- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52614 WP No. 17508 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 17508 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI BHASKAR DEVADIGA S/O. KOGGA DEVADIGA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RESIDING AT GANESH PRASAD NILAYA, NO.3-78/2, TENKAKALYA, KAPU, UDUPI DISTRICT-574106 2. SRI. SADANANDA POOJARI S/O. LATE VASU POOJARI AGED 67 YEARS, RETIRED JE(ELE) MESCOM, R/A. 6-36-C, THULASI NIVASA, M M TEMPLE ROAD, 76 BADAGUBETTU, BAILUR, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 101 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINIVASA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KPTCL CORPORATE OFFICE CAUVERY BHAVANA, BANGALORE-560 009 Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52614 WP No. 17508 of 2025 2. THE DIRECTOR(A AND HR) KPTCL, CORPORATE OFFICE, CAUVERY BHAVANA, BANGALORE-560009 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANDRACHUD A., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONERS DATED 04.06.2023 ADDRESSED TO THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES INCLUDING THE RESPONDENT-2 VIDE ANNEXURE-C AND TO GRANT ONE ANNUAL INCREMENT FOR THE LAST YEAR OF SERVICE RENDERED BY THEM, AND TO PROPERLY FIX THEIR BASIC PAY AND TO PAY ALL THE CONSEQUENTIAL DIFFERENCE AND ARREARS OF MONETARY/RETIREMENT BENEFITS LIKE DIFFERENCE OF PAY, PENSION, COMMUTATION, DCRG AND EARNED LEAVE ENCASHMENT, ETC, FROM THE DATE OF THEIR RETIREMENT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52614 WP No. 17508 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking for mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioners dated 04.06.2023 vide Annexure-C, and to grant one annual increment for the last year of service rendered by them, and to properly fix their basic pay and to pay all the consequential difference and arrears of monetary/retirement benefits, from the date of their retirement. 2. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of the writ petition are as follows: The petitioners retired from the service of the respondent-Corporation, who were relieved from service on attaining the age of Superannuation. Their - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52614 WP No. 17508 of 2025 service and increment sanctioning due dates are mentioned below: Sl. No. Petitioner's Name Date of last increment sanctioned Date of retirement Due date of increment 1. Bhaskar Devadiga 01.07.2014 30.06.2015 01.07.2015 2. Sadananda Poojari 01.04.2017 31.03.2018 01.04.2018 3. They have rendered full and continuous service before retirement, the increment for the said period was sanctioned. They submit a representation, requesting for sanction of their annual increment for the last year of service rendered by them and also brought to the notice of the respondents that the order passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of SLP.No.6185/2020 dated 11.04.2023 is applicable to their case. However, respondent No.2 has not passed any order on the representation submitted by the petitioners. Hence, this writ petition. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and also learned counsel for the respondents. 5. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that, if reasonable time is granted, respondent No.2 would - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52614 WP No. 17508 of 2025 consider Annexure-C in the writ petition, and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. 6. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for respondent No.2, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed. ii. Respondent No.2 is directed to consider Annexure-C of the writ petition in terms of the order passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of SLP.No.6185/2020 dated 11.04.2023, and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within 8 weeks from the date of the receipt of the copy of this order. iii. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed off accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SSB