Karnataka High Court

Central Provident Fund ... vs M C Lingaraju on 5 January, 2023

Bench: Alok Aradhe, S Vishwajith Shetty

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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
                            DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023
                                            PRESENT
                              THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE
                                              AND
                          THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY
                              WRIT APPEAL NO. 3866 OF 2019 (L-PF)
                   BETWEEN:
                   1.

CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER (PENSION) EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN 14, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE NEW DELHI - 110 066.

Digitally signed 2. ADDL CENTRAL PROVIDENT by B A KRISHNA KUMAR FUND COMMISSIONER HQ (PENSION) Location: High EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT Court of Karnataka FUND ORGANISATION BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN 14, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE NEW DELHI - 110 066.

3. REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER-I (PENSION) EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN 14, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE NEW DELHI - 110 066.

4. REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION RAJARAM MOHAN ROY ROAD POST BOX NO.25146

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BENGALURU - 560 025.

...APPELLANTS (BY SMT. NANDITA D HALDIPUR., ADVOCATE) AND:

1. M.C. LINGARAJU S/O CHIKKEGOWDA M AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O. NO 926, 1ST MAIN 7TH CROSS, KENGERI SATELLITE TOWN BENGALURU - 560 060 PPO BG/MRD/6718.

2. B.M. RAMCHANDRAIAH S/O MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O NO.15, MMAANIKA NIVASA (G.F.), 1ST CROSS YOGIVEMANA ROAD, DODDABANASAVADI BENGALURU - 560 043 PPO BG/BNG/69558.

3. NANJUNDEGOWDA S/O NANJE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O MF 10/5, BDA APARTMENT BTM II STAGE, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 076 PPO BG/BNG/68540.

4. G.N. VEEREGOWDA S/O NANJUNDAIAH G AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O. 845, 12TH MAIN VINAYAKA LAYOUT, NAGARABHAVI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 072 PPO BG/BNG/70109.

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5. K.M. VENKATARAMANAPPA S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O 822, 9TH MAIN, 4-B CROSS 1ST BLOCK, KALYANA NAGAR HRBR LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 043 PPO PY/KRP/27450.

6. C. NAGARAJ S/O CHIKKARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O NO.264, 67TH CROSS RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 010 PPO KN/BNG/65690.

7. M. KALIPRAKASH S/O MALLAIAH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O 31/26, 4TH CROSS LALGINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 030 PPO KN/BNG/57309.

8. C. LAKSHMI NARASIMMA MURTHY S/O CHANDRASHEKARAIAH V.N AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O 6, 5TH CROSS, KUVEMPU ROAD CHIKKAKALLASANDRA SUBRAMANYAPURA POST BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO BG/MRP/3584.

9. S.L. HOMBALAIAH S/O JAKKANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS R/O 129, 3RD MAIN, 3RD BLOCK BASAVESHWARA NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 079 PPO KN/BNG/1892.

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10. RADHA KRISHNA P.V S/O VENKATACHALAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O 1157, 12TH CROSS 1ST STAGE, 1ST PHASE CHANDRA LAYOUT BENGALURU - 560 072 PPO BG/BNG/66742.

11. P. ASHOK KUMAR S/O PALLAKKAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O 43, SRIRANGA, 6TH CROSS GANESH NAGAR, KODIGEHALLY BENGALURU - 560 097 PPO PY/PNY/23467.

12. R.K. SEETHARAMA S/O KRISHNAIAN C.R AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/OG-12, NARMADHA ROAD KSRTC LAYOUT, CHIKKALLASANDRA BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO BG/BNG/76872.

13. M. RAJASHEKARAIAH S/O RUDRAIAH. M AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O466, 14TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS SRINIVASANAGAR, BSK 1ST STAGE SBM COLONY, BENGALURU -560 050 PPO BG/MRD/6739.

14. K. ANANDA S/O NARAYANASWAMY. K AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O BALAJI SADA, DODDAKATTAPPA ROAD, 2ND CROSS, HASAPPA BENGALURU - 560 032

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PPO BG/BNG/10879.

