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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH WRIT APPEAL NO. 156 OF 2025 (S-RES) C/W WRIT APPEAL NO. 49 OF 2025 (S-RES) WRIT APPEAL NO. 51 OF 2025 (S-RES)
IN WA No. 156/2025 BETWEEN:
1. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (PORTS WING) TRANSPORT BHAVAN NO.1, PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI – 110 001. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. PRAMOD B, ADVOCATE - CGSC) AND:
1. SMT. GOPI W/O LATE KESHAVA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RESIDING AT SRIDURGA BHASKARA COLONY, POST KULAI HOSABETTU – 575 109. MANGALORE TALUK
Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka
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SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY LRs
1(a) SMT. JAYALATHA D/O LATE GOPI AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
1(b) SRI. ANANDA KOTIAN S/O GOPI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
1(c) SMT. VANI D/O GOPI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
ALL ARE RESIDING AT DOOR NO.1-175/21 ”SHREE DURGA”, BHASKAR COLONY HASABETTUR MANGALURU – 575 109. 2. SMT. SUNEETHI W/O LATE MADHAVA K.B.
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.231, 10TH STREET, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNDA DISTRICT
3. SMT. MEENAKSHI W/O. LATE. BHIM BAHADUR AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RESIDING AT 34,
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5TH AVENUE NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
4. SMT. SUMATHI W/O. LATE U. VIJAY AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS RESIDING AT 85, 20TH AVENUE NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
5. SMT. PUSHPA W/O. LATE CHENNAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS SHIVAKRIPA, MITHOTTU HOUSE HOSABETTU, POST KULAI HOSABETTU – 575 026. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
6. SMT. SHARADA W/O LATE VEERAPPA ANCHAN AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS CHAMUNDI NIVASA, 9TH BLOCK KATTIPALLA, PADUPADAV MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
7. SMT.
PREMALATHA K W/O. LATE P. KORAGAPPA ACHAR AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 42, DEVIKRIPA, NMPT EMPLOYEES HOUSING COLONY POST
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KULAI HOSABETTU – 575 026. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
8. SMT. SEETHA W/O LATE VISHWANATHA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS PACHANADY, DEVINAGAR, BONDEL POST – 575 008. DOOR NO. 1-80/1-(5) MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
9. SMT. BHARATHI W/O LATE NARAYANA SUVARNA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS RESIDING AT SITE NO.34 CHITRAPURA, POST KULAI MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
10. SMT. LEELA U.M.
W/O LATE U.MANOHARA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT PREMVILLA AGARMELU HOUSE POST SURATKAL – 574 158 . MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
11. SMT. NAGAVENI W/O LATE ARMUGAM AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 6, 18TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. - 5 -
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11(a) SRI. NAGAPPA S/O LATE NAGAVENI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
11(b) SMT. AMMANNI D/O. LATE NAGAVENI AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS
11(c) SRI. NARAYANN S/O LATE NAGAVENI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
11(d) SRI. CHANDRA S/O LATE NAGAVENI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO.44/7 EAST TANK STREET NEAR WATER TANK TIRUVALLLORE CHINGIPOT DISTRICT TAMILNADU – 602 001. 12. SMT. LAXMI W/O LATE P SUNDARA NAIK AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 14, 6TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK
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13. SMT. M S SAVITHRI W/O LATE E PARAMESHWARAN AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 11, 15TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010.
MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
14. SMT. VEENA W/O. LATE BHASKAR AMIN AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS RESIDING AT SAMRUDHI, GOKUL NAGAR, KULAI MANGALORE – 575 019. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
15. SMT. CHANDRAMATHI W/O LATE R. GOPALAKRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 16, 10TH STREET, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
16. SMT. B. INDIRA W/O LATE B. HARICHANDRA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 8, 13TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK
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17. SMT. SHANTHI W/O LATE. SHRIDHARA ACHAR AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS RESIDING AT SITE NO.62 BLOCK NO.6, KRISHNAPURA SURATHKAL – 574 158. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
18. SMT. KAMALA W/O LATE HONNAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3, 15TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNDA DISTRICT
SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY LRs
18(a) SRI. SURESH K S/O LATE KAMALA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
18(b) SRI. GANESH K S/O LATE KAMALA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
BOTH ARE RESIDING AT DOOR NO.1-174/20 SAMRUDDI, 3RD CROSS MITTOTU COLONY, HOSABETTU MANGALURU – 575 019. - 8 -
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19. SMT. BHUVANA W/O LATE N K DHANASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.21, 7TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
20. SMT. SANNALINGAMMA W/O. LATE K. GOPALAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.2, 18TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
21. SMT. SASHIKALA S W/O LATE. SHRIDHAR SHETTY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS RESIDING AT BINARY HOME KOTTARA NEAR INFOSYS, MANGALORE MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
22.
