- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2046-DB WP No. 102677 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI WRIT PETITION NO. 102677 OF 2025 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, FOREST, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU. 2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR FOREST AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE, ARANYA BHAVAN, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560 003. 3. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, GADAG DIVISION, GADAG-582 101. 4. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, DHARWAD DIVISION, DHARWAD-580 001. 5. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, HAVERI DIVISION, HAVERI-581 110. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI G.K. HIREGOUDAR, P.G.A.) AND: 1. SRI KUBERAPPA PAWADASHETTAR, SON OF IRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RETIRED FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT, Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2046-DB WP No. 102677 of 2025 OFFICER THE DY. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, GADAG DIVISION, GADAG, RESIDING AT: MIG-146, KHB COLONY, RAJIVGANDHINAGAR, BEHIND SAIBABA TEMPLE, GADAG-562 101. 2. SRI MALLIKARJUN C. KURAHATTI, SON OF CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, OFFICE OF THE DY. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, DHARWAD DIVISION, DHARWAD, RESIDING AT: PLOT NO.53, RD JALATI BUILDING, 4TH CROSS, 4TH MAIN, VIVEKANANDNAGAR, DHARWAD-580 004. 3. SRI G.G. DANDAGIHALLI, (GUDDAPPA GANGAPPA DANDAGIHALLI) SON OF GANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RETIRED FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT, OFFICE OF THE DY. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, HAVERI DIVISION, OPP. KARJAGI, HAVERI, RESIDING AT: 1 FLOOR, BANNAD BUILDING, 17TH CROSS, BASAVESHWARNAGAR, HAVERI. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SUNITHA P. KALASOOR AND SMT. NAYANA C. RASHINKAR, ADVOCATES FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 19.08.2022 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BELAGAVI IN APPLICATION NO.10728 TO 10730 OF 2022 (ANNEXURE-A TO THE WRIT PETITION) AND ETC. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2046-DB WP No. 102677 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. Aggrieved by the order passed in Application Nos.10728 to 10730 of 2022 by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Belagavi (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), the State has preferred this Writ Petition. 2. The order passed by Tribunal reads as under: “The applications are allowed and we direct the respondents to grant additional qualifying service under Rule 247-A of KCSRs to the applicants in accordance with the rules that were in force as on the date, the applicants were regularized into State Civil Service as First Division Assistants from the cadre of daily wage employees and extend further consequential benefits including pension and pensionary benefits within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the order passed by the Tribunal in Application Nos.10728 to 10730 of 2022 has already been modified by this Court in - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2046-DB WP No. 102677 of 2025 W.P. No.16582/2023 C/w. W.P.Nos.13427/2022, 18490/2022, 20687/2022, 4099/2023, 12931/2023, 26337/2023. Accordingly, he prays that the impugned order in the present case may also be modified as per the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.16582/2023 and connected matters. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents have no objections to the same. 5. In view of the above submissions, this Court passes the following: ORDER i) The impugned order passed in Application Nos.10728 to 10730 of 2022, by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Belagavi stands modified in terms of the order passed by this Court in - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2046-DB WP No. 102677 of 2025 W.P.No.16582/2023 and other connected matters. ii) The respondents herein shall be given the benefits in terms of the said order. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE Sd/- (B. MURALIDHARA PAI) JUDGE SSP CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 6