- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19582 WP No. 28464 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 28464 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MANJUNATH G SIO. SN. NS GOVINDARAJU AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC.) PIN NO. 14965 RT DIVISION, KPTCL, MYSORE-570007 RESIDING AT NO.500, BHASKAR NILAYA BEHIND ST. MARY'S CONVENT VIVEKANAND NAGAR, T. NARASIPURA, MYSURU-571 124. 2. SRI. MUHEED AHMED SLO. SRI. RAFI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC.) PIN NO.15074 CHAMARAJANAGAR NODAL CENTRE CHAMARAJANAGAR OPERATION DIVISION 220KV, R/S. D.R PETE RESIDING AT NO. 122/1, 5TH CROSS, TANK ROAD, SUBHASH NAGAR MYSORE-570 007 3. SRI. G. RAMACHANDRA RAO SLO. SRI G. HANUMANTHA RAO AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC.) PIN NO.15080 LT RATING, N.R. MOHALLA SUB DIVISION JYOTHI NAGAR, MT DIVISION OFFICE MYSORE RESIDING AT NO 574, VASANTH NAGAR MYSORE-570 001. 4. SRI. ANIL KUMAR J SLO. SRI JAVARAJU K AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19582 WP No. 28464 of 2025 WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC.) PIN NO.15016 HT RATING SUB DIVISION, CESC, MYSORE-570 006 RESIDING AT NO.20, RATNAGARDENIA DATTAGALLI, MYSORE-570 033. 5. SRI DHARMESH G P S/O SRI PARVATHE GOWDA GC AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO. 15006 LT RATING SUB DIVISION M T DIVISION BUILDING CESC, JYOTHINAGARA, MYSORE-570019 RESIDING AT NO.64, RAVISHANKARA BADAVANE BEHIND CRIST PUBLIC SCHOOL KERGALLI MYSORE-570 026. 6. SRI SOMANNA H S/O SRI HUCHAIAH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO. 15050 VAJAMANGALA NODAL CENTRE 220 KV R/S VAJAMANGALA KPTCL BANNUR ROAD MYSORE RESIDING AT NO.8821, VIJAYNAGAR 4TH STAGE, 2ND PHASE MYSORE-570 017. 7. SMT SEEMA A R D/O SRI A RAMA NAIK AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO,15009 O/O CHIEF ENGINEER O AND M ZONE CESC MYSORE -570026 RESIDING AT NO,98 BHARATHI ENCLAVE MARATHIKYATHANAHALUY BOGADI MYSORE-570026. 8. SMT DHARANI DEVI N D/O SRI MURTHY N AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO,.15062 NO.29, CORPORATE OFFICE, CESC VIJAYANAGAR 2ND STAGE, NEAR HINKAL - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19582 WP No. 28464 of 2025 MYSORE-570017 RESIDING AT NO.370 GAYATHRIPURAM 1ST STAGE 3RD CROSS, MYSORE -570001. 9. SMT YASHODHA M D/O SRI MUDDAIAH M AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEEER (ELEC) PIN NO,.15070 NO.29 CORPORATE OFFICE CESC VIJAYANAGAR 2ND STAGE NEAR HINKAL MYSORE-570017 RESIDING AT NO.196, 21ST CROSS B BLOCK 3RD STAGE, VIJAYANAGAR MYSORE-570 017. 10. SMT MANJULA S D/OO SRI SIDDAPPAJI AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO. 15061 DC, SCADA, CORPORATE OFFICE CESC, MYSORE -570026 RESIDING AT NO.96, NORTH OF GOKULAM 3RD STAGE 3RD CROSS MYSORE -570 002. 11. SRI CHANDU KUMAR K S/O SRI KELLAIAH M AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO.115019 O AND M SUB DIVISION CESC H D KOTE RESIDING AT NO.108 VENKATADRI NILAYA GRAM, PANCHAYAT LAYOUT, YELWALA MYSORE-571130. 12. SRI RAMESH S S/O SRI R SRINIVASAIAH AGAE ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 15033 O AND M SUB DIVISION KCESC SARGURU R/AT NO 10 BLOCK NO 14, 8TH CROSS SHAKTHI NAGAR MYSORE – 570 029. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19582 WP No. 28464 of 2025 13. SRI THIPPESWAMY V S/O SRI VEERABHADRAAIH GK AGE ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 14961 TLM S/D KPTCL SHIVAJI KROAD FTS CIRCLE MYSORE 570 007. R/AT NO 11455 VIJAYANAGAR 3rd STAGE 2ND PHASE NEAR SANKALPA TREES APARTMENT MYSORE 570 032. 14. SRI VIVEKANANDA PONNAPPA M S S/O SRI M B SADANANDA AGE ABOUT 51 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 15002 O/O CHIEF EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ZONAL OFFICE CESC B M ROAD SANTHEPETE HASSAN 573201 R/AT NO 77/15A NEAR STADIUM VIDYANAGAR M G ROAD HASSAN – 573 201. 