Karnataka State Sericulture ... vs Sri Balakrishna M
2022 Latest Caselaw 11293 Kant

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 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

        DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF AUGUST 2022

                       PRESENT

            THE HON'BLE MR. ALOK ARADHE
                ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

                         AND

     THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S. VISHWAJITH SHETTY

              W.A. NO.310 OF 2022 (S-RES)
                          IN
              W.P. NO.582 OF 2019 (S-RES)
BETWEEN:

KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
KANAKAPURA ROAD
THALAGHATTAURA
BANGALORE 560062
REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR.
                                            ... APPELLANT
(BY MRS. NAGAVENI G.H. ADV.,)

AND:

1.

SRI. BALAKRISHNA .M AGED 57 YEARS S/O MARAPPA, GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O AGARA TATAGUNI POST KANAKAPURA ROAD, BANGALORE 560082.

2. SRI. RANGASWAMY AGED 55 YEARS S/O MUNIYAPPA R/O KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE

DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE STAFF QUARTERS THALAGHATTAPURA BANGALORE 560109.

3. SRI. G.C. SHANKARAPPA AGED 59 YEARS GROUP C EMPLOYEE S/O G. CHANNABASAPPA KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE C/O K.S. THIPPESWAMY INDIAN POSTAL DEPT K R PURM POST OFFICE K R PURAM, BANGALORE 560036.

4. SMT. SHIVAMMA AGED 58 YEARS W/O SHANKARAPPA GROUP D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI STAFF QUARTER THALAGHATTAPURA BANGALORE 560109.

5. SRI. G. LAKKANNA .G AGED 59 YEARS S/O GULLAPPA GROUP D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O NO.12, UDAYALAPALYA POST BANGALORE 560082.

6. SMT. NANJAMMA AGED 58 YEARS W/O MLINGANNAIAH GROUP D EMPLOYEE KARNTAKA STATE SERICULTRUE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE.

7. SRI. M. NAGARAJA AGED 56 YEARS S/O MARIYAPPA GROUD D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE DR/O NO.90, RESHME NAGAR BSK 6TH STAGE, GANIGARAPLAYA THALAGHATTAPURA POST BANGALORE 560109.

8. SRI. CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS S/O DASAPPA GROUP D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O TATAGUNI POST KENGERI HOLBLI KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE 560082.

9. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA AGED 58 YEARS D/O VENKATARAJAPPA GROUP D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O UDAYAPALYA KANAKAPURA ROAD BANGALORE 560082.

10. SMT. R. PRAVEENA K.V.

AGED 58 YERS W/O SUDHIRA K.S.

GROUP C EMPLOYEES KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI STAFF QUARTER THALAGHATTAPURA BANGALORE 560019.

11. SMT. R. LEELAVATHI AGED 54 YEARS D/O RANGAHANUMAIAH THALAGHATTAPURA GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O NEAR METRO STATION KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE 560109.

12. SRI. K.G. HOMBALAIAH AGED 55 YEARS S/O GIDDAPPA GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULUTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KAMBIPURA, KENGERI HOBLI BANGALORE SOUTH 560074.

13. SRI. D.K. CHOWDAREDDY AGED 57 YEARS S/O KONAPPA GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O NO.99, O BCHOODANHALLI UITTARAHALLI HOBLI NEAR ART OF LIVING, KANAKAPURA ROAD BANGALORE 560082.

14. SRI. NAGARAJA AGED 54 YEARS S/O HONNAPPA GROUP D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O NAGEGOWDANAPALYA THALAGATTAPURA POST BANGALORE.

15. SRI. K. MUNIYAPPA AGED 56 YEARS S/O KRISHNAPPA GROUP D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O NO 37, 5TH CROSS MANJUNATHA NAGAR RAGHUVANAHALLI GATE BANGALORE 560062.

16. SRI. N. RAMACHANDRA AGED 58 YEARS S/O NARASAIAH GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI STAFF QUARTER THALAGHATATAPURA BANGALORE 560109.

