Karnataka High Court

Central Provident Fund ... vs B Vijaya on 12 January, 2023

Bench: Alok Aradhe, S Vishwajith Shetty

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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
                           DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023
                                           PRESENT
                              THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE
                                              AND
                         THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY
                              WRIT APPEAL NO. 3870 OF 2019 (L-PF)
                   BETWEEN:
                   1.

CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER (PENSION) EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION, BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN 14 BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE NEW DELHI-110066.

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2. ADDL CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND by B A KRISHNA COMMISSIONER HQ (PENSION) KUMAR Location: High EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND Court of Karnataka ORGANISATION BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN 14, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE NEW DELHI-110066

3. REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER-I(PENSION) EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN 14 BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI-110066.

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

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BENGALURU-560025.

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

1. B. VIJAYA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/O 120, 3RD CROSS, KAVITHA LAYOUT BENGALURU-560026 PPO BG/MRD/3393.

2. L BHASKACHARYA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O 134 A 4TH AMIN, 8TH CROSS, BAPUJI NAGAR MYSORE ROAD BENGALURU PPO KN/BNG/45541.

3. MOHAMED AFZAL D/O ABDUL SUBHAN AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O 730, 58TH MAIN, BLOSSOM SCHOOL KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT BENGALURU-560078 PPO G/BNG/56045.

4. PUTTASINGARAIAH S/O LAKSHMAIAH AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, R/O HAROHALLY KOTE NEAR JABEEN SAW MILL, KANAKAPURA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562112 PPO KN/BNG/15775.

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5. S H NATARAJU S/O. HOSALAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/O. DEVARAHOSALLI, SOMPURA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK-562 111 PPO BG/BNG/74101.

6. D T VENKATACHALLAIAH S/O. H. THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS DEVARAHOSALLI, SOMPURA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU-562 111 PPO PY/PNY/28235.

7. L MANJUNATHA SWAMY S/O. H. T. LAKSHMANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/O. 1107, 11TH MAIN 11TH CROSS, JUDICIAL LAYOUT G.K.V.K. POST, YELAHANKA BENGALURU-560 065 PPO BG/BNG/65398

8. C K DESHMUKH S/O KRISHNOJI DESHMUK AGE 62 YEARS R/O 1311 KADIRAIAHNAPALYA OPP TO BMTC 6TH DEPOT INDIRANAGAR BENGALURU-560038 PPO PY/KRP/29949.

9. SHIVANNA S/O CHINNA RAMEGOWDA AGE 67 YEARS DHARMARAYA WORKSHOP ROAD NEAR WATER TANK KANAKAPURA TOWN 562117, PPO BG/BNG/60116.

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10. H V GOVINDAPPA S/O VENKATASWAMY AGE 65 YEARS R/O HEBBARI VILLAGE IMAREDDY HALLI PSOT CINTHAMANI TALUK CHIKBALLAPURA DIST-563521, PPO PY/KRP/26584.

11. R RUKMESH S/O RAMASWAMY AGE 62 YEARS R/O 9/1A 8TH CROSS BENDRE NAGAR BSK II STAGE BENGALURU-560070 PPO BG/BNG-75386.

12. K RAMAKRISHNAIAH S/O K CHIKKAYELLAIAH AGE 69 YEARS, R/O 324 SIDDARTHA COLONY, NEAR GUJARI MOHALLA KUNIGAL TUMKUR DIST-572130 PPO BG/BNG/57352.

13. B N VENKATARAMANAPPA S/O B A NARAYANA AGE 62 YEARS R/O 5TH CROSS VINAYAKANAGARA EXTENSION HOSKOTE-562114 PPO BG/BNG/31318.

14. K N SHIVALINGAPPA S/O NAGAPPA AGE 63 YEARS R/O 65, RAGHAVENDRA COLONY GUTTEPALYA LALBAG SIDAPURA BENGALURU-560011 PPO BG/BNG/70048.

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15. T DIVYAKUMAR S/O THRISNATHAN AGE 66 YEARS R/O 7/1, BANASASVADI MAIN ROAD, 2ND CROSS, SARASVATHI STREET, SUBBANNAPALYA BENGALURU-560033 PPO PY/KRP72902.

16. R ANANDUDU S/O KRISHNASWMAY NAIDU AGE 64 YEARS R/O 92, 3RD CROSS PALAMPEEK LAYOUT NEAR HEFC BANK OPP NRI LAYOUT KALKERE, BENGALURU-560043 PPO PY/KRP/25665.

