- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1098-DB WP No. 105165 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. 105165 OF 2023 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY, M. S. BUILDING, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS & HEAD OF FOREST FORCE, ARANYA BHAVAN, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALORE – 560 003. 3. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS SOCIAL FORESTRY DIVISION, OPP. ITI COLLEGE, NEAR RADIO PARK, KAUL BAZAR, BALLARI – 583 101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRINCIPAL GOVT. ADV.) AND: SRI. M. BABU RAO S/O. LATE VEERANNA GOWDA, AGE: 73 YEARS, RETIRED SECOND DIVISION ASSISTANT, O/O THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, BALLARI, RESIDING NEAR MARAMMA TEMPLE, KAPPAGOL ROAD, BALLARI – 583 101. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. BHUSHAN B. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) 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.11118/2021 BY ORDER DATED 13.06.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1098-DB WP No. 105165 of 2023 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. Aggrieved by the order passed in Application No.11118 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: “i) The application is hereby allowed; ii) The respondents are hereby directed to consider the representations submitted by the applicant dated 23.10.2020 at Annexure-A3 and to grant the remaining additional qualifying service available under Rule 247-A of KCSRs to the applicant in accordance with law as per the law laid down by this Tribunal in A.No.1005/2018 C/w. 7627/2018 dated 24.09.2020 at Annexure-A1 and also including A.No.1001/2020 & A.No.1136/2020 dated 20.05.2021 at Annexures-A7 & A8. iii) The respondents are also hereby directed to revise the pension and pensionary benefits and to grant consequential benefits to the applicant within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this Order.” - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1098-DB WP No. 105165 of 2023 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the order passed by the Tribunal in Application No.11118 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. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent 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 No.11118 of 2021 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1098-DB WP No. 105165 of 2023 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 VNP / CT: ASC List No.: 3 Sl No.: 9