- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1092-DB WP No. 100430 of 2024 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. 100430 OF 2024 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT. DEPT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ, M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, DEPT. OF PANCHAYATH RAJ ENGINEERING, ANAND RAO CIRCLE, BENGALURU – 560 009. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRE DIVISION, HARAPANAHALLI, BELLARI DISTRICT – 583 131. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRINCIPAL GOVT. ADV.) AND: 1. SRI. K. CHANDRASHEKARAIAH S/O. N.B. KARISIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, RETIRED FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT, O/O THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUKA PANCHAYATH, HARAPANAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT, R/AT NO.67, BRUCEPET, HARAPAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT – 583 131. 2. SRI. S. VASUDEVACHAR S/O. KRISHNAMURTHACHAR, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RETIRED JUNIOR ENGINEER, Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1092-DB WP No. 100430 of 2024 O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRE DIVISION, HARAPANAHALLI, R/AT: RAGHAVENDRASWAMY MUTT ROAD, HARAPANAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT – 583 131. 3. SRI. ANTONY BENNEDICT S/O. BENEDICT X, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RETIRED TRACER, O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRE DIVISION, HARAPANAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT, R/AT ANJUMAN QUARTERS, 11TH WARD, HARAPANAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT – 583 131. 4. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYATH, BALLARI – 583 101. 5. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYATH, HARAPANAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT – 583 131. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GIRISH S. HIREMATH, ADV. FOR R1 & R2; SRI. V. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADV. FOR R4; NOTICE TO R3 – HELD SUFFICIENT) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN APPLICATION NO. 1115-11117/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE KARNATAKA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL BELAGAVI AS PER ANNEXURE-B; TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION SETTING ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 20-06-2022 IN APPLICATION NO.11115-11117/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE KARNATAKA STATE, ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BELAGAVI, AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS 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:1092-DB WP No. 100430 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) 1. Aggrieved by the order passed in Application Nos.11115 to 11117 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 applications are hereby allowed; ii) The respondents are hereby directed to consider the representations submitted by the applicants dated 23.11.2020 at Annexures-A3 to A5 and 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, including 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-A6 & A7. 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.” - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1092-DB WP No. 100430 of 2024 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the order passed by the Tribunal in Application Nos.11115 to 11117 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 respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4 have 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.11115 to 11117 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. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1092-DB WP No. 100430 of 2024 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.: 4