- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1097-DB WP No. 104536 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. 104536 OF 2023 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, VIHDANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PENSION, SMALL SAVINGS AND ASSETS & LIABILITIES MONITORING, I FLOOR, V.V. TOWERS, DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE – 560 001. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF SMALL SAVINGS, D.C. OFFICE COMPOUND, BALLARI – 583 101. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRINCIPAL GOVT. ADV.) AND: SRI. K. ARAVIND S/O. GAJANAN RAO, RETIRED ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, DEPT. OF SMALL SAVINGS, BALLARI, R/AT NO. 233, VENKATADRI, III MAIN, KUVEMPUNAGAR, CANTONMENT, BALLARI. … 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.11181/2021 BY ORDER DATED 29.07.2022 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:1097-DB WP No. 104536 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.11181 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 application is hereby allowed and we direct the respondents to grant additional qualifying service under Rule 247-A of KCSRs to the applicant in accordance with the Rules that were in force as on the date, the applicant was regularised into State Civil Service from daily wage employee and extend further consequential benefits including pension and pensionary benefits within a period of 3 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 No.11181 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1097-DB WP No. 104536 of 2023 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 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.11181 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. 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.: 8