SMT MAYADEVI W/O LATE. LAL BAHADUR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.24, 4TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
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23. SMT .SOVERINE D’SOUZA W/O LATE WALTER D’SOUZA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.18, 8TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
24. SMT. JYOTHI W/O LATE K. KARUNAKARA ARYA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.6 14TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
25. SMT. K. LEELA JOHNSON W/O LATE Y. JOHNSON AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RESIDING AT II FLOOR BETHEL CHEEKANPARA COTTAGE BYRATHI DODDAGUBBI POST BANGALORE – 562 177. 26. SMT. YAMUNA W/O LATE U ANANDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS DOOR NO. 60156, VITH BLOCK KRISHNAPURA SURATHKAL MANGALORE TALUK – 575 008. DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
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27. SMT. MEERA W/O LATE RAMADAS AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT KATTEMAR HOUSE KULSHEKAR POST MANGALORE – 575 008. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY LRs
27(a) SMT. DIVYA D/O LATE MEERA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
27(b) KUM. DEEPIKA D/O LATE MEERA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
BOTH ARE RESIDING AT 21-80/1, KOTIMURA PADAVU, KULSHEKAR MANGALURU – 575 005. 28. SMT CHENNAMMA W/O LATE CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDING AT KUDKORI GUDDR KANKANADY MANGALORE – 575 002. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
29. SMT. NAGAMMA W/O LATE BHOJA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS
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RESIDING AT MOODUBETTU HOUSE NEAR KULAI GUTHU, POST KULAI MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
30. SMT.
BABY W/O LATE LOKAYYA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS DOOR NO.7/1-14/7 NEAR URVA MARKET P O ASHOK NAGAR MANGALORE – 575 003. 31. NEW MANGALORE PORT PENSIONERS’ WELFARE ASSOCIATION NORTH END QUALITY CONTROL LAB PANAMBUR MANGALORE – 575 010. REGISTRED UNDER THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT 1980, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SHRI. K. SUBRAMANYA RAO
32. THE NEW MANAGALORE PORT TRUST PANAMBUR, MANGALORE – 575 010. REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M RAJASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1 (A-C), R2-R10, R11(A-D), R12-R17, R18(A&B), R19-R26, R27(A&B) & R28-31;
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SRI. R SUBRAMANYA, SR.ADVOCATE FOR R32)
THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 23.04.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP No-45318/2012 (S-RES) WHICH IS PREJUDICIAL TO THE INTEREST OF THE APPELLANT AND ETC.,
IN WA NO. 49/2025 BETWEEN:
1. THE NEW MANGALORE PORT AUTHORITY PANAMBUR, MANGALORE – 575 010. REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN ...APPELLANT (BY SRI. SUBRAMANYA R, SR.ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, NO. 1, PARLIAMENT STREET, NEW DELHI – 110 001. 2. SMT. GOPI W/O LATE KESHAVA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RESIDING AT SRIDURGA BHASKARA COLONY POST KULAI HOSABETTU - 575 109. MANGALORE TALUK
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2(b)
2(c) DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY LRs
SMT. JAYALATHA D/O. LATE GOPI AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
SRI. ANANDA KOTIAN S/O. LATE GOPI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
SMT. VANI D/O LATE GOPI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
ALL ARE RESIDING AT DOOR NO.1-175/21,
“SHREE DURGA”, BHASKAR COLONY HOSABETTU, MANGALORE – 575 019. 3. SMT.
SUNEETHI W/O LATE MADHAVA K.B.
