- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636322023 NC: 2026:KHC:47161 WP No. 196 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 196 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. B C CHENNABASAVAIAH S/O LATE CHIKKATHOTADA ARADHYA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 109/B, 16TH A MAIN KORAMANGALA 4TH BLOCK, BANGALORE SOUTH KARNATAKA 560034 2. SMT BHANU SHANKARAN W/O E SHANKARAN, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 57/A, 1ST MAIN ROAD, MANJUNATH NAGAR, NEAR PARK RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE NORTH KARNATAKA 560010 3. GURURAJ S S/O LATE H SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT FLAT NO 7114, 7TH TOWER, PRESTIGE BAGAMANE TEMPLE, BELL APARTMENT, R R NAGAR, BANGALORE 560098 Digitally signed by SHILPABAI S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636322023 NC: 2026:KHC:47161 WP No. 196 of 2024 4. N RAVINDRA SHETTY S/O LATE K HERIYANNA SHETTY SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AW N.A-2-24 VIJAYA ENCLAVE BANNERGHATTA ROAD SRS NAGAR BANGALORE SOUTH KARNATAKA-560076 5. AJITH V DURG S/O V R DURG AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/A NO.13/B, 5TH MAIN RK LAYOUT, IST STAGE PADMANABHA NAGAR BANASHANKARI-II STAGE BANGALORE KARNATAKA-560070 6. A N LOKESH S/O LATGE A G NARASANNA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/A NO.344, BTM LAYOUT II STAGE, 1ST PHASE 22ND MAIN, 2ND CROSS BANGALORE-560076 7. PRABHAKAR VASUDEV KURDEKAR S/O VASUDEV KURDEKAR AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/A VASUDEVA NILAYA NO.38, ASHOKAVANA COLONY NEAR KEC, GOKUL ROAD HUBBALLI-580027 - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636322023 NC: 2026:KHC:47161 WP No. 196 of 2024 8. M S RODAGI MALLINATH S RODAGI AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/A NEAR AMBABHAVANI KALYAN NAGAR BIJAPUR VIJAYA COLLEGE BIJAPUR-586103 9. ANAND MUTTHYA POOJARY S/O MUTTHAYA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/A 4-81A-6 HARSHADEEPA UDUPA COMPOUND 76, BADAGABETTU BAILOOR, UDUPI KARNATAKA-576101 10. ARUN DATTATREYA PATHAK AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED C/O H NO 3715 NEAR MARUTHI TEMPLE, NEW FORT, VTC HUBLI PO HUBLI, DHARWAD DISTRICT, KARNATAKA 580020 11. K MALINI PAI C/O KOCHIKAR ALOKE PAI, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT FLAT NO 003, LAXMINARAYANA APARTMENT, MANNAGUDDE, SEVAK GARDEN, MANNAGUDDA, KODAILBAILBAIL MANGALORE D K DISTRICT 575003 - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636322023 NC: 2026:KHC:47161 WP No. 196 of 2024 12. KONDA PRAKASH S/O KONDA MANIKAYYA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 7-6-75, VASAVINAGAR, NEAR NAGAR BUS STOP, RAICHUR, KARNATAKA 584101 13. AMARESH S/O MANIKRAO AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT 8-11-182/12, PANCHAMUKHINAGAR, RAICHUR, KARNATAKA 584103 14. SRI VASUDEV CHOODU KADAWADA S/O CHHODU SUBRAY KADWAD, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 190, NEAR KASTHURBA NAGAR, LANDAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, CHIPAGI POST, SIRSI MARKET, SIRSI UTTAR KANNADA, KARNATAKA 581402 15. M G PRABHU S/O M PADMANABHA PRABHU, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT ASHIRVAD, NEAR S L V TEMPLE, KELAGINAPETE NADSAL, UDUPI KARNATAKA 574111 16. BANAPPA SHIVASHANKARAPPA DHAVALGI S/O SHIVASHANKRAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636322023 NC: 2026:KHC:47161 WP No. 196 of 2024 SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 56, SIDDESHWAR PARK VIDHYANAGR, HUBLI ENG COLLEGE DHARWAD - 580031 17. R MAHADEVAPPA S/O R ERAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT PLOT NO 72/B, 2ND MAIN SHANKAR COLONY S N PET BELLARY KARNATAKA - 583101 18. M B SURESH BABU S/O LATE M B GOVINDARAJU AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 6/B, 1ST MAIN ROAD OPP RTO OFFICE AISHWARYA COLONY BELLARY, BELLARY CANTONMENT KARNATAKA - 583104 19. K PRASAD RAO S/O NARAYAN RAO K L AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 498, GROUND FLOOR 11TH B CROSS, 4TH MAIN 3RD BLOCK, BEL LAYOUT MES SCHOOL, VIDYARANYAPURA BANGALORE NORTH - 560097 20. SRI B K GANGARAJU S/O LATE B R KANNAN AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 127/2, SKANDANILAYA - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636322023 NC: 2026:KHC:47161 WP No. 196 of 2024 GANESH MANDIR ROAD TYAGARAJNAGAR BANGALORE KARNATAKA - 560028 21. Y MOHAN GUPTA S/O V L YELLAPPASETTY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 52, 5TH CROSS TARAMANDALPET SHAKAMBARINAGAR PIPELINE ROAD NEAR BANASHANKARI TEMPLE J P NAGAR, 1ST PHASE, BANGALORE SOUTH KARNATAKA - 560078 22. SADANANDA MOORTHY K M S/O LATE MALLESHAIAH B AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 84, 3RD CROSS 4TH BLOCK BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE - 560085 23. M S SRINVIVASAN C/O M S SHARATH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 515/A 1ST CROSS 2ND MAIN KEMPEGOWDA LAYOUT, 3RD PHASE 3RD BLOCK BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE BANGALORE SOUTH - 560085 24. E N SHENOY S/O F N SHENOY AGED ABAOUT 69 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 63, 3RD CROSS - 7 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636322023 NC: 2026:KHC:47161 WP No. 196 of 2024 VINAYAKA LAYOUT BOOPASANDRA BANGALORE -560094 25. SRI V S GUNASHEKAR S/O V V SAMPATHKUMAR AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 52, ST JOHNS ROAD 3RD FLOOR, ABOVE INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, BANGALORE - 560042 26. D K SHANKARA S/O S D KRISHNASWAMY AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT NO 203, SHARADA KRUPA 24TH MAIN JUDICIAL LAYOUT YELAHANKA G K V K POST BENGALURU - 560065 27. D SATHYAN S/O SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS FLAT NO G-15, SWARNA HEAVENS APT 144/2 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ROAD PRASHANTH LAYOUT, WHITEFIELD BENGALURU - 560066 28. K V SRIKUMAR R/A NO. 630 AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED SUPRADEEPA BEL LAYOUT 3RD BLOCK 8TH CROSS - 8 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636322023 NC: 2026:KHC:47161 WP No. 196 of 2024 4TH MAIN VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU – 560097 29. B DATHATREYA S/O B NAGANNA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS SR. CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/AT HOUSE NO 2/6, WARD NO 5, GANESHA TEMPLE STREET BRUCEPET, BELLARY - 583101 kARNATAKA …PETITIONERS (BY SMT/MISS SHRIDEVI SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. DHANANJAY KUMAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE, 4TH LEVEL, A WING, DELHI SECRETARIAT, IP ESTATE, NEW DELHI REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE CHAIRMAN/MANAGING DIRECTOR (CMD) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD, A GOVT. INDIA UNDERTAKING REGISTERED WITH THE INSURANCE REGULATORY & DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF INDIA REGD AND HEAD OFFICE AT P B NO 7037, CORPORATE AND REGISTERED OFFICE, ORIENTAL HOUSE, A-25/27, ASIF ALI ROAD, NEW DELHI 110002 3. DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, - 9 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636322023 NC: 2026:KHC:47161 WP No. 196 of 2024 NO 44/45, LEO SHOPPING COMPLEX, RESIDENCY ROAD, BANGALORE 560025 …RESPONDENTS (BY CGC FOR R1; SRI. B C SEETHARAMA RAO, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3 (VC)) THIS WRIT PETITION FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 15/02/2023 MADE BY THE PETITIONERS VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking a mandamus directing respondent No.2 to consider the representations submitted by the petitioners vide Annexure-A series, wherein the petitioners had requested respondent No.2 to pay the dues/arrears of pension by adding the pensionary benefit of Statutory provision (3-B in Appendix-IV) of General Insurance (Employees’) - 10 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636322023 NC: 2026:KHC:47161 WP No. 196 of 2024 Pension Scheme 1995. Despite receipt of the said representations, the same was not considered by respondent No.2. Hence, this petition. 2. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 submits that, if reasonable time is granted, respondent No.2 will consider the representations of the petitioners vide Annexure-A series and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. 3. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for respondent No.2, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is disposed of; ii. Respondent No.2 is directed to consider the representations of the petitioners vide Annexure-A series, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law; - 11 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636322023 NC: 2026:KHC:47161 WP No. 196 of 2024 iii. The said exercise shall be accomplished within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; iv. Pending IA(s), if any, shall stand disposed of. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE PA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32