17. SRI. LAKSHMINARASAPPA AGED 55 YEARS S/O NARASIMHAIAH GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R./O NO.78, LAKSHMIPURA KANAKAPURA ROAD TATAGUNI POST BANGALURU 560062.

18. SRI. S. GURURAJA S/O SIDDAIAH AGED 49 YEARS GROUP D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI STAFF QUARTER THALAGHATTAPURA BANGALORE 560109.

19. SRI. C. NAGALINGAMURTHY AGED 51 YEARS S/O CHINNASWAMAPPA GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O NO.8, SILK WORM BREEDING AND GENENTIC WING K S S R I BIDADI 562109 RAMANAGARA DIST.

20. SRI. R. LAKKAIAH AGED 62 YEARS S/O RAMAIAH GROUD D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O CHIKKEGOWDANAPALYA BSK 6TH STAGE, THALAGATTAPURA POST BANGALORE 560109.

21. SRI. T. MAHADEVA AGED 53 YEARS S/O THIMMARAYAPPA GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O TATAGUNI TATAGUNI POST-560062.

22. SMT. M. PADMA AGED 54 YEARS W/O H C GOVINDARAJU GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTRE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE NO.10, R/O SAHARA LAYOUT GUBBALLALA 80 FEET ROAD BANGALORE-560061.

23. SMT. SAYEEDA BANU

AGED 58 YEARS W/O G M MUNEER AHMED GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI STAFF QUARTERS THALAGHATTAPAURA, BANGALORE 560109.

24. SMT. S. SARALA AGED 53 YEARSA W/O R. BHASKAR GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O NO.75, 31 CROSS TILAK NAGAR, JAYANGAR BANGALORE 560041.

25. SMT. S.N. MAMATHA AGED 53 YEARS W/O K S VENKATESH GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O NO.147, 8TH CROSS 29TH MAIN, 2ND STAGE 1ST PHASE, BTM LAYOUT KUVEMPU NAGAR BANGALORE 560058.

26. SRI. B.S. ARUN KUMAR AGED 58 YEARS S/O B S SOMASHEKAR GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI STAFF QUARTER THALAGHATTAPURA BANGALORE 560109.

27. SRI. SHIVANNA

AGED 55 YEARS S/O PUTTABASAPPA GROUP D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI STAFF QUARTERS THALAGHATTAURA BANGALORE 560109.

28. SRI. G. PARAMASHIVAM AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS S/O K R GOVINDASWAMY GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI , THALAGATTAURA BANGALORE 560109.

29. SRI. D.H. HANUMAIAH AGED 60 YEARS S/O HANUMAIAH GROUD D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O TATAGUNI TATAGUNI POST BANGALORE 560082.

30. SRI. R. NAGARAJA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS S/O VENKATARAJAPPA GROUP D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O UDAPALYA, KANAKAPURA ROAD BANGALORE 560062.

31. SRI. ANJANAIAH AGED 62 YEARS S/O YALAKAPPA GROUP C EMPLOYEE

KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O TATAGUNI, BANGALORE 560082.

32. SRI. D. VENKATESHAPPA AGED 56 YEARS S/O DODDAHANUMANTAPPA GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI STAFF QUARTER THALAGATTAPURA, BANGALORE 560109.

33. SMT. MALAVAMMA AGED 57 YEARS W/O MUDDAMALLEGOWDA GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI STAFF QUARTER SILKWORM BREEDING UNIT BIDADI-562109, RAMANAGARA.

34. SRI. B.C. RAMACHANDRA AGED 58 YEARS S/O CHINNAPPA S GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O TATAGUNI POST KANAKAPURA ROAD BANGALORE 560082.

35. SRI. D. MURUGESH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS S/O DORESWAMY GROUP D EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE R/O KSSRDI STAFF QUARTERS SILKWORM BREEDING UNIT BIDADI-562109

RAMANGARA DIST.

