- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1099-DB WP No. 106671 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. 106671 OF 2023 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT & PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, M. S. BUILDING, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001. 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER PANCHAYATH RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, ANAND RAO CIRCLE, BANGALORE – 560 009. 5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER COMMUNICATION & BUILDINGS (NORTH), SRI. M. VISHWESHWARAIAH MARGH, DHARWAD – 580 001. 6. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PANCHAYATH RAJ ENGINEERING SUB DIVISION, HANAGAL, HAVERI DISTRICT. 7. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PANCHAYATH RAJ ENGINEERING SUB DIVISION, Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1099-DB WP No. 106671 of 2023 HAVERI – 581 110. 8. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PANCHAYATH RAJ ENGINEERING SUB DIVISION, HAVERI – 581 110. 9. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SUB DIVISION, SHIRAHATTI, GADAG DISTRICT – 581 117. 10. THE GAZETTED SUB TREASURY OFFICER MUNDAGOD, UTTAR KANNADA DIST – 581 349. 11. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE SHISHADRI ROAD, BENGALURU – 01. 12. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, CHIKKODI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT – 591 201. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRINCIPAL GOVT. ADV.) AND: 1. SMT. SHAKUNTALA APPARAO MORABA W/O. APPARAO MORABA, AGE: 68 YRS, RETIRED WORKS INSPECTOR, O/O THE ASST EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYATH RAJ ENGINEERING SUB DIVISION, HANGAL, DIST: HAVERI, RESIDING C/O K. G. PATIL, KUMARESHWAR NAGAR NEAR CIVIL COURT, HANAGAL – 581 104. 2. VISHWABRAHMAN N. B. RETIRED LITERATE ASSISTANT, O/O THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYATH RAJ ENGINEERING SUB – DIVISION, HAVERI, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR, SMT. DAXAYANI N. VISHWABRAHMAN, W/O. LATE VISHWABRAHMAN N.B., AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT 3RD CROSS, VIDYANAGAR A BLOCK, HAVERI – 581 110. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1099-DB WP No. 106671 of 2023 3. SRI. SUBHASCHANDRA V. NAIK S/O. VIRESHWAR N. NAIK, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RETIRED FIRST DIVISION ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT, O/O ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGH SUB DIVISION, KARWAR, R/AT NO.671, KENCHA ROAD, KAAJUBHAG, KARWAR – 581 301. 4. SRI. VISHNU SHIVA NAIK S/O. SHIVA D. NAIK, AGE: 69 YRS, RETIRED AS FIRST DIVISION ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT, O/O GAZETTED SUB TREASURY OFFICER MUNDAGOD, UTTARA KANNADA, R/AT SHIVA PARVATHI NILAYA, KALASWAD POST, NANDANGADDE, KARWAR – 581 306. 5. SRI. BASANGOUDA PATIL S/O. GOVIGOWDA PATIL, AGE: 75 YEARS, RETIRED AS WATCHMAN O/O: ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD SUB DIVISION SHIRAHATTI, GADAG DISTRICT, R/AT: MAACHENAHALLI, SHIRAHATTI POST, GADAG DISTRICT – 582 101. 6. SRI. ANWAR N. NADAF S/O. NABHISAD NADAF, AGE: 72 YEARS, RETIRED AS AGRICULTURE ASSISTANT, O/O CHIKKODI, BELGAVI DISTRICT, R/AT FLAT NO.3, SHANTHINAGAR, HALIYAL ROAD, ATHANI BELGAVI – 590 001. … RESPONDENTS (NOTICE IS ISSUED TO RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 6 IS SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) 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.10472-10477/2022 BY ORDER DATED 15-06-2022 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1099-DB WP No. 106671 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. Aggrieved by the order passed in Application Nos.10472 to 10477 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, as per the law laid down by this Tribunal in A.No.1005/2018 C/w. 7627/2018 dated 24.09.2020 at Annexure-A2 and also including A.No.7628/2018 dated 30.09.2021 Annexure-A5; 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.10472 to 10477 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 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1099-DB WP No. 106671 of 2023 26337/2023. Accordingly, he prays that he 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. Respondent Nos.1 to 6 though served with the notice of this petition have remained unrepresented. 5. In view of the above submissions, this Court proceeds to pass the following: ORDER i) The impugned order passed in Application Nos.10472 to 10477 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.: 10