15. GANTA BASA REDDY S/O HANUMANTHAPPA GANTA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O 313, 2ND CROSS, 5TH MAIN BANASHANKARI 5TH STAGE OPP TO PATTALAM TEMPLE BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO BG/BNG/66666.

16. N. NAASIMMAIAH S/O NARASAIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/O 486, 11TH B MAIN ROAD YELAHANKA NEW TOWN BENGALURU - 560 064 PPO BG/BNG/53191.

17. K.R. SHANKAR BARATHI S/O RAJA GOPAL K AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O. 43/0, II STAGE, II CROSS 9TH BLOCK, NAGARABHAVI BENGALURU - 560 072 PPO BG/MRD/4480.

18. B. PRAKASH S/O BALAKRISHNA Y.R AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O 3065, 2ND MAIN, 2ND CROSS VBHCS, GIRINAGAR, 4TH PHASE BENGALURU - 560 085 PPO KN/MYS/31514.

19. K.M. VENKATA REDDY S/O MUNIYAPPA REDDY K.M AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/O NO.446, 1ST B MAIN ROAD

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8TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA BENGALURU - 560 034 PPO PY/BNG/3082.

20. M. MURAHARI ACHAR S/O RAMA KRISHNA BHAT AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/O 1034, 13TH CROSS, MMK LAYOUT BENGALURU - 560 060 PPO KN/BNG/13851.

21. H.G. RAMANANDA S/O GOPALRAO H.T AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O 66, 2ND MAIN, 2ND CROSS KATHRIGUPPE EAST, BSK 3RD STAGE BENGALURU - 560 085 PPO BG/BNG/68432.

22. T.S. HARINDRANATH S/O SANNANIGAPPA T.N AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O. 201, STAR RESIDENCY SMS LAYOUT, J. P. NAGAR 5TH PHASE, 19TH CROSS 20TH MAIN, BENGALURU - 560 078 PPO BG/BNG/69628.

23. MRUTHYUNJAYA B.S S/O. SAMBASHIVA B AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O 368, 10TH CROSS, 3RD BLOCK D GROUP EMPLOYEES LAYOUT LINGEDEERANAHALI, VISHWANEEDAM POST, BENGALURU - 560 091 PPO BG/MRD/6221.

24. N. KARIHEGGADE S/O NEERAGUNDA HEGDE

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AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O 80, SUMUKHA, CHUNCHAGATTA 3RD MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS SRINIDHI LAYOUT, KONNANAKUNTE BENGALURU - 560 068 PPO BG/BNG/2059.

25. S. MALLIKARJUNA S/O SOMALINGANNA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/O. 422, 8TH MAIN, BTM 2ND STAGE MICO LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 076 PPO BG/BNG/73854.

26. SHANBHAG S.J S/O JANARDHAN SHENNOY AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O 26, SRI RANGA NILAYA EAST PARK ROAD, 18TH CROSS MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 055 PPO KN/KRP/16813.

27. M.R. NARAYANA S/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O 201, GANGARAYA MANSION HOUSE, BALAJI NAGAR BEDARAHALLI, MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 023 PPO BG/BNG/49050.

28. B.R. LAKSHMANA GOWDA S/O RANGAPPA M AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/O HIG 30, 9TH CROSS SHARADADEVI NAGAR MYSURU - 570 012 PPO KN/PF/MYS/28760.

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29. T.S. MANOHARA S/O SIDDOJIRAO AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O P-204, LEGENDA ORNATE APPARTMENT, BEGUR ROAD DEVARACHIKKANAHALLI NEAR RAMA TEMPLE BENGALURU - 560 068 PPO BG/MRD/7970.

30. A.S. MALLIKARJUNA S/O SIDDAMALLAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O 10, SRI. MALLE MAHADESHWARA 50 FEET ROAD, UTTAMNAGAR K.S. LAYOUT, 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560 078 PPO BG/BNG/00077063.

31. C.G. ANAND S/O GURUSIDDAIAH C.S AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O 522, 10TH MAIN, M.C. LAYOUT VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 040 PPO BG/BNG/00067265.