36. G. KRISHNAMURTHY AGED 58 YEARS S/O GOVINDAHSETTY GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI SUB STATION MELINAKURVALLI, THIRTHAHALLI TQ SHIMOGA DIST 577432.

37. G. KRISHNA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS S/O GOVNIDA NAYAK GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE KSSRDI SUB STATION B R HILLS, YALANDUR TQ CHAMRAJANAGAR DIST-571441.

38. SMT. P. BHARGAVI AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS W/O HARIDAS V M GROUP, C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI, THALAGHATTAPURA BANGALORE 560019.

39. M. KRISHNAMURTHY AGED 52 YEARS S/O MANJAPPA GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI SUB STATION MELINKURUVALLI, THIRTHAHALLI TQ SHIVAMOGA DIST 577432.

40. VASUDEVAMURTY AGED 55 YEARS S/O NANJAPPA GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOMENT INSTITUTE R/O NO.1488/2, 6TH MAIN ROAD KAMALANAGAR, BANGALORE 560071.

41. A.R. RAMAIAH AGED 61 YEARS S/O LATE RANGASWAMAIAH GROUP C EMPLOYEES KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI, THALAGHATTAPURA BANGALORE 560109.

42. SMT. NINGAMMA AGED 54 YEARS W/O CHIKKANNA GROUP C EMPLOYEE KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOMENT INSTITUTE R/O KSSRDI, THALAGATTAURA BANGALORE 560109.

43. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETRY TO GOVT DEPT OF SERICULTURE M S BUILDING DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD BANGALORE 560001.

44. THE CHAIRMAN KARNATAKA STATE SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE KANAKAURA ROAD THALAGHATTAURA BANGALORE 560062.

45. THE COMMISSIONER DEPT OF SERICULTURE M S BUILDING BANGALORE 560001.

... RESPONDENTS

(BY MR. RAGHAVENDRA G. GAYATRI, ADV., FOR C/R1 TO R25, R27, R28 & R31-R42 M.R J. SATHISH KUMAR, AGA FOR R43, R44 & R45)

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THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL BY SETTING-ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 01/12/2021 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION NO.582/2019. CONSEQUENTLY, DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION NO.582/2019. PASS SUCH OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTIONS.

THIS WRIT APPEAL COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

This intra court appeal has been filed against

order dated 01.12.2021 passed by learned Single

Judge.

2. The respondents are the daily wage

employees of Karnataka State Sericulture

Development Institute. Their services were brought

vide order dated 01.07.2014 within the purview of

Karnataka Daily Wage Employees Welfare Act, 2012.

The respondents filed a writ petition in which a writ of

certiorari was sought for quashment of the aforesaid

order as well as a writ of mandamus directing the

appellants herein to implement the benefit of

regularization to the respondents by extending all the

benefits.

3. The aforesaid writ petition was allowed by

learned Single Judge. It was held as under:

In the earlier proceedings, it is

before this court, the petitioners were not appointed against the sanctioned posts nor appointment as daily wagers and undertook to give effect to regularization of their services , at this length of time, it is not open for respondents No.2 and 3 to contend that the petitioners appointment is

not against the sanctioned posts and their appointments are irregular appointments.

13. Having undertaken to regularize the services of the petitioners respondents No.2 an d3 are not justified in bringing the petitioners under the purview of 2012 Act. It was for respondents No.2 and 3 to obey it own O.M. dated 24.04.2001 in respect of petitioners and to grant all benefits arising out of such regularization. Since this court directed respondents No.2 and 3 by order dated 09.09.1998 long before coming into force 2012 Act and having passed order of regularization dated 24.04.2001 respondents No.2 and 3 have no other option but to grant benefits arising out of such regularization.

4. We have heard learned counsel for the

appellant at length. We do not find any ground to

differ with the view taken by the learned Single Judge

as the appellants itself in the earlier round of litigation

had taken a decision to regularize the services of the

respondents.

In the result, the writ appeal fails and is hereby

dismissed.

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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

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JUDGE

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