17. SADASHIVAIAH S/O LA LINGAPPA AGE 62 YEARS R/O 265, 7TH CROSS BEHIND KUVEMPU PU COLLEGE MALLASANDRA P DASARAHALLI BENGALURU-560057 PPO BG/BNG/74234.

18. K S NAGARAJU S/O SRINVIASAIAH AGE 64 YEARS R/O 233, KANAKAPURA OTE MADAPPA STREET RAMANAGARA DIST-562117, PPO BG/MRD/7174.

19. H N SRINIVASA S/O NANJUNDAPPA AGE 67 YARS R/O 211, 1ST CROSS, 14TH BLOCK NAGARABHAVI II STAGE BENGALURU-560072

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PPO BG/BNG/60119.

20. B GOUSE KHAN S/O DAVUD KHAN AGE 67 YEARS R/OO 652, GUJURI MOHALLA DODDAPETE ROAD KUNIGAL-572130 PPO KN/BNG/45421.

21. FAZLULLA KHAN S/O BASHA SAB AGE 71 YEARS R/O CHOWDESHWARI TEMPLE ROAD 5TH CROSS KUNIGAL TUMKUR DIST-572130 PPO KN/BNG-44116.

22. ISMAIL KHAN S/O KASIM KHAN AGE 70 YEARS R/O MADUR ROAD THANJAVUR MOHALLA KUNIGAL 572130 PPO KN/BNG/47080.

23. ABDUL SUBHAN S/O ABDU KHADAR AGE 72 YEARS R./O MADDUR ROAD THANJAVUR MOHALLA KUNIGAL-572130 PPO KN/BNG/36463.

24. RADHA W/O LATE G RAJU AGE 61 YEARS R/O 1916, SRIRAMPURA NEAR B V BAKERY MYSURU-570023 PO KN/MYS/1339.

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25. PRADEEP JIDGEEKAR S/O RAMACHANDRA RAO AGE 67 YEARS R/O 893, 10TH CROSS BEHIND GURUSHRI NURSING HOME CHENDRA LAYOUT BENGALURU-560040 PPO GB.LLB/19193.

26. S NAGARAJA S/O SAMPANGI Y AGE 63 YEARS R/O 242, 6TH CROSS, 2ND RAILWAY GATE K P AGRAHARA MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU-560023 PPO KN/BNG/4005.

27. YOGANANDA S/O LATE VENKATAPPA AGE 62 YEARS R/O KESHAVAPURA EXTENSION NEAR THARUNA BHARATI SCHOOL OLD BHADRAVATHI-577301 PPO KN/SHG/58975.

28. DEVARAJAN CHETTIYAR S/O SUBRAMANYA AGE 69 YEARS R/O NO.33, 5TH CROSS MUNESWHARA NAGAR HULLAL MAIN RAOD, BENGALURU URBAN-560056 PPO BG/MRD/7520.

29. J THIMMAIAH S/O VEERANNA AGE 64 YEARS R/O 1ST MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS BHAVANI NAGAR RAILWAYS LAYOUT HULLALA BENGALURU

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URBAN-560056 PPO BG/MRD/3335.

30. ANJANAPPA S/O PAPANNA AGE 64 YEARS WEAVERS COLONY 1ST CROSS INDIRANANGAR ANEKAL TOWN 562106 PPO. PY/BOM/4459.

31. T G RAMACHANDRA RAO S/O GANGOJI RAO AGE 69 YEARS R/O SHIVANAGARA 1ST CROSS CHANNAPPANA PALYA UPPARHALLI TUMKUR-572101 PPO BG/BNG/67288.

32. A N CHOWDAREDDY S/O NARAYANA REDDY AGE 65 YEARS R/O ARENOOR BEEDARAGUPPE POST ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU URBAN-562107 PPOKN/BNG/44953.

33. M RAMAIAH S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA AGE 66 YEARS R/O BATHALUNISSA LAYOUT NEAR APA SCHOOL HOSUR MAIN ROAD, ANEKAL -562106 PPO PY/BOM/3591.

34. RADARAMANA P S/O PAAPCHARI S AGE 68 YEARS R/O OPP TO MYSORE BANK ROAD WARD NO.10 ANEKAL

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TOWN-562106 PPO KN/BNG/54545.