32. KRISHNAMURTHY H S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O 1374 (FF), 10TH CROSS 21ST A MAIN, QST SECTOR HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 102 PPO KN/BNG/00004508.

33. V.M. THIPPESWAMY S/O MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O 11/12, AMRUTHAVARSHINI RAMASWAMY LAYOUT, ARAKERE

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MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 076 PPO BG/BNG/65045.

34. S. RAJENDRAN S/O SANJEEVI AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O 1, 18TH MAIN, K.S. LAYOUT 2ND STAGE, VITTALNAGAR BENGALURU - 560 078 PPO BG/BNG/71915.

35. A. JAYARAMULU S/O ANNAMALAI. G AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O 11/2, 7TH A CROSS K.P. AGRAHARA, MAGADI BENGALURU - 560 023 PPO BG/MRD/5618.

36. MOHAMED KHALID S/O MD MURTUZA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/O 103, PREMIER RESIDENCY NANJAPPA CIRCLE, VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU - 560 097 PPO GB/HBL/64630.

37. E.S. PADMANABHA S/O SHAMARAO AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O 157, BSK 3RD STAGE 3RD PHASE, 4TH MAIN, 3RD CROSS 4TH BLOCK, KATHRIGUPPE LAYOUT BENGALURU - 560 085 PPO KN/BNG/50351.

38. MAYA RANGEGOWDA S/O SIRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS

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R/O B-8, KV PRISTINE APPARTMENT 13TH CROSS, VENKATESHWARA LAYOUT BTM LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 068 PPO PY/BOM/5399.

39. S. MANOHAR S/O SUBBAIAH. M AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O 22, AMULYA NILAYA 23RD MAIN, 4TH T BLOCK BSK 6TH STAGE, TALAGATTAPURA BENGALURU - 560 109 PPO BG/BNG/69040.

40. K. VASANTH KUMAR S/O KARIYAPPA C.R. AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O 34, SRI RAGAVENDRA LAYOUT 1ST MAIN, NEAR L AND T SOUTH CITY, BPL CROSS BANNERGHATTA BENGALURU - 560 076 PPO PY/KRP/16814.

41. SHANKAR KUMAR S/O SANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/O. 01, 1ST A CROSS AZAD NAGAR, CHAMARAJPET BENGALURU - 560 018 PPO BG/BNG/70468.

42. M.D. JANARDHANA S/O DASAPPA M N AGE 68 YEARS R/O NO.7, 9TH H MAIN BINNY LAYOUT, PIPELINE ROAD VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 040 PPO KN/BNG/54343.

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43. B. WAHID HUSSAIN S/O M.D. GHOUSE R/O NO. 12, 5TH MAIN, KAOSARNAGAR R.T. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032 PPO GB/GLB/98900.

44. M. HASGAR BEG S/O ANVAR BEG AGE 61 YEARS R/O. NO.11, WARD NO.29 HUNSINAKEE LAYOUT HASSAN - 573 201 PPO KN/CKR/14618.

45. VIVEKANAND V.M S/O MAHALIGAPPA V.C AGE 62 YEARS R/O NO.8, SIDDALINGESHWARA NILAYA NEAR SLN SCHOOL, AVEREGERE ROAD, BIDADI 562109 PPO BG/MRD/8119.

46. B.K. SATHYANARAYANA S/O KRISHNAPPA R/O NO.28/3,(NEW NO. 3/2) 6TH-A-CROSS, GUMMAIAH LAYOUT PADNANABHANAGAR CHIKKAKALLASANDRA BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO BG/MRD/5276.

47. C.K. THIPPESWAMY S/O RUDRAPPA C.K R/O. NO.186, DUO CITY LAYOUT BASAPURA MAIN ROAD ELECTRICAL CITY POST BENGALURU - 560 100 PPO KN/CKR/111312.

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48. M. DAYANANDA S/O MAHALINGAPPA V.B AGE 67 YEARS R/O NO.796/1, SHANTHA MALLESHWARI NILAYA 1ST MAIN, 4TH CROSS SHANKARAPPA LAYOUT TIPTUR - 572 201 PPO PY/PNY/19146.

