- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52945 WP No. 29476 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 29476 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. RAMESH D., S/O. LATE DODDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, PRESENTLY WORKING AS SECOND DIVISION ASSISTANT, KARNATAKA STATE TOWN PLANNING BOARD, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.BASAVARAJA PATEL G K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TOWN PLANNING AND MEMBER SECRETARY, KARNATAKA STATE TOWN PLANNING BOARD, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52945 WP No. 29476 of 2025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.B.SUKANYA BALIGA., AGA FOR R1 R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SEEKING A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER DATED 26.08.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-E, AND TO REGULARISE THE SERVICES OF THE PETITIONER AND OTHERS FROM THE DATE OF COMPLETION OF 10 YEARS OF SERVICE AND ALSO TO GRANT HIM THE PAY SCALE ATTACHED TO THE POST OF GROUP C FROM THE DATE OF HIS APPOINTMENT OR AT LEAST FROM THE DATE THEY COMPLETED 10 YEARS OF SERVICE AS REVISED FROM TIME TO TIME AND TO PAY HIM THE ARREARS OF SALARY, INCREMENT AND OTHER SERVICE BENEFITS ON PAR WITH REGULAR EMPLOYEES. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52945 WP No. 29476 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this Writ Petition seeking a Mandamus directing respondent No.2 to consider the representation made by the petitioner dated 26.08.2025 vide Annexure-E, requesting to regularise the services of the petitioner and others from the date of completion of 10 years of service and also to grant the pay scale attached to the post of Group-C from the date of appointment or at least from the date of completion of 10 years of service as revised from time to time and to pay the arrears of salary, increment and other service benefits on par with regular employees. 2. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that if reasonable time is granted, respondent No.2 would consider the representation dated 26.08.2025 vide Annexure-E, and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52945 WP No. 29476 of 2025 3. In view of the submission made by the learned Additional Government Advocate, I proceed to pass the following order. 4. The Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.2 to consider the representation vide Annexure-E, and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45