35. H SHESHADARAPPA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGE 57 YEARS R/O NARAYANAPURA BEHIND ASHRAM WARD NO.22 ANEKAL TOWN-562106 PPO PY/BOM/3549.

36. B V SRINIVASA REDDY S/O B C VENKATARAMANAPPA AGED 66 YEARS R/O 63, PRANAVA JAYANNA LAYOUT INDLABLE ROAD ATTIBELE ANEKAL TQ BENGALURU-562107 PPO PY/BOM/4014.

37. S.N. GOVINDE GOWDA S/O LATE V. NARAYANA SWAMY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O 206, SRIRAMPURA JAKKUR POST NEAR MUNESWARA TEMPLE BENGALURU - 560 064 PPO:PY/KRP/34135.

38. N MUNIREDDY S/O LATE V NARAYAN SWAMY AGED ABOUT 65 YERS, R/O 206, SRIRAMPURA JAKKUR POST, NEAR MUNESWARA TEMPLE, BENGALUR-560064.

39. S CHAND S/O M NANJANREDDY AGE 63 YEARS 44 MGBIRR ENCLAVE LAYOUT MARASUR ANEKAL TALUK-562106

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PPO-PY/BOM/4073.

40. V SIDDAGANGAIAH S/O VENKATAPPA AGE 70 YEARS R/O KENGANAHALLI HULIGOWDANA HALLI POST BENGALURU NORTH-560062, PPOBG/BNG/44318.

41. R RANGANATH W/O RAMANNA AGE 73 YEARS R/O 181 DADAPIR LAYOUT SONDEKOPPA CIRCLE NELAMANGALA BENGALURU NORTH-562111 PPO.KN/BNG/67348.

42. A SANNA RAMEGOWDA S/O JAVAREGOWDA AGE 69 YEARS R/O KADABALLI AT POST NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571418 PPOKN/BNG/46464.

43. N A DEVEGOWDA S/O ANGADI GOWDA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS R/O JODI NERALE KERE KALLUDEVANAHALLI POST HONNEKER HOBLI NAGAMANGALA TALUK-562123, PPO.KN/MYS/17363.

44. K H HANUMANTHARAYAPPA S/O HANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O 6, SBI STAFF COLONY 3RD STAGE, 4TH BLOCK BASAVESHWARA NAGAR BENGALURU-560079

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PPO.PY/PNY/25642.

45. N SWAMY GOWDA R/O NITHOTHSAVA NILAYA, VIDAYNAGARA HOUSEING BOARD, KUNIGAL, TUMKUR DIST 572130, PPO BG/BNG/69370.

46. HARINAAYANA RAO S/O RAGHURAM BHAT, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/O. 300, LAKSHMI NILAYLA, RING ROAD, OPP TO AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KENGUNTE, BENGALURU 560056, PPO BG/BNG. 74927.

47. AMEED KHAN S/O HASSAN KHAN, AGE 66 YEARS, R/O. 1287/16, THATTEKERE ROAD YDAR MOHALLA, CHANNAPATNA 562160. PPO BGBNG/60461.

48. M H RANGADHAMAIAH S/O M R HANUMANTHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/O. 223, INDIRA NAGAR NEAR POST OFFICE, NELAMANGALA 562123, PPO BG/BNG/43051.

49. PUTTABUDDI S/O MAHANTHADEVARU, AGE 71 YEARS, R/O. GOWDEHALLI POST, YELANDUR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR DIST 570. PPO KN/MYS/16660.

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50. V NARASIMMA MURTHY S/O VENKATARAYAPPA, AGE 63 YEARS, R/O. SOMENAHALLI AND POST, CHIKKABALLAPURA 562104, PPO PY/KRP/27321.

51. K LALITHAMMA W/O LATE. GOVINDAPPA, AGE 64 YEARS, NO.237, HANUMANTHEGOWDA CIRCLE, LBS NAGAR, K. NARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU NORTH 560077. PPO BG/BNG/56760.

52. A GEETHANJALI W/O CHENDRASHEKAR GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/O. BYRAVESHWARA NILAYA, NEAR SARASWATI SCHOOL HENNURU BANDE, KALYANA NAGAR POST, BENGALURU 560043. PPO KN/BNG/34196.