49. B. SOMASHEKARAIAH S/O BORAPPA AGE 64 YEARS R/O 6TH CROSS, VIDYANAGAR BEHIND HERO SHOWROOM TIPUTR - 572 106.

50. MADHU S/O JAVARAPPA R/O NO.580, TUDA LAYOUT SIRA GATE, 6TH CROSS HEMAVATHI BLOCK TUMKUR - 572 106 PPO PY/PNY/24020.

51. M.N. VENKATESH S/O NARAYANANSHETTY M AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O NO.200. 8TH CROSS 5TH MAIN, MPM LAYOUT MALKLATHAHALLI, NAGARABHAVI BENGALURU - 560 056 PPO- BG/BNG/74915.

52. H.S. SRINIVASA MURTHY S/O SEETHARAMAIAH H.R AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/S NO.659, EWS 2NR STAGE 12TH B MAIN ROAD

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YEALAHANKA NEW TOWN BENGALURU - 560 064 PPO- BG/BNG/75795.

53. R. SUBBANNA S/O RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/O NO.10, 9TH B CROSS MARUTHI LAYOUT, NEAR ANJANAYA SWAMY TEMPLE VIRUPAKSHAPURA VIDYARANYAPURA POST BENGALURU - 560 097 PPO-BG/BNG/74349.

54. N. VASANTH KUMAR S/O NANJUNDAPPA H AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O NO.338/8, 3RD A MAIN A SECTOR, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN BENGALURU - 560 064 PPO-BG/BNG/63633.

55. M.P. PRABUDAS S/O PUTTATAMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O NO.L-14, 2ND MAIN HRS LAYOUT, 6TH SECTOR BENGALURU - 560 102 PPO- BG/BNG/73757.

56. G. RAMAIAH S/O GOAPALAIAH K AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O NO.325, B MAIN RAOD ATTUR LAYOUT, YELAHANKA BENGALURU - 560 064 PPO-BG/BNG/68302.

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57. H.K. NANJUNDESHWARA S/O KARIBASANNA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/O NO.506, H BLOCK, MANTHRI ALPYNI, BANASANKARI, 5TH STAGE VISHNUVARDHANA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO-BG/BNG/67227.

58. B.R. JAGADEESH CHANDRA B.R S/O DR. RANGASWAMY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O NO.1226, 48TH CROSS 37TH MAIN, POORNAPRAJNA NAGAR, UTTARAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO-BG/MRD/5674.

59. A.N. CHANDRA MOHAN S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O NO.15/4, H.N. LAYOUT 10TH CROSS, SWIMMING POOL EXTENSION, MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 003 PPO-BG/BNG/66570.

60. S.R. CHANDRASHEKARAPPA S/O DODDARANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/O NO. 64, 16TH MAIN BSK 1ST STAGE, 2ND BLOCK SRINAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 050 PPO-BG/BNG/76621.

61. R. SURESH S/O RAMAIAH S.M.

AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O NO.46, 7TH MAIN

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BHAVANI LAYOUT, BANAGIRI HILLS BSK 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 085 PPO-BG/BNG/76621.

62. N. SOMASHEKARA ARADYA S/O NANJUNDAPPA.H AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/O NO.55, FLAT NO.301 GOPALAKRISHNADHAMA APARTMENT 6TH MAIN, 15TH CROSS MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 003 PPO-BG/BNG/72293.

63. M. VENKATAMUNIYAPPA S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O NO.594, LAKSHMI NILAYA 7TGH CROSS, KARANJIGHAT KOLARA - 563 101.

PPO-KN/KRP/24647.

64. S.N. RIZWANULLAH S/O ABDUS SALAM AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O NO.286, 9TH CORSS N.G.PALYA, BTM 1ST STAGE DRC POST, BENGALURU - 560 029 PPO-BT/BNG/9383.

65. RANGASWAMY.T S/O THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O NO.141, BUILDING NO.1 KHB SHIRKE APARTMENTS KENGERI UPANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 060 PPO-KN/BNG/68343.