15. SMT S P CHANDRAMMA D/O S H PUTTARANGANATH AGE ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE KENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 15075 HT RATING SUB DIVISION CESC SANTHEPETE HASSAN 573 201 R/AT AISHWARYA NILAYA BEHIND GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL SATHYAMANGALA HASSAN 573 201. 16. SRI HARISH KUMAR Y N S/O SRI NAGE GOWDA AGE ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 14982 SEDC SAKALESHPURA SUB DIVISION R/AT NO 11 AMMA NILAYA BEHIND KSRTC TAINING SCHOOL SATHYAMANGALA HASSAN 573 201. 17. SRI BASAVARAJ MULLUR S/O H B MULLULR AGE ABOUT 42 YEARS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19582 WP No. 28464 of 2025 WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 15012 TA AND QC KPTCL MLAROLI R/AT NO 5-78/9 SUPRABHA HOUSE BOLPU GUDDE 1ST CROSS NEAR MAHALINGESHWARA KATTE KAVOOR POST MANGALURU 575 015. 18. SRI GANESH KUNDER S/O SRI RAMANNA KUNDER AGE ABOUT 42 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 15069 BYKAMPADY SUB DIVISION RATHNALEELA COMPLEX HONNAKATTE KULAI MANGALURU 575019 R/AT NO 402 ROSARY COTTAGE KAKKEBETTU SHAKTHINAGAR MANGALURU 575 001. 19. SRI SHIVAKUMAR G V S/O SRI VEERAPPA G AGE ABOUR 42 YEARS WORKING AS KASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 15026 WORK SECTION CORPORATE OFFICE MESCOM BEJAI MANGALURU 575004 R/AT C/O VASANTH KOJAPADI 4 145/1 KOJAPADY HOUSE NEAR RAKTTHESHWARI TEMPLE MALLEMAAR MANGALUR- 575 006. 20. SRI CHIDANAND G S/O SRI GANGANNA P S AGE ABOUT 41 YEARA WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 14962 RAMANAGAR URBAN SUB DIVISION BESCOM RUKMINI LAYOUT BESIDE APMC MARKET RAMANAGARA 562159 R/AT MANJUNATHA NAGAR JALAMLANGALA ROAD RAMANAGAR 562 159. 21. SRI K RAVIKUMAR S/O SRI M KRISHNA AGE ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 15063 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19582 WP No. 28464 of 2025 O AND M SUB DIVISION CESC PANDAVAPURA 571434 R/AT NO 310 5TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN VIJAYANAGAR 1ST STAGE MYSORE 570 017. 22. SRI RAJENDRA PRASAD S/O SRI GURUSIDDAIAH AGE ABOUT 44 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 15082 220KV R/S CHAMARAJANAGAR DODDARAYAPETE 571313 R/AT SAVITHRI NILAYA KHB LAYOUT OPP TRAFFIC POLICE STATION CHAMARAJANAGAR 571 313. 23. SRI GURUBASAVARAJA N M S/O SRI BASAVARAJ M AGE ABOUT 44 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 15008 PROJECTS SUB DIVISION KPTCLL DAVANAGERE 577002 R/AT NO 796/4 5T B CROSS SHIVAKUMARASWAMY BADAVANE 2ND STAGE DAVANGERE 577 006. 24. SRI VARAHA KRAJU S/O LATE RAMA CHANDRA RAJU AGE ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKING AS ASSUSTABNT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELEC) PIN NO 15015 OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE ENGINEER REMC ANANDA RAO CIRCLE BENGALURU 560 009. R/AT RANGASWAMY TEMPLE STREET BENGALURU 560 053. 25. SRI VINAYAKA F L S/O SRI FAKKIRAPPA L AGE ABOUT 44 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) PIN NO 15054 BESCOM MT DIVISION BENGALURU NORTH R/AT 181D 4TH MAIN ROAD MEI LAYOUT BAGALAKUNTE BENGALURU 560 073. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19582 WP No. 28464 of 2025 26. SRI. SUKUMARRAJU BASAVARAJU S/O. SRI. B. VENKATARAMA RAJU AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC.) PIN NO.14958 OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BANGARPET, O M SUB DIVISION, BESCOM, BANGARPET-563 114 RESIDING AT 2ND MAIN, 14TH CROSS, NEAR GNANA MANDIRA, AMARAVATHI NAGAR BANGARPET-563 114 KOLAR DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VIGNESWARA.S.SHASTRI, SENIOR COUNSEL APPEARING FOR SRI. SATHEESHA.K.N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M/S THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR CORPORATE OFFICE CAUVERY BHAVAN K G ROAD BANGALORE 560 009. 