53. N V SHANKAR S/O VASADEVARAO AGED ABOUT 71 years R/O 765, RAMANA BLOCK, MADDU7R ROAD, KUNIGAL, TUMKUR DIST 572 130.

54. T S SHIVANNA S/O ERASANNAIAH AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/O MUDUGEREPALYA KOTTEGERE HOBI, KUNIGAL TALUK 572130 PPO-KN/CKR/9137.

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55. T N RAJASHEKAR S/O NANJAPLPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O 424, DEVARAJ URS ROD, VIDYANAGAR, HASSAN 573202 PPO KN/CKR/9137.

56. K MANJAPPA S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O PAVAN MOHAN NILAYA UPPER STREET, HOLEHONNUR , BHADRAVATHI TLAUK 577227 PPO KN/SHG/22825.

57. B S VISHWANATH S/O B. SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS KOPPA VILLAGE, HOLEHONNURKL POST BHADRAVATHI TLAUK 577227 PPO KN/SHG/989.

58. NAGARAJAIAH S/O LATE DHANISHETTY AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O KODIHALLI AT POST, KANAKAPURA TLAUK, RAMANGARA DIST 560212 PPO BG/BNG/49758.

59. K S GUNDAPPA S/O SHESHAIAH GOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O KODIGI ANE AGUMBE POST THIRTHAHALLI TQ SHIMOGA DIST 577411 PPO KN/SHG/25097.

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60. H S RAMACHANDRALPPA S/O SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS CHIKKAKUDLY VILLAWGE KUDLI POST SHIMOGA TALUK AND DIST 577411 PPO KN/SHG/25851.

61. C.S.RAMASWAMY S/O SIDDE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/O CHEEKALE GODWANA DODDI, HOSADURGA POST, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANANKAPURA TALUK-560212 PPO-BG/MRD/564006.

62. H. NAGARAJU S/O HUCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 1355, 2ND CROSS, H.T.LANE 2ND MAIN ROAD, HEBBALA II ND STGE, MYSORE-570017 PO-KN/MYS/30489.

63. R VENKOBA S/O RAGHUPATHI AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/O 670, IIIRD BLOCK, 5TH CORSS BANASHANKARI I STGE BENGALURU-560050 PPO-BG/MRD/8676.

64. M B GOPIDAS S/O M.BALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/O 57/6, SURABHI LAYOUT JAKKUR ROAD, YELAHANKA BENGALURU-560064 PPO-BNG/73235.

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65. M SRINIVASA MURTHY S/O MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O 222, NEAR OLD POST OFFICER NEAR K.V.BYREGOWDA KALYANAMANDIRA, JAKKUR POST BENGALURU-5600064 PPO-KN/BNG/65259.

66. P. SADASHIVA S/O PUTTASIDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, R/O NO.140, 2ND CROSS, KSRTC LAYOUT, CHIKKALASANDRA, BENGALURU-560062 PPO-KN/BNG/46158.

67. D.MARANNA S/O DODDALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/O 1 2 1, 3RD MAIN, 3RD CROSS IIND STAGE, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT BENGALURU-560078 PPO-KN/BNG/846.

68. N S RAVIKUMAR S/O LATE K.N.SHIVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/O NO.3, MILKMAN A STREET LONGOFRD ROAD CORSS SHANTHALANAGARA BENGALURU-560045 PPO-KN/BNG/52185.

69. R SHANKARAPPA S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O 177, JHULIMANGALA JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU-560105. PPO-PY/BOM/6859.

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70. A P NANJEGOWDA S/O LATE PUTTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O 158, SINGAPURA VILLAGE AND POST, NEAR SHANIDEVARU TEMPLE BM ROAD PALYA HOBLI ALUR TALUK, HASSAN DIST 573218 PPO-KN/MYS/7532.

71. G.CHANDRAPPA S/O GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O HANUMANTHAPURA BILANAKOTE POST, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL 562111 PPO-PY/PNY/23431.

72. N CHANDRA REDDY S/O T.B. NANJUNDA REDDY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/O 47, 7TH CROSS, 1 GATE ROAD JAKASANDRA KORAMANGALA 1ST BLOCK, BENGALURU 560034 PPO-BG/BNG/492284.

73. P SATHYNARAY S/O PONNUSWAMY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O 411, WATE TANK ROAD SHANJEEVINI NAGAR, SAHAKARA NAGAR, BENGALURU-560092 PPO-BG/BNG/76228.

74. M NAGA REDDY S/O MUNISHAM REDDY AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/O 263, 1ST MAIN RIAD JAKKASANDRA 6TH CORSS KORAMANGALAL 1ST BLOCK BENGALURU-560034

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PPO-BG/BNG/41300.