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66. M. MOHAN PRASAD S/O MUNIRAMAIAH.A AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O NO.542/8, 9TH MAIN MC LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 040 PPO-BG/BNG/74054.

67. H.N. SRINIVASAIAH S/O NARAYANAN SHETTY M. AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/O NO.638, SRI RANGADAMA KCHS LAYOUT, 6TH MIAN NAGADEVANAHALLI, 2ND STAGE GYANAVHARATHI POST BENGALURU - 560 056 PPO-BG/MRD/1117.

68. IQBAL AHAMED S/O MOHAMUD SHERIFF AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/O NO.215, 2ND CROSS JAKKASANDRA EXTENSION NEAR ARPITA APARTMENT KORAMANGALA 1ST BLOCK BENGALURU - 560 034 PPO-KN/BNG/57296.

69. S K BELLATTI S/O KRISHNA BABA BELLATTI AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O 108, 1ST MAIN, KSRTC LAYOUT CHIKKALASANDRA, UTTARAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO-KN/BNG/58269.

70. BASAVARAJU L T S/O THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS

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R/O 116, 4TH CROSS, BCC LAYOUT ATTIGUPPE, BENGALURU - 560 040 PPO-BG/BNG/76781.

71. GURAPPA M AMEEN BHAVI S/O MAHABALESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O DAMMANAGI SUMO LEAVES APARTMENT, 1301, KANAKAPURA ROAD, RAGHUVANAHALLI, BESIDE KSIT COLLEGE, BENGALURU - 560 062 PPO-BG/BNG/74602.

72. A S NAGARAJU SHESHA IYENGAR AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/O. 17/9-4, 1ST MAIN 2ND CROSS, MARENAHALLI VIJAYANAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 040 PPO- BG/BNG/70271.

73. H S HARAKUMAR S/O K.C. SADASHIVAIAH AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O. 1308, 12TH MAIN JUDICIAL LAYOUT, YELAHANKA G.K.V.K. (PO), BENGALURU - 560 065 PPO- KN/BNG/47778.

74. S M HAMPAIAH S/O VEERABHADRAIAH S.M AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O. 838, DASOHA, 12TH MAIN VINAYAKA LAYOUT, NAGARABHAVI BENGALURU - 560 072 PPO-BG/NG/58002.

75. G Y NARAYANA S/O. YANGAIAH

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AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/O. 25, SRI. BALAJI NILAYA UPSTAIRS, 26TH MAIN, 17TH CROSS MURTHAPPA GARDEN, J. P. NAGAR 6TH PHASE, BENGALURU - 560 078 PPO- KN/BNG/40988.

76. SAMPANGI B N S/O. NARASIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/O. 172, 1ST MAIN ROAD SARVABHOWMANAGAR CHIKKAKALSANDRA BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO-BG/BNG/58621.

77. K VENKATARATHNAMMA S/O. VENKATACHALAPA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O. 37, 4TH CROSS, VITTAL NAGAR CHAMRAJPET, BENGALURU - 560 018 PPO-KN/BNG/48025.

78. R. NARASIMMA MURTHY S/O. RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/O. 191, 2ND FLOOR, LAKSHMIPURA K.G. NAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 019 PPO-BG/MRD/7245.

79. D. DEVARAJU S/O DASEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O NO.1790/34, 7TH MAIN ROAD E BLOCK, II STAGE, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU.

80. A.N. SUBBARAO S/O NAGAPPA A.S.

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AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O NO.218, 9TH CROSS HESSARAGATTA MAIN ROAD KIRLOSKAR LAYOUT BENGALURU PPO PY PNY 26297.

81. K.P. SHANTHARAJU S/O PUTTASWAMY GOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O NO.8, D19TH CROSS 1ST STAGE, VISHWESHWARA NAGAR, MYSURU - 570 009 PPO KN MYS 23573.

82. AHAMED PASHA S/O ABDUL KHADR AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O NO.D193, BANNIMANTAPPA C LAYOUT, MYSURU PPO KN MYS 19492.

