- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1205-DB WP No. 102178 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 30TH 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. 102178 OF 2024 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY, KARNATAKA PUBIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, 3RD FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E), PARK HOUSE, PENSION SECTION, BENGALURU. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT NO.1, SUB DIVISION, GADAG, GADAG-582 103. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRINCIPAL GOVT. ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1205-DB WP No. 102178 of 2024 AND: SRI DHEERENDRA NARASINGRAO KULKARNI S/O NARASINGRAO KULKARNI, AGE ABOUT 74 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED WORK INSPECTOR, R/O. “MUSTIGIRI KRUPA”, SACCHIDANAND NAGAR, MULGUND ROAD, GADAG-582 101. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI SANTOSH R. KOLKAR, ADVOCATE FOR SOLE RESPONDENT) 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.10794/2022 BY ORDER DATED 17.11.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE- A AND ETC. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR 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:1205-DB WP No. 102178 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. Aggrieved by the order passed in Application No.10794 of 2022 by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Belagavi (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), the State has preferred this Writ Petition. 2. The order passed by Tribunal reads as under: “The application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the representation of the applicant dated 05.03.2022 (Annexure-A5) and to treat the period of service spent as work charged employee towards additional qualifying service in terms of Rule 247-A of KCSR for pension and pensionary benefits with all consequential benefits within three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the order passed by the Tribunal in Application No.10794 of 2022 has already been modified by this Court in W.P. No.16582/2023 C/w. W.P.Nos.13427/2022, 18490/2022, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1205-DB WP No. 102178 of 2024 20687/2022, 4099/2023, 12931/2023, 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 the respondent has no objections to the same. 5. In view of the above submissions, this Court passes the following: ORDER i) The impugned order passed in Application No.10794 of 2022, 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. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1205-DB WP No. 102178 of 2024 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 VB CT:BCK LIST NO.: 3 SL NO.: 9