75. J L NAGARAJA S/O LINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT 519 E, GOKULA 1 PHASE 14TH MAIN ROAD, HMT LAYOUT MATHIKERE, BENGALURU-54 PPO-KN/BNG/58720.

76. N RAVISHANKAR S/O N.NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/O 38, 2ND CROSS, MUNIREDDY LAYOUT, CHIKKALASANDRA UTTARAHALLI BENGALURU-560061 PPO-KN/BNG/58113.

77. Y C KRISHNEGOWDA S/O CHANNAFKESHAVAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/O 204/27, CHANNAKESHWAVANILAYA 1ST B MAIN ROAD, VENKATEGOWDA LAYOUT, HEBBAL, KEMPAPURA BENGALURU 560024 PPO BG/BNG/59772.

78. REVABBA S/O BEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/O I/A, GANAPATHI NILAYA 5TH A CROSS, NEAR THARUN LMEDICALS, DODDABOMMASANDRA VIDAYARANYAPURA POST BENGALURU 560097 PPO BG/BNG/62255.

79. G S APPANNAGOWDA S/O DSETTY GOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS

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R/O 292, BML LAYOUT SCHIDANANDA NAGAR RAJARAJESWARI NAGAR BENGALURU 560098 PPO BG/BNG/77521.

80. BENJAMIN K S/O KALAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O 54 2ND CROSS, CHOLARAPALYA MAGADI ROAD, BENGALURU 560023 PPO BG/BNG/67286.

81. R RAMADASU S/O M V BILIGIRAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O 22/2, ASHVATHKATTE MAIN ROAD, KASTHURSBA NAGAR MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU 560026 PPO PY/PNY/28238.

82. H GAYATHRI BAI W/O K KRISHNA SINGH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O CS 61, LAKSHI NILAYA SHARADADEVI NAGAR, OPP TO M G STADIUML, TUMKUR 572103 PPO PY/PNY/26992.

83. K SRINIVASACHARY S/O LATE KAPANACHAR AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/O 60/1, VENKATESHWARA NILAYA, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD (NEAR KUPPAREDDY LAKE) BWSSB ROAD, KAGGALIPURA UDAYAPURA, BENGALURU 560082 PPO KN/BNG/244151.

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84. MUKTHAR AHMED AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS S/O MOHAMED OBEDULLA R/O 1,4, D CROSS, SHAHAPUR MAIN ROAD, GHANDINAGAR II ND STAGE, BENGALURU 560056 PPO KN/BNG/56355.

85. MOHAMED YASEEN S/O ABDUL KHUDDUS AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/O 779, 9TH CROSS BEHIND GLASS FACTORY, NEAR SHIVA TEMPL H.B.R. 5TH BLOCK BENGALURU NORTH-560 043 PPO KN BNG 53906.

86. M.NAGARAJU S/O MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O 85, 5TH MAIN, 5TH STAGE, 3RD CROSS, BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO KN BNG 67658.

87. K.M. SUNEGAR S/O MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/O HOLEHONNUR BADRAVATHI TALUI SHIMOGA DIST-577 227 PPO BN BNG 59997.

88. CHIKKA BASAVARAJAPPA S/O LATE BASAVEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/O 14, NANJUNDESWARA NILAYA GANADHARA NAGARA, 1ST MAIN, J.P.NAGAR POST, BENGALURU - 560 078 PPO BG BNG 63887.

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89. K.RANGASWAMY S/O KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/O 39/79 4TH MAIN ROAD SHARADA COLONY MEENAKSHI NAGARA KAMASHIPALYA NEW EXTENSION, BENGALURU-560 079 PPO BG BNG 51781.

90. NINGAPPA S/O BYRANNA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/O 401, MAYURNAGAR PULIOGERE FACTORY, ANDRAHALLI MAIN ROAD, HEGGANAHALI, BENGALURU - 560 091 PPO PY PYL 30143.

91. T NARAYANA S/O THIMMANNA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/O 6667, 5TH CROSS, BEEH WATER COLONY, GANESHRAO LAYOUT, SUBHASH NAGARA NELAMANGALA - 562 123 PPO KN BNG 52582.

92. K.M.CHIKKANNA S/O MAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, YETTENAHALLI THOTADAMANE WADDARAPALYA ROAD, GULUR HOBLI ,POST, TUMKUR TQ & DIST PPO BG BNG 67250.