83. SREE RAMEGOWDA S/O CHUNCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O NO MIG 9, KHB COLONY PUSHPASHRAMA ROAD, R.S. NAIDUNAGAR, MYSURU, PPO KN MYS 215546.

84. M.C. GURUDEV S/O CHIKKANARASIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/O NO.169, 2ND CROSS MANASA ROAD, ITTEGUDU, MYSURU, PPO KN MYS 26561.

85. ZAFRULLA SHARIFF S/O MD SHARIFF AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS

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R/O NO.633, 4TH CROSS, S.S.NAGAR BANIMANTAPA, MYSURU PPO KN MYS 38384.

86. GOPINATH A S/O THIMMARAYASWAMY AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/O NO.1148, 1ST FLOOR PADUVANA ROAD, T.K.LAYOUT 4TH STAGE, MYSURU PPO KN MYS 28930.

87. D. SRINIVASAN S/O DAYANADAM MUDDLIYAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O NO.1636/2, 2ND MAIN 3RD CROSS, RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR EXTENSION, MYSURU PPO KN MYS 35921.

88. JAVEED AHAMED S/O MOHAMMED HUSSAIN AGEDA ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O NO.2276, RAJAJINAGAR 2ND STAGE, 2ND PHASE MYSURU 19, PPO KN/MYS/22146.

89. B.V. SRINIVASA S/O DEVANDLA VENKATAIAH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/O NO.79, LIC COLONY 3RD MAIN, SRIRAMPURA 2ND STAGE MYSURU 570023.

90. VSS ARADHYA S/O SOMARADHYA B.C AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/O NO.44, 5TH CROSS, KSRTC LAYOUT, J.P. NAGAR

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2ND PHASE, BENGALURU - 560 078 PPO KN/BNG/36397.

91. S.M. MUTHAIAH S/O VEERABNHADRAIAH S.M AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/ONO.89, 3RD MAIN ROAD 9TH BLOCK, VINAYAKA LAYOUT, NAGARABHAVI, BENGLAURU - 560 072 PPO KN/CKR/14783.

92. M. HANUMANTH REDDY S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS R/O NO.PARAGON VILLAGE BAGEPALLI TLAUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 561201 PPO PY/KRP/10517.

93. S. RUDRAPPA S/O VEERABHADRAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/O NO.183, MANJUNATH NAGAR 4TH MAIN IST CROS, BENGALURU - 560 010 PPO KN/BNG/39921.

94. M. DILIP S/O MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O NO.209, 2ND MAIN BRUNDAVAN EXTENSION AREKERE, MICO LAYOUT BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 076 PPO PY/BOM/4277.

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95. RAGHAVENDRA ANANTH RAO AGED 76 YEARS R/O NO.108, SAMANTHUR VASANTHA PARTMENTS, GRAPHIT INDIA ROAD NEAR HUDI, MAHADEVAPURA POST BENGALURU - 560 048 PPO KN/HUB/13580.

96. RANASING B BANNE AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS R/O NO.58, 1ST CROSS SHIRADI SAI RATHAN LAYOUT DR. SHIVARAMAKARANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 077 PPO KN/HUB/13573.

97. VENKATESH B AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O NO.A-5, GREENIER APARTMENTS 2ND CROSS, K.V. LAYOUT, 4TH BLOCK EAST JAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 011 PPO KN/BNG/64099.

98. B.K. UMASHANKAR AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/O NO.302 RNK COMFORTS SOUTH CROSS ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU - 560 004 PPO/BG/BNG/65612.

99. R NAGARAJ RAO AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O NO.151 3RD CROSS 3RD MAIN J P NAGAR 3RD PHASE BENGALURU - 560 078 PPO-BG/BNG/69384.

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100. UMAPATHI ACHAR M S/O MANACHAR AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/O NO.438 5TH MAIN ATTUR LAYOUT YELAHANKA NEW TOWN BENGALURU - 560 064 PPO/BG/BNG/64465.

101. N SANGAPPA S/O NARAPPA P S AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O NO.122 SLS SECUTITY OPP TO J P MARGAN KADUBEESANAHALLI OUTER RING ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 103 PPO/BG/BNG/73841.

