- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7640-DB WA No. 432 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH WRIT APPEAL NO. 432 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION LTD (IN SHORT CESC) REPRESENTED BY ITS: MANAGING DIRECTOR, CORPORATE OFFICE NO.29 VIJAYANAGARA, 2ND STAGE, HINKAL, MYSURU – 570 017. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER (ELE) CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION LTD, O AND M CHN - - KODAGU CIRCLE, SHRIHARSHA ROAD, MYSURU – 570 001. 3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER (ELE) OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION LTD, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7640-DB WA No. 432 of 2025 MADIKERI- 571 201. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. H V DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. RANJITHA C R W/O PRABHU D.G. AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHIKKADEVANURU, DEVANURU POST- KADURTALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT – 577 175. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SRINIVASA K, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 27.01.2025 PASSED IN WP No-11688/2022 BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND DISMISSED THE WP IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND ETC., THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7640-DB WA No. 432 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) 1. The present writ appeal has been filed impugning the order dated 27.01.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P No.11688/2022. 2. Parties are referred to as per their ranking before the writ court, for the sake of convenience. 3. The writ petition filed by the respondent herein has been disposed of with the following order: “9. In view of decision of the Division Bench referred supra in W.P.No.15961/2022 disposed of on 23.08.2024, this writ petition also deserves to be allowed. Hence, the following order: (a)The writ petition is allowed in part. The endorsement bearing No.PÁ¤EA(«)/¯É.C/¸À¯ÉC/»¸À(¹)/2021- 22/7460-62 dated 30.03.2022 (Annexure-K) is quashed. (b) Respondent No.2 is directed to consider petitioner’s application/representation dated 29.09.2020 for compassionate appointment, if the petitioner is otherwise eligible and pass appropriate - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7640-DB WA No. 432 of 2025 orders in the matter of providing compassionate appointment. (c) Time for compliance : 8 weeks from today." 4. The respondents have been directed to consider the petitioner’s application for compassionate appointment dated 29.09.2020 in accordance with law. We do not find that such direction would be required to interfere with. The application has to be considered in accordance with the relevant rules, if the petitioner is eligible for appointment on compassionate ground. Therefore, we do not wish to interfere with the impugned order. We dismiss the writ appeal. In view of the dismissal of this writ appeal, pending IA, if any, stands disposed of. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE UN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19