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.21 10TH STREET, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR – 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNDA DISTRICT
4. SMT. MEENAKSHI W/O LATE BHIM BAHADUR AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RESIDING AT 34, 5TH AVENUE NMPT COLONY
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POST PANAMBUR - 575 010 MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
5. SMT SUMATHI W/O LATE U. VIJAY AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS RESIDING AT 88, 20TH AVENUE NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR - 875 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
6. SMT. PUSHPA W/O LATE CHENNAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS SHIVAKRIPA, MITHOTTU HOUSE HOBABETTU, POST KULAI HOBABETTU – 575 026. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
7. SMI. SHARADA W/O LATE VEERAPPA ANCHAN AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS CHAMUNDI NIVASA, 9TH BLOCK KATTIPALLA, PADUPADAV MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
8. SMT. PREMALATHA K.
W/O LATE P. KORAGAPPA ACHAR AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 42, DEVIKRIPA, NMPT EMPLOYEES
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HOUSING COLONY POST KULAI HOSABETTU - 575 026. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
9. SMT. SEETHA W/O LATE VISHWANATHA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS PACHANADY, DEVINAGAR BONDEL POST-575 008 DOOR NO. 1-80/1-(5) MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
10. SMT. BHARATHI W/O LATE NARAYANA SUVARNA. AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS RESIDING AT SITE NO.34 CHITRAPURA, POST KULAI MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
11. SMT. LEELA U.M.
W/O LATE U. MANOHARA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT PREMVILLA AGARMELU HOUSE POST SURATKAL - 574 158. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
12. SMT. NAGAVENI W/O LATE ARMUGAM AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.
6,
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12(b)
12(c) 18TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR - 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY LRs
SRI. NAGAPPA S/O. LATE NAGAVENI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
SMT. AMMANNI D/O. LATE NAGAVENI AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS
SRI. NARAYANN S/O. LATE NAGAVENI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
SRI. CHANDRA S/O. LATE NAGAVENI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO.44/7 EAST TANK STREET NEAR WATER TANK TIRUVALLORE, CHINGIPOT DISTRICT TAMILNADU – 602 001. 13. SMT. LAXMI W/O LATE P. SUNDARA NAIK AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 14 6TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR - 575 010. - 17 -
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14. SMT. M.S. SAVITHRI W/O LATE E. PARAMESHWARAN AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 11 15TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR -575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
15. SMT. VEENA W/O LATE BHASKAR AMIN AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS RESIDING AT SAMRUDHI GOKUL NAGAR, KULAI MANGALORE - 575 019. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
16. SMT. CHANDRAMATHI W/O LATE R. GOPALAKRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 16 10TH STREET, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR - 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
17. SMT. BINDIRA W/O LATE B HARICHANDRA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO. 8 13TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY
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POST PANAMBUR - 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
18. SMT. SHANTHI W/O LATE SHRIDHARA ACHARY AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS RESIDING AT SITE NO.62 BLOCK NO.6, KRISHNAPURA SURATHKAL - 574 158. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNDA DISTRICT
19. 19(a)
19(b)
SMT.
KAMALA W/O LATE HONNAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3 15TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR - 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNDA DISTRICT
SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY LRs
SRI. SURESH K S/O. LATE KAMALA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
SRI. GANESH K S/O LATE KAMALA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
BOTH ARE RESIDING AT DOOR NO.1-174/20 SAMRUDDHI, 3RD CROSS, MITTOTU COLONY
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HOSABETTU, MANGALORE – 575 019. 20. SMT. BHUVANA W/O LATE N.K. DHANASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.21 7TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR - 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNDA DISTRICT
21. SMT. SANNALINGAMMA W/O LATE K. GOPALAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.2 18TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR - 575 010. DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT MANGALORE TALUK
22. SMT. SASHIKALA S W/O LATE SHRIDHAR SHETTY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS RESIDING AT BINARY HOME KOTTARA, NEAR INFOSYS, MANGALORE, MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
23. SMT. MAYADEVI W/O LATE LAL BAHADUR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.24 4TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR - 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK
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24. SMT. SOVERINE D'SOUZA W/O LATE WALTER D'SOUZA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.18 8TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR - 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
25. SMT. JYOTHI W/O LATE K. KARUNAKARA ARYA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR. NO 6 14TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY POST PANAMBUR - 575 010. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
26. SMT. K LEELA JOHNSON W/O LATE Y JOHNSON AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RESIDING AT II FLOOR BETHEL CHEEKANPARA COTTAGE BYRATHI DODDAGUBBI POST BANGALORE - 562 177. 27. SMT. YAMUNA W/O LATE U ANANDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS DOOR NO.
