- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1095-DB WP No. 101508 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI WRIT PETITION NO. 101508 OF 2024 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE SECRETARY, KARNATAKA STATE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT – 2, MULTI STORED BUILDINGS, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND DIRECTOR, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, KHANIJA BHAVAN, BANGALORE – 560 001. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) KARNATAKA PARK HOUSE ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001, POST BOX NO.5329. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRINCIPAL GOVT. ADV.) AND: SRI. NEELAPPA NINGAPPA KUNABEVU S/O. NINGAPPA KUNABEVU, AGED 70 YEARS, R/O: MADLERI RANEBENNUR, TALUK HAVERI DISTRICT. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. UMESH C. AINAPUR, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE HON’BLE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BELAGAVI IN APPLICATION NO.10033/2022 BY ORDER DATED 20-06-2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1095-DB WP No. 101508 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. Aggrieved by the order passed in Application No.10033 of 2022 by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Belagavi (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’), the State has preferred this Writ Petition. 2. The order passed by Tribunal reads as under: “i) The application is hereby allowed; ii) The impugned Order dated 21.01.2020 passed by the 1st respondent as per Annexure-A5 is hereby quashed; iii) The respondents are also hereby directed to grant the remaining additional qualifying service available under Rule 247-A of KCSRs to the applicant in accordance with law as per the observation made by this Court, including the law laid down by this Tribunal in A.No.1005/2018 C/w. A.No.7627/2018 dated 24.09.2020 and also A.No.7628/2018 dated 30.09.2021; - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1095-DB WP No. 101508 of 2024 iv) The respondents are also hereby directed to revise the pension and pensionary benefits and to grant consequential benefits to the applicant within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this Order.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the order passed by the Tribunal in Application No.10033 of 2022 has already been modified by this Court in Writ Petition No.16582/2023 C/w. Writ Petition Nos.13427/2022, 18490/2022, 20687/2022, 4099/2023, 12931/2023 and 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 respondent has no objections to the same. 5. In view of the above submissions, this Court proceeds to pass the following: ORDER i) The impugned order passed in Application No.10033 of 2022 by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Belagavi stands - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1095-DB WP No. 101508 of 2024 modified in terms of the order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.16582/2023 and other connected matters. ii) The respondent herein shall be given the benefits in terms of the said order. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE Sd/- (B. MURALIDHARA PAI) JUDGE VNP / CT: ASC List No.: 3 Sl No.: 6