102. S. SHIVAPRAKASH S/O SOMASUNDRA L AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O NO.38 1ST MAIN 1ST CROSS RAGHAVENDRA LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 076 PPO/PY/KRP/31409.

103. R.C. MALLIKARJUNAIAH S/O CHANDRASHEKARAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O NO.66 5TH MAIN ROAD 4TH CROSS, CHIKKALASANDRA KSRTC LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO-BG/MRD/5408.

104. G.N. PRABHUSWAMY S/O NANJUNDAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O NO. G 657/1 ST CROSS, SRINIVASA COLONY NEAR K H ROAD,

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BENGALURU - 560 027 PPO-BG/BNG/65351.

105. S.R. KALYAN KUMAR S/O REVANNA SIDDAIAH S A AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O NO.1119, BDA LAYOUT, JAMBUSAVARI DINNE J P NAGAR 8TH PHASE BENGALURU-560083 PPO/BG/BNG/75583.

106. M. SHIVANNA S/O MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/O NO.92 2ND MAIN KSRTC LAYOUT CHIKKALSANDRA SUBRAMANYAPURAM POST, BENGALURU-560061 PPO-BG/MRD/7675.

107. GANAPATHI G HEGDE S/O GANAPATHI T HEGGADE AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O NO.78 3RD CROSS, R/O NO.78 3RD CROSS, SILVER OAK TREE PUTTENAHALLI EAST J P NAGARA 7THPHASE BENGALURU-560078 PPO-BGT/BNG/68578.

108. T.N. MYLARAPPA S/O NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/O NO.285, 1ST B CROSS 3RD MAIN, III STAGE 2ND PHASE, 6TH BLOCK BANASHANAKARI BENGALURU - 560 085

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PPO KN/BNG/39163.

109. T.V. RAJENDRA BABU S/O MALLAPPA T.V AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O NO.15, 1ST MAIN ROAD MANIVIAL GUARDEN BEML LAYOUT, KAMALANAGAR BASAVESHWARANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 079 PPO BG/BNG/70830.

110. S. RUDRAIAH S/O SIDDAVEERAIAH AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/O NO.150, 4TH CROSS 7TH MAIN, HAMPINAGAR VIJAYANAGAR, II STAGE BENGALURU - 560 104 PPO KN/BNG/26044.

111. H.B. PUTTANAIAH S/O H.B. BRAHMADEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/O NO.156, 1ST I ROAD 1ST BLOCK, 2ND STAGE NAGARABHAVI, BENGALURU - 560 072 PPO BG/BNG/70861.

112. C.B. SETHURAM SHETTY S/O BEEMARAYA SHETTY C AGEDA BOUT 67 YEARS R/O NO.139, USHA KRISHNA APARTMENTS, PLAT NO.9 1ST CROSS, SARVABOMA NAGAR BANNERGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 076 PPO BG/BNG/60950.

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113. R. RANGAIAH S/O RANGEGOWDA AGEDA BOUT 71 YEARS R/O NO.7, 2ND MAIN ROAD ADARSHA NAGARA 9TH CROSS, CHAMARAJPET BENGALURU - 560 018 PPO KN/BNG/22145.

114. J. MALLIKARJUNA S/O MANDIRAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/O NO.13, ADITHYA NAGARA 6TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS KOTHNUR MAIN ROAD J.P. NAGAR, 8TH PHASE BENGALURU - 560 082 PPO BN/BNG/61061.

115. BABU S/O BALLAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RO NO.K-A, 3RD MAIN ROAD LAKSHMINARAYANAPURAM BENGALURU - 560 021 PPO BG/BNG/72333.

116. C.S. ARAVIND S/O C.B.R. RAO AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O NO.3936, 1ST CROSS GIRIJANAGAR. 4TH PHASE BSK III, BENGALURU - 560 085 OPP BG/MRD/4343.

117. B. CHANDRAPPA S/O BASAVAIAH M.D AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O NO.39, 2ND MAIN

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3RD CROSS, ANNAPURNESHWARI LAYOUT, J.P. NAGAR, 7TH PHASE BENGALURU - 560 062 PPO BG/BNG/75148.