93. S R MANJUNATHA S/O RANGASWAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O 2162, OPP MTS INDUSTRIAL ARIA BENGALURU-560057

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OPP BG/BNG/67661.

94. LAKSHMINARASIMMA MURTHY S A S/O ACHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/O C/O JALI RAMAKRISHNAPPA 3RD CROSS, NEAR KEB, MURTHY NAGAR, GOWRIBIDANURU-561208 PPO-PY/KRP/75034.

95. M KRISHNAPPA S/O MADAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/O JIGALA YEDAVANAHALLI POST BENGALURU-562107 PPO-KN/BNG/58737.

96. S NANJAPPA S/O JAMURAIAH AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/O 14 2ND CROSS, SOUTH OF KUMBAR KOPPAL GOKULAM 3RD STAGE, MYSURU-570002 PPO-KN/MYS/14408.

97. S JAMBOORA S/O JAMBURAIAH AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/O 74 MIG II/A 2ND CROSS, PARIJATHA ROAD, LAKSHMIKANTH NAGAR 1ST STAGE MYSURU-570016 PPO-KN/MYS/13032.

98. B CHANDRASHEKAR S/O BAJJAREDDY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O 208 2ND CROSS 2ND BLOCK HBR LAYOUT BRUNDAVANANAGAR

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BENGALURU-560043 PPO-BG/BNG064469.

99. NANJA REDDY M S/O MUNISWAMY REDDY AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/O MUTHSANDRA POST VIA VARTHUR BENGALURU-560087 PPO-KN/BNG/47063.

100. L LAKKAPPA S/O LAKKEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS, R/O 176 RAJATTA HASSAN-573201 PPO-KN/BNG/51082.

101. D R NARASIMAIAH S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS R/O 240, 5TH CROSS BALAJI LAYOUT MALLATHHAHALLI BENGALURU-560072 OPP KN/BNK/34211.

102. NOOR AHMED S/O ABDULL KUDUS SAB AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/O VAJARAHALLI NELAMANGALA BATHANPALYA CROSS BENGALURU RURAL-562123 OPP KN/BNG/30079.

103. U J JAYARAME GOWDA S/O JAVARE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O 177,3RD CROSS

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1ST MAIN, JANABHARATHI LAYOUT 1ST BLOCK, NEAR MEDOSOLE HOSPITAL, K S TOWN BENGALURU URBAN-560060 PPO BG/MRD/6016.

104. M CHALUVAIAH S/O LATE NARASEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/O 61, SRI LAKSHMI NILAYA MARIYAPPANA PALYA JANABHARATHI MAIN ROAD MYSORE ROAD BENGALURU-560056 PPO KN/BNG/59239.

105. PANDURANGAPPA S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O SRI RANGANATHA KRUPA BEHIND INDIRA MAHILA COOLLAGE GOODSHED COLONY TUMKUR-57002 PPO BG/BNG/67443.

106. B S GANGADHARA MURTHY S/O B M SHIVALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O C/O H S SHANKARA MURTHY NO 928/A, 4TH CROSS SS PURAM, BEHIND GOPALASWAMY TEMPLE, TUMKUR-571102 PPO BG/BNG/67454.

107. SANNULLA KHAN S/O IMAM KHAN AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O URDU SCHOOL MAIN ROAD 7TH CROSS, DADAMANZIL UPPARAHALLI

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TUMKUR-572 102 PP BG/BNG/67455.

108. JAYAMMA W/O A B REVANASIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/O MAIN ROAD AMRUTHUR, TUMKUR-572 111 PPO KN/BNG/27859.

109. K ANJANAPPA S/O KEMPAHANAUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O HULIKUNTE DODDABELAHONGALA HOBLI DODDABALLAPURA TALUK PPO KN/BNG/24260.

110. B SARVAMANGALA W/O LATE N M THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/O 20 WARD OPP TO KSWC HOSPITAL MARUTHI NAGARA KAMPLI, HOSPET TALUK BELLARY-583132 PPO KY/MYS/40362.

111. B P KRISHNAMURTHY S/O B K P PUTTALINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O 230, KUMUTHAVATHI ROAD 8TH BLOCK, SIR M V BDA LAYOUT BENGALURU-560091 PPO PY/KRP/73412.

112. S MAHADEV S/O B SUNDAR RAