- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:325-DB WP No. 103788 of 2024 C/W WP No. 101582 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13TH 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. 103788 OF 2024 (S-KAT) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 101582 OF 2024 (S-KAT) IN W.P. NO.103788 OF 2024: BETWEEN: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALORE-560 001. & PETITIONER (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, GA) AND: 1. SRI. C.S. MALLARI, 69 YEARS, (CHANDRAKANTH SHIVARAYAPP MALLARI), SON OF SHIVARAYAPPA, RETIRED PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, R/AT: NO.173/A, PLOT NO.7, NEAR SAI TEMPLE, VIDYANAGAR, GOKAK-591 307. 2. SRI. M.D. MADIWALAR, 70 YEARS, (MALLIKARJUN DEMAPPA MADIWALAR), SON OF DEMAPPA, RETIRED PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, R/AT AND POST: RUDRAPUR-591 119, SAUNDATTI TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT. V N BADIGER Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.01.21 11:08:11 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:325-DB WP No. 103788 of 2024 C/W WP No. 101582 of 2024 3. SRI. V.M. BADIGER, 69 YEARS, (VEERABHADRAPPA MAHARUDRAPPA BADIGER), S/O. MAHARUDRAPPA, RETIRED PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT AND POST: HANABARAHATTI-591 121, BAILHONGAL TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT. 4. SRI. S.B. MAVINAKATTI, 71 YEARS, (SHIVABASAYYA BASAVANNEYYA MAVINAKATTI), S/O. BASAVANNEYYA, RETIRED GRAMA PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT AND POST: KUDARAWALLI-591 153, BAILHONGAL TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT. 5. SRI. K.G. PATIL, 71 YEARS, (KHANAGOUDA GANGANAGOUDA PATIL), S/O. GANGAGOUDA, RETIRED PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, RESIDING C/O. Y.S. PATIL, KASABAGOUDAR ONI, KAMANAKATTI, DHARWAD-580 001. 6. SRI. S.B. NANDIHALLI, 72 YEARS, (SOMAPPA BASAVANNEPPA NANDIHALLI), S/O. BASAVANNEPPA, RETIRED GRAMA PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT: HALAGIMARADI, BENDIGERI POST, BELAGAVI TALUK AND DISTRICT-581 204. 7. SRI. R.B. BOLLETIN, 79 YEARS, (RACHAPPA BALAPPA BOLLETIN), S/O. BALAPPA, RETIRED GRAMA PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT AND POST: HOSUR-591 111, SAUNDATTI TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:325-DB WP No. 103788 of 2024 C/W WP No. 101582 of 2024 8. SRI. M.G. MULLA, 73 YEARS, (MOHABOOBALI GHOUSESAHEB MULLA), S/O. GHOUSESAHEB, RETIRED GRAMA PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT AND POST: HOSUR, SAUNDATTI TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 213. 9. SRI. S.D. TURAMARI, 69 YEARS, (SHIVAPUTRAPPA DEMAPPA TURAMARI), S/O. DEMAPPA, RETIRED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT AND POST: NEGINAHAL-591 102, BAILHONGAL TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT. 10. SRI. M.M. PATIL, 71 YEARS, (MOHAMMAD HANIFSAB MOULASAB PATIL), S/O. MOULASAB, RETIRED GRAMA PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT: DORI, BENACHI POST, ALNAVAR TALUK, DHARWAD DISTRICT-581 103. 11. SRI. A.A. DESAI, 71 YEARS, (ANNASAHEB APPASAHEB DESAI), S/O. APPASAHEB, RETIRED GRAMA PANCHAYAT SECRETARY (GRADE-II), O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT: KADABIGALLI, BAILHONGAL TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 129. 12. SRI. C.R. SANGANAGOUDAR, 69 YEARS, (CHANNABASAPPA RUDRAPPA SANGANAGOUDAR) S/O. RUDRAPPA, RETIRED PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT: NANDEMMADEVINAGAR-591 102, BAILHONGAL, BELAGAVI DISTRICT. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:325-DB WP No. 103788 of 2024 C/W WP No. 101582 of 2024 13. SRI. R.H. JADHAV, 66 YEARS, (RAJARAM HUVAPPA JADHAV), S/O. HUVAPPA, RETIRED PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT AND POST: TARIHAL, BELAGAVI TALUK AND DISTRICT-590 020. 14. ARJUNAGOUDA B. PARVATAGOUDAR, RETIRED PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE, SMT. SUSHEELA A. PARVATAGOUDAR, W/O. LATE ARJUNAGOUDA PARVATAGOUDAR, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT AND POST: CHIVATAGUNDI, BAILHONGAL TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 102. 15. SRI. V.C. GADAD, 76 YEARS, (VITHAL CHANNAPPA GADAD), S/O. CHANNAPPA, RETIRED GRAMA PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT: NO.360, POST: MODAGA, BELAGAVI TALUK AND DISTRICT-591 254. 16. SRI. P.C. HIREMATH, 71 YEARS, (PRAKASH CHAMBAYYA HIREMATH), S/O. CHAMBAYYA, GRAMA PANCHAYAT SECRETARY GRADE-I, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, R/AT AND POST: MARIHAL, BELAGAVI TALUK AND DISTRICT-591 103. 17. SRI. H.M. MULLA, 71 YEARS, (HUSSAIN MAKTUMHUSSAIN MULLA), S/O. MAKTUMHUSSAIN, RETIRED PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BELGAUM, R/AT: NO.471, POST: MARIHAL, BELAGAVI TALUK AND DISTRICT-591 103. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:325-DB WP No. 103788 of 2024 C/W WP No. 101582 of 2024 18. SRI. PATHAN V.J., (VAZEER AHMED JALALUDDIN PATHAN), 71 YEARS, S/O JALALUDDIN, RETIRED PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BELAGAVI, R/O. PLOT NO.37, SY.NO.1284, RENUKANAGAR, KANABARGI ROAD, AUTONAGAR CROSS, BELAGAVI-590 016. 19. SRI. MARUTI RUDRAPPA KHANDOJI, S/O. RUDRAPPA, AGE: 73 YEARS, RETIRED PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, O/O. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BELAGAVI, R/AT: NO.800/1, RC NAGAR, I STAGE, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI-590 006. 20. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, BELAGAVI-590 001. 21. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BELAGAVI-590 001. 22. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYAT, BAILHONGAL, BELAGAVI DISTRICT -591 102. & RESPONDENTS (BY SRI PRASAD PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R4, R6 TO R10, R12, R13 AND R15 TO R19 IS APPEARED THROUGH VC; NOTICE ISSUED TO R5, R11 AND R14 IS SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED; SRI. V. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R20 TO R22) 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 KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BELAGAVI IN APPLICATION NO. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:325-DB WP No. 103788 of 2024 C/W WP No. 101582 of 2024 10266 TO 10284/2022 BY ORDER DATED 20-06-2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. IN W.P. NO.101582 OF 2024: BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDINGS, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, BELAGAVI-590 001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KARWAR DISTRICT, KARWAR-581 301. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, BAILHONGAL, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 102. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUKA OFFICE, HALIYAL, KARWAR DISTRICT-581 329. 6. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUKA OFFICE, KHANAPUR, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 302. 7. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUKA OFFICE, GOKAK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 218. 8. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, ATHANI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 304. & PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, AG) AND: 1. SRI PARAPPA B. DODDAHUBBALLI, SON OF BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, RETIRED FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT, O/O. THE TAHSILDAR TALUKA OFFICE, BAILHONNGAL, R/AT AND POST: VAKKUND, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:325-DB WP No. 103788 of 2024 C/W WP No. 101582 of 2024 BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 102. 2. SRI IRAPPA BASAPPA PATAT SON OF BASAPPA PATAT, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, RETIRED FOOD INSPECTOR, O/O. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUKA OFFICE, BAILHONGAL, RESIDING AT: NO.2010/16/31, NEAR ITI BASAVESHWARA TEMPLE, BAILHONGAL, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 102. 3. SRI RUDRAPPA KALAI SON OF AJJAPPA KALAI, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, RETIRED DY. TAHSILDAR, O/O. THE TAHSILDAR, HALIYAL, KARWAR DISTRICT, RESIDING AT: DEGULAHALLI, POST: BASARKOD, BAILHONGAL, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 102. 4. SRI SHRIKANT GOVINDRAO PATIL, S/O GOVINDRAO PATIL, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, RETIRED VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, O/O. THE TAHSILDAR TALUKA OFFICE, KHANAPUR, RESIDING AT: NO.537, SHIVAJINAGAR, KHANAPUR-591 302. 5. SMT. KAMALA BASALINGAPPA BALIPADI, D/O BASALINGAPPA BALIPADI, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, RETIRED SECOND DIVISION ASSISTANT, O/O. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUKA OFFICE, GOKAK, RESIDING AT: NO.1691, SOMAWARPET, GOKAK-591 307, DIST. BELAGAVI. 