- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20967-DB WA No. 375 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 375 OF 2020 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION MEDICAL DIVISION-IV, HEAD QUARTERS OFFICE, PANCHADEEP BHAVAN, C.I.G.MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 002, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR GENERAL 2. THE EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION, MEDICAL COLLEGE AND PGIMSR, BENGALURU, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 010. REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY DIRECTOR …APPELLANTS (BY SMT. GEETHA DEVI M.P.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MS. SAANIDHYA S D/O DR.A.T. SADASHIVA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.1420, 3RD MAIN ROAD, 3RD CROSS, CHANDRA LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 040 2. MR NISARG ARAVINDAN S/O ARAVINDAN BALAN AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT NO.116, 15TH CROSS, Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20967-DB WA No. 375 of 2020 AECS LAYOUT, SANJAYNAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 094 3. MS. ZAIBA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS D/O AJAZ HUSSAIN R/AT NO.50/40, KOTHANDARAMANAGAR, D.K. STREET CROSS, BENGALURU-560001. 4. MR SANDEEP KUMAR R S/O RAMAPPA K AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL QUARTERS, GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, B.H.ROAD, TUMKUR, BENGALURU - 572 102 5. MR SHYAM PRASAD S S/O SHANKARAPPA K AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT NO.40, VENKATESHWARA NILAYA, NEAR AUTO STAND, TANK BUNK ROAD, CHINTAMANI - 563 125 6. MS RASHMI K V D/O VAGESHAPPA K N AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.173, 9TH MAIN, 14TH B CROSS, A BLOCK, AECS LAYOUT, KUDLUSINGASANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 068 7. MR ROHAN K AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS S/O DR. KRISHNARAJU M - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20967-DB WA No. 375 of 2020 R/AT NO.454, 1ST BLOCK, 2ND CROSS, 3RD STAGE, BASAVESHWARNAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 079 8. MS. KRUSHTI M D/O MAHADEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.60, GROUND FLOOR, 19TH CROSS, 7TH MAIN, BTM LAYOUT, 2ND STGAGE, BENGALURU - 560 076 9. MR.GANGADHAR S. SHASHIDHARA S/O SHASHIDHAR AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT NO.233, MANJUNATHA KRUPA, ADHARSHANAGAR, 1ST CROSS, ADLIMANE ROAD, HASSAN - 573 201 10. MR RAKSHITHA YADAV M AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS D/O MANI C R/AT NO.108, 8TH CROSS, FF COLONY, LAGGERE BRIDGE, BENGALURU - 560 058 11. MR PRAKASH S BADASKAR S/O SAVANT BALAPPABADASKAR AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.315, SCHOOL STREET, AT KASAMALAGI, POST MANGENKOPPA TALUK, KHANAPUR, DISTRICT BELGAUM - 591 106 12. MR ROHAN KHOT S/O PRAKASH KHOT - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20967-DB WA No. 375 of 2020 AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT KOTHALI, TALUK CHIKKODI BELGAUM - 591 287 13. MR KARTHIK P S/O PRADYUMNAKUMAR B. AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT NO.45, W.NO.23, KALASI STREET, RADIO PARK CB BELLARY-583102 14. MR SUNIL H SHEBANI S/O HANAMANTHA SHEBANI AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT SUTAGUNDI,POST DEVAR GENNUR, TALUK BABLESHWAR, DISTRICT VIJAYAPUR - 586 125 15. MS ANUSHA M N D/O NAGARAJA L AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.95, CARE OF NAGAPPA HOUSE ATTUR MAIN ROAD, ATTUR LAYOUT, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU - 560 064 16. MS DOKKU VIJAYA CHAITANYA YADAVA D/O DOKKU AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.157/B, RAILWAY QUARTERS, NEAR RAILWAY HEALTH UNIT, YESHWANTHPUR, BENGALURU - 560 022 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20967-DB WA No. 375 of 2020 17. MR ARJUN C S/O V.CHANNAKESHAVA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.21/4, 3RD MAIN ROAD, K.H.M BLOCK, GANGANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 032 18. MS SANJANA S SHAROFF D/O S.C.SANJAY KUMAR AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT 'SANJYOG' NO.406, 4TH CROSS, 7TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 070 19. MS. SWATHI RAMAKRISHNA D/O RAMAKRISHNA H AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT C3, JANAJEEVA AASHIYANA APARTMENT, 7TH CROSS, BHAVANINAGAR, S.G. PALYA, BENGALURU - 560 064 20. MR MALKET SINGH S/O NARENDARSINGH PREMI AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.33, S.K.MANSION, 1ST MAIN ROAD, SIDDHIVINAYAKA LAYOUT, THINDLU MAIN ROAD, VIDYARANYAPURA, BENGALURU - 560 097 21. MS. CHAITHANYA N. D/O NARASIMHARAJU - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20967-DB WA No. 375 of 2020 AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT No.43/3, 2ND CROSS. MUTHURAYASWAMY LAYOUT, NEAR AMITY SPECTRUM APARTMENTS, DODDABOMMASANDRA, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BENGALURU - 560 097 22. MS MEGHANA K C D/O CHANDRASHEKAR K M AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.18. KACHAHALLI, SIDLAGHATTA TALUK, CHICKABALLAPUR, DISTRICT MALLUR POST - 562 102 23. MS ARCHANA R D/O RANGANATHAN AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.4, VINAYAKA APARTMENTS, 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN ROAD, SVK LAYOUT, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 079 24. MS. SHWETHA K.S. D/O SHIVAKUMAR K S AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.30, RAMALINGESHWARA, 6TH CROSS, CM HALLI, NEW BEL ROAD, DEVASANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 054 25. MR. DARSHAN H. S/O HANUMANTHEGOWDA L. AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20967-DB WA No. 375 of 2020 R/AT NO.141-A, NEW EXTENSION, ANDANIAH LAYOUT, TUMKUR DISTRICT, KUNIGAL - 572 130 26. MR VINAY Y S/O VEERABHADRAPPA S AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.28, 7TH CROSS, PRASHANT NAGAR, T. DASARAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 067 27. MS TRIVENI M GOWDAR D/O MAHANTHAPPA R GOWDAR AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.16, 4TH CROSS, SHIVU LAYOUT, JNANABHARATHI POST, MARIYAPPANAPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 056 28. MS. DEEKSHA A. D/O L.S.ASHOK, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO.655, 10TH CROSS, WEST OF CHORD ROAD, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM BENGALURU - 560 086 29. MS VIDYASHREE D N D/O NAGARAJU B AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT DEVEGOWDAN DODDI, MADDUR TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 422 30. STATE OF KARNATAKA - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20967-DB WA No. 375 of 2020 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, No.105, 1ST FLOOR, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VIKASA SOUDHA, SESHADRI ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, 31. KARNATAKA EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY, SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 012 32. KARNATAKA MEDICAL COUNCIL No.70, 2ND FLOOR, VAIDYAKEEYA BHAVANA, K.R.ROAD, H.B. SAMAJA ROAD CORNER, BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU - 560 004 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR 33. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND SCIENCE 4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 041 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR 34. MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA POCKET-14, SECTOR-8, DWARKA, PHASE-1, NEW DELHI - 110 077. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP HARANAHALLI, ADVOCATE FOR R6, 10, 25 AND 26; SMT. RATNA N. SHIVAYOGIMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R32; SRI. N. KHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R34; RESPONDENTS No.1 TO 4, 7 TO 9, 11 TO 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31, 33 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED; V/O DATED 30.9.2021 SERVICE OF NOTICE TO R5,22 and 29 HELD SUFFICIENT; SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G. AGA FOR R30) - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20967-DB WA No. 375 of 2020 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 24/04/2020 THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.6702/2020 ON THE FILE OF THIS HON BLE COURT AND DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION WITH COSTS. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Learned counsel for respondent Nos. 6, 10, 25 and 26 are present. 2. The learned counsel for the parties submit that the issue involved in the present appeal is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in Writ Appeal No.312 of 2020 [EDN-RES] decided on 06.04.2026. 3. In view of the above, the present Writ Appeal is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20967-DB WA No. 375 of 2020 4. We also clarify that the operative directions issued in the said Writ Appeal No.312 of 2020 [EDN-RES] decided on 06.04.2026 shall also be applicable in the present appeal. 5. All pending applications are also disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE tsn* List No.: 2 Sl No.: 22.11