60156, VITH BLOCK KRISNAPURA, SURATHKAL MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
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28. SMT. MEERA W/O LATE RAMADAS AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT KATTEMAR HOUSE KULSHEKAR POST MANGALORE - 575 008. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY LRs
SMT. DIVYA D/O LATE MEERA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
KUM. DEEPIKA D/O. LATE MEERA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
BOTH ARE RESIDING AT 21-80/1 KOTIMURA, PADAVU, KULSHEKAR MANGALORE – 575 005. 29. SMT. CHENNAMMA W/O LATE CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDING AT KUDKORI GUDDR KANKANADY MANGALORE - 575 002. MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
30. SMT. NAGAMMA W/O LATE BHOJA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RESIDING AT MOODUBETTU
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HOUSE NEAR KULAI GUTHU, POST KULAI , MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
31. SMT. BABY W/O LATE LOKAYYA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS DOOR NO.7/1-14/7 NEAR URVA MARKET , MANGALORE - 575 003. P.O. ASHOKNAGAR
32. NEW MANGALORE PORT PENSIONERS' WELFARE ASSOCIATION NORTH END QUALITY CONTROL LAB PANAMBUR, MANGALORE - 575 010 REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1980 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SHRI. K. SUBRAMANYA RAO AGED MAJOR ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MADANAN PILLAI R, CGC FOR R1;
SRI. M RAJASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2-R32) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 23/04/2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.45318/2012 AND ETC.,
IN WA NO. 51/2025 BETWEEN:
1. THE NEW MANGALORE PORT AUTHORITY
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PANAMBUR, MANGALORE – 575 010. REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN ...APPELLANT (BY SRI. SUBRAMANYA R, SR.ADVOCATE) AND:
1.
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, NO.1, PARLIAMENT STREET, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 2. SMT. M.K. PAVANAKSHI W/O. LATE GANGADHAR POOJARY AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS RESIDING AT 16, 1ST AVENUE, NMPT COLONY, PANAMBUR MANGALORE - 575 010 DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
3. SMT. LETITIA CUTINHA W/O. LATE SALAVADORE D'SOUZA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS RESIDING AT PRASANNA HOUSE IDDYA VILLAGE, SURATKAL - 575 014. MANGALORE, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
4. SRI. PRABHAKAR JOGI S/O. LATE NARAYANA JOGI, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.6, 5TH AVENUE, NMPT COLONY, PANAMBUR, MANGALORE - 575 010. DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
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5. SMT. SHAKUNTALA W/0. LATE DHRUVA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS ’LAXMI NIVAS', OPP DERABAIL CHURCH, KONCHADY, MANGALORE - 575 010. DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
6. SMT. SUNDARI W/O. LATE RAMA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.10, 3RD AVENUE, NMPT COLONY, PANAMBUR, MANGALORE - 575 010. DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT
7. NEW MANGALORE PORT PENSIONERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION, NORTH END, QUALITY CONTROL LAB PANAMBUR, MANGALORE - 575 010. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT K. SUBRAMANYA RAO, AGED MAJOR ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MADANAN PILLAI R, CGC FOR R1;
SRI. M RAJASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2, R3, R4, R5 & R7) THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL AND SET-ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 23.04.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION No.
45349/2012 AND ETC.,
THESE APPEALS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH
ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)
1. Heard Mr. B. Pramod, learned Central Government Standing Counsel representing the Union of India and Mr. R Subramanya, learned Senior Advocate representing the New Mangalore Port Authority.
2. It is not in dispute that the Central Civil Services Pension Rules [for short ‘CCS (Pension) Rules’] applicable to the Central Government Employees have been made applicable in respect of the employees of the New Mangalore Port Authority.
3. It is also not in dispute that under the CCS (Pension) Rules, the dearness relief is admissible on the family pension. The learned Single Judge, therefore, considering the resolutions passed by the Board of the New Mangalore Port Authority to adopt and apply the CCS (Pension) Rules, directed the respondents to grant the dearness relief under the Pension Regulations.
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4. We find that the judgment of the learned Single Judge is a well-considered
judgment, having considered all aspects, including the provisions of the CCS (Pension) Rules and the resolutions adopting the said Rules by the New Mangalore Port Authority. We see no ground warranting interference by this Court in these appeals.
5. Therefore, we find no merit in these appeals and the same are dismissed. In view of dismissal of the appeals, pending I.As, if any, stand disposed of.
Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE
Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE
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