118. RAMEGOWDA S/O CHUNCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O NO MIG 9, KHB COLONY PUSHPASHRAMA ROAD R.S. NAIDU NAGAR MYSURU - 570 007 PPO KN/MYS/21546.

119. P.V. RADHAKRISHNA S/O VENKATAHALAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O NO.1157, 12TH CROSS 1ST STAGE, 1ST PHASE CHANDRA LAYOUT BANGALORE NORTH NAGARABHAVI BENGALURU - 560 072 PPO BG/BNG/66742.

120. MANCHEGOWDA D S/O DEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O NO. DODDAMUDAVADI CHIKKAMUDAVADI POST KANAKAPURA THALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 117 PPO BG/MRD/3669.

121. K. SUBRAMANYA S/O KRISHNAN SHETTY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O NO. 8120, KALLAMMANNAGUDI CHAMARAJANAGARA - 571 313

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PPO KN/MYS/62015.

122. S.R. NARASIMHAN S/O RAJAM S.K.

AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/O NO.605, NAGA SAI 10TH MAIN, 11TH CROSS COFFEE BOARD LAYOUT HEBBAL, KEMPAPURA BENGALURU - 560 024 PPO KN/BNG/48967.

123. G. SATHYANARAYANA SHETTY S/O RAMAIAH SHETTY G AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS R/O NO. 2613, ASHIRWAD 8TH MAIN, 15TH CROSS BSK II STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 078 PPO KN/BNG/12044.

124. H. MALLIKARJUNAPPA S/O CHANNABASAPPA H AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O NO. SRINIVASA 60/192 1ST STAGE, 1ST FLOOR 5TH CROSS, KIRLOSKAR LAYOUT BASAVESHWARANAGARA BENGALURU - 560 079 PPO KN/SHG/17934.

125. C.D. PRASAD S/O CHANNAPPA K.C. AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/O NO 30/31, RAJ HOMES TF/2, SNEHA COLONY CHIKKAKALSANDRA BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO BG/BNG/77777.

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126. SHIVANNA B S/O BALAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O NO 1252/1B, NEW NO 34/1B 1ST MAIN 1ST CROSS KRISHNAMURTHY PURAM MYSURU - 570 010 PPO BG/BNG/66907.

127. K.M. KONDAPPA S/O MUNISWAMY K AGED ABOUT 63 YEAR R/O NO 50, 15TH CROSS 11TH MAIN, LAKASANDRA EXTENTION BENGALURU - 560 030 PPO BG/BNG/76390.

128. CHANDRASHEKARA ARADYA S/O SOMARADYA V.C AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS R/O NO. 93, 5TH MAIN, 3RD CROSS KSRTC LAYOUT, J P NAGAR 2ND PHASE, BENGALURU - 560 078 PPO BG/BNG/3445.

129. N.M. SAVANUR AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS CLASSIC ORCHARD, BEHIND MEENAKSHI TEMPLE, BANNERGHATT ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 076 PPO BG/BNG/28895.

130. ABDUL WAHAB NADAF S/O MODIN SAB AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS R/O NO 129, 13TH B CROSS 8TH MAIN, BTM 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560 076 PPO BG/BNG/9788.

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131. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY SECY TO GOVT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, SHRAM SHAKTI BHAWAN, RAFI MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 001.

132. KARNATAKA STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, CENTRAL OFFICE K.H. ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027.

133. BENGALURU METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR CENTRAL OFFICE K.H. ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027.

134. KSRTC EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTARY PROVIDENT FUND TRUST REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY CENTRAL OFFICE, K.H.ROAD SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 027.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI H.M. MANJUNATHA, ADV., FOR R-53, 78 & 85;

SRI M.S. NAGARAJA, CGC FOR R-131; SMT. HOR. RENUKA, ADV., FOR R-132 & R-133)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NOS.1427-1556/2018 (L-PF) DATED 25/04/2019 PRODUCED VIDE ANNEXURE-A.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ALOK ARADHE J., THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: