- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1094-DB WP No. 100589 of 2023 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. 100589 OF 2023 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, (PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION), M. S. BUILDING, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DHARWAD DISTRICT, DHARWAD – 580 001. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS CHIKKODI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT – 591 201. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, DHARWAD DISTRICT, DHARWAD – 580 001. 5. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, CHIKKODI, BELGAVI DISTRICT – 591 201. 6. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER RURAL RANGE, HUBBALLI – 580 009. 7. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER KALGHATAGI, DHARWAD DISTRICT – 581 204. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRINCIPAL GOVT. ADV.) AND: 1. SRI. OMPRAKASH B. NIRAWANI S/O. BASAVENEPPA NIRAWANI, Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1094-DB WP No. 100589 of 2023 AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, RETIRED HEAD MASTER, O/O THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, CHIKKODI BELAGAVI DISTRICT, R/AT: PLOT NO 450, CTS 5659, R. T. NAGAR, BELAGAVI – 591 201. 2. SMT. KALPANA C. KODAMAGGI D/O. CHANDRAKANTH, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RETIRED PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR, O/O THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, CHIKKODI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT – 591 201, R/AT NO.43/1, SHRIKRUPA BASAVESHWAR NAGAR, CHIKKODI – 591 201. 3. SMT. SULOCHANA M. ULLEGADDI D/O. MAHADEV ULLEGADDI, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RETIRED PHYSICS EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTOR, O/O THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, RURAL RANGE, HUBBALLI, R/AT C/O: S. S. HUBBALLI SIDDARTH COLONY, BELAGAVI ROAD, DHARWAD – 580 001. 4. SMT. R. G. PATHAN (RIZWANA BEGUM GAFARKHAN PAHAN), W/O. GAFARKHAN PATHAN, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, RETIRED ASSISTANT TEACHER, O/O THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, KALAGHATAGI, DHARWAD DISTRICT, R/AT: NO.398, PANCHAKSHARI NAGAR, NAVANAGAR POST, HUBBALLI – 580 025. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BHUSHAN B. KULKARNI, ADV. FOR R1, R3 & R4; SRI. MAHESH WODEYAR, ADV. FOR R2) 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.10075 TO 10078/2022 BY ORDER DATED 15.06.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE – A AND ETC., 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1094-DB WP No. 100589 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. Aggrieved by the order passed in Application Nos.10075 to 10078 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 applications are hereby allowed; ii) The respondents are hereby directed to grant the remaining additional qualifying service available under Rule 247-A of KCSRs to the applicants by examining each case individually in accordance with law with an 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 at Annexure-A3 and also A.No.7628/2018 dated 30.09.2021 at Annexure- A6; iii) The respondents are also hereby directed to revise the pension and pensionary benefits and to grant consequential benefits to the applicants 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 Nos.10075 to 10078 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1094-DB WP No. 100589 of 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 respondent No.2 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 Nos.10075 to 10078 of 2022 by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Belagavi stands modified in terms of the order passed by this Court in Writ Petition 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 VNP / CT: ASC List No.: 3 Sl No.: 6.1