6. SRI BASAPPA KOPPAD S/O SIDDAPPA KOPPAD, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RETIRED FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT, O/O. THE TAHSILDAR, ATHANI, RESIDING AT: DUMMURABINAHATTI, AKKATANGERAHALLI POST, GOKAK TALUK, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 307. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:325-DB WP No. 103788 of 2024 C/W WP No. 101582 of 2024 7. SRI VISHWANATHAYYA C. DINNIMATH S/O CHANNAVEERAYYA DINNIMATH, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RETIRED VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, O/O. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, ATHANI, RESIDING AT: KADOLKAR GALLI, KHANAPUR, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 302. 8. SRI DUNDAPPA PUJER S/O GOVINDAPPA PUJER, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RETIRED FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT, O/O. THE TAHSILDAR, KHANAPUR, RESIDING AT AND POST: AMBADIGATTI, BAILHONGAL, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 112. 9. SRI ISHWAR SARASETTI S/O NINGAPPA SARASETTI, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, RETIRED FIRST GRADE FOOD INSPECTOR, O/O. THE TAHSILDAR, BAILHONGAL, RESIDING AT: HIRENANDIHALLI, BAILHONGAL TALUK, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 112. 10. SRI SAKKARNAIK L. INCHAL S/O LINGANAIK B. INCHAL, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, RETIRED VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, O/O. THE TAHSILDAR, BAILHONGAL, RESIDING AT: NO.534/4(6), 4TH CROSS, K.C. NAGAR, BAILHONGAL, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 112. & RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.B. MALLIGAWAD, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R7, R9 AND R10) 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 KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BELAGAVI IN APPLICATION NO.11295 TO 11304/2021 BY ORDER DATED 25-11-2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:325-DB WP No. 103788 of 2024 C/W WP No. 101582 of 2024 THESE PETITIONS ARE COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 8B9 GROUP, 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 Nos.102663 10284 of 2022 and 11295 to 11304 of 2021 by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Belagavi (hereinafter referred to as 8Tribunal9), the State has preferred these Writ Petitions. 2. The orders passed by Tribunal in Application Nos. 102663 10284 of 2022 reads as under: <1. These applications are hereby allowed. 2. The respondents are hereby directed to extend the law laid down by this Tribunal in A.No.1005/2018 connected with A.no.7627/2018 dated 24.09.2020 (vide Annexure-A2) and also in A.No.7628/2018 to dated 30.09.2021 (vide Annexure-A6) and to pass appropriate order granting remaining qualifying service available under rule 247-A of KCSR i.e., 8 years in respect of applicant Nos.7 and 8, 6 years in respect of applicant nos.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18 and 4 years in respect of applicant Nos.15 and 19. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:325-DB WP No. 103788 of 2024 C/W WP No. 101582 of 2024 3. Time for compliance is of four months.= 3. The order passed by Tribunal in Application Nos. 11295- 11304 of 2021 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 from the cadre of stipendiary graduates 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.= 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the order passed by the Tribunal in Application Nos. 10266310284 of 2022 and 11295-11304 of 2021 have already been modified by this Court in 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 orders in the present cases may also be modified as per the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.16582/2023 and connected matters. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:325-DB WP No. 103788 of 2024 C/W WP No. 101582 of 2024 5. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents have no objections to the same. 6. In view of the above submissions, this Court passes the following: ORDER i) The impugned orders passed in Application Nos. 10266310284 of 2022 and 11295-11304 of 2021 by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Belagavi stands modified in terms of the order passed by this Court in 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 VB/CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 40