2. M/S. BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CO. LTD., REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.R. CIRCLE, BANGALORE-560 001. 3. MANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CO. LTD. (MESCOM), REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, ATTAVAR, MANGALORE-575 003. 4. HUBLI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CO. LTD. (HESCOM), REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HUBLI-580 025. 5. CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION. (CESC), REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MYSORE-570 017 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19582 WP No. 28464 of 2025 6. GULBARGA ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED (GESCOM) REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KALABURGI-585 102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SRIRANGA, SENIOR COUNSEL APPEARING FOR SMT. SUMANA NAGARANAND, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO GRANT THE PETITIONERS STARTING PAY SCALE OF RS.8920/- GRANTING 2 PERCENT IN ADDITION TO THEIR EXISTING BASIC PAY OF RS.8645/- AS STATED ABOVE AND ALL OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED TO AND TO PAY THEM THE ARREARS WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED TO FROM THE DATE OF THEIR APPOINTMENT I.E., 23.11.2007 TILL DATE AND CONTINUE TO PAY THE SAME BY MAKING PROPER RE-FIXATION IN NEW SCALE WITH THE ADMISSIBLE ALLOWANCES IN THE LIGHT OF THE ORDERS OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DATED 28.04.2023 IN CIVIL APPEAL NO.2702/2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-L TO EACH OF THE PETITIONERS CONCERNED ONLY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioner seeks for the following reliefs:- “ (a) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction directing the Respondents to grant the Petitioners starting pay scale of Rs.8920/- granting 2% in addition to their existing basic pay of Rs.8645/- as stated above and all other consequential benefits which they are - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19582 WP No. 28464 of 2025 entitled to and to pay them the arrears which they are entitled to from the date of their appointment i.e., 23.11.2007 till date and continue to pay the same by making proper re- fixation in new scale with the admissible allowances in the light of the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dated: 28.04.2023 in Civil Appeal No.2702/2023 vide Annexure-L to each of the Petitioners concerned only; (b) Direct the Respondents to pay the petitioners the cost of these writ petitions and grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon’ble court may be pleased to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case, to meet the ends of justice and equity.” 2. Heard learned Senior counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record. 3. Though several contentions have been urged by both sides in support of their respective claims and having regard to the fact that the representation at Annexure-M submitted by the petitioners having not been responded to by the respondents, without expressing any opinion on the merits / de-merits of the rival contentions, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of this petition by directing the concerned respondents to consider the representation at Annexure-M within a period of three months from - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19582 WP No. 28464 of 2025 the date of receipt of a copy of this order, bearing in mind the orders passed by this Court and the Apex Court vide Annexures-J, K and L respectively in accordance with law. 4. Subject to the aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE Srl.