- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1096-DB WP No. 102079 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. 102079 OF 2023 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL 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 DIRECTOR OF PRE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALORE – 560 003. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, GADAG DISTRICT, GADAG – 582 101. 5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, KOPPAL DISTRICT, KOPPAL – 583 231. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRINCIPAL GOVT. ADV.) AND: 1. SRI. MAHADEVAPPA KALLAPPA HANAMAKKANAVAR S/O. KALLAPPA, Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1096-DB WP No. 102079 of 2023 AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, RETIRED HEAD MASTER, GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, MALLAPURA, RON TALUK, GADAG DISTRICT, RESIDING AT Y. S. HADAGALI, RON TALUK, GADAG DISTRICT. 2. SRI. BASAVANT NEELAPPA MANE S/O. NEELAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RETIRED HEAD MASTER, GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, HADALI, NARAGUND TALUK, GADAG DISTRICT, RESIDING AT GADI ONI, NARGUND, GADAG DISTRICT. 3. SRI. VENKANGOUDA MALLANAGOUDA PAVADIGOUDAR S/O MALLANAGOUDA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RETIRED LECTURER, GOVT. P.U. COLLEGE, BALUTAGI, YALABURGA, KOPPAL DISTRICT, RESIDING AT 4TH CROSS, PANCHAKSHARINAGAR, GADAG. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BHUSHAN B. KULKARNI, ADV. FOR R1 TO R3) 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. 11263 TO 11265/2021 BY ORDER DATED 29.07.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1096-DB WP No. 102079 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. Aggrieved by the order passed in Application Nos.11263 top 11265 of 2021 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: “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 regularised into State Civil Service from 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 copy of this order.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the order passed by the Tribunal in Application Nos.11263 to 11265 of 2021 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 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1096-DB WP No. 102079 of 2023 4. Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 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.11263 to 11265 of 2021 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.: 7