- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20959-DB WA No. 316 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 316 OF 2020 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION MEDICAL DIVISION IV, HEAD QUARTERS OFFICE, PANCHADEEP BHAVAN, CIG MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 002, REP BY ITS DIRECTOR GENERAL 2. EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION MEDICAL COLLEGE AND PGIMSR, BENGALURU, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU REP BY ITS DEPUTY DIRECTOR, RAJAJI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 010 …APPELLANTS (BY SMT. GEETHA DEVI M.P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MS SHABANA SALAHUDHEEN AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS D/O. SRI. SALAHUDEEN P.P., R/AT NO. 35/10, 17TH CROSS, A-205, AKSHAY ORCHID, VEERANAPALYA, AC POST, NAGWARA, BENGALURU - 560 045 2. SRI. VARUN MOHOD AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS S/O. NARENDRA MOHOD, Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20959-DB WA No. 316 of 2020 R/AT NEAR PANDEY NURSING HOME, ARARIPURA, CHINDWARA, MADHYA PRADESH - 480 001 3. MS. POONAM NAG AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS D/O. SRI. RANA NAG, R/AT JALJAD, POST CHHATAPIPAL, BALANGIR DISTRICT, STATE ODISHA - 767 002 4. SRI. ARUN MOHAN AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS S/O. SRI. MAHADEVAM, R/AT CHETHUKADAVU POST, MIE KUNNAMANGALAM, CALICUT DISTRICT, KERALA - 673 571 5. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELARE, NIRMAN BHAVAN, NEW DELHI - 110 011, REP BY ITS SECRETARY 6. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION SHIKSHA KENDRA -2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, DELHI - 110 092, REP BY ITS DIRECTOR, 7. KARNATAKA MEDICAL COUNCIL NO.70, 2ND FLOOR, VAIDYAKEEYA BHAVANA, K R ROAD, H B SAMAJA ROAD, CORNER, BASAVANAGUDI, BENGLAURU - 560 004. REP BY ITS REGISTRAR 8. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES 4TH-T-BLOCK , JAYANAGAR, BENGLAURU - 560 041. REP BY ITS REGISTRAR 9. MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20959-DB WA No. 316 of 2020 POCKET 14, SECTOR 8, DWARKA, PHASE-1, NEW DELHI - 110 077, REP BY ITS SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (V/O DATED 29.06.2021, WA IS DISMISSED AGAINST RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 2; MS. AKKAMAHADEVI HIREMATH ADV. FOR R3 AND R4; SMT. K.S. ANASUYADEVI, CGC FOR R5; SRI. M.R. SHAILENDRA, ADVOCATE FOR R6; SRI. M.N. KRISHNA AND OTHERS, ADVOCATES FOR R7; R8 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED; SRI. N. KHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R9;) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 14.02.2020 OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P. NO. 29365- 29368/2018 ON THE FILE OF THIS HONBLE COURT AND DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION WITH COSTS. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned counsel for the parties submit that the issue involved in the present appeal is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in Writ Appeal No.312/2020 [EDN-RES] decided on 06.04.2026. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20959-DB WA No. 316 of 2020 2. The learned counsel for the appellants also submits that respondent Nos.1 and 2 have already paid the bond amount. A Memo dated 31.01.2026 has also been filed by the learned counsel for the appellants to the said effect. 3. In view of the above, the present Writ Appeal is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. 4. We also state that the operative directions issued in the Writ Appeal No.312 of 2020 decided on 06.04.2026 shall also be applicable in the present appeal. 5. All pending applications are also disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE tsn* List No.: 2 Sl No.: 22.2