CRM) 3) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO PAY ARREARS OF DIFFERENCE IN SALARY PAID TO THE PETITIONERS THROUGHOUT FROM THE DATE OF THEIR RECRUITMENT TILL DATE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45238 WP No. 21005 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing the respondent to consider the petitioners representatives vide Annexures - D1 to d8 and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. 2. The petitioner filed this writ petition contending that the petitioners are the employees of the respondent- Corporation recruited through the Recruitment Notification dated 13.02.2010. The petitioners are discharging their duty as Assistants. They have noticed the disparities in fixation of salary for the posts of Customer Relation Manager and Assistants who are discharging almost similar duties and the Educational Qualifications prescribed for both the cadres of posts are one and the same. Hence, this writ petition. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that, if reasonable time is granted to the respondent, the - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45238 WP No. 21005 of 2024 respondent would consider the representation and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. 4. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the respondent, the writ petition is disposed off directing the respondent to consider the respresentations vide Annexures - D1 to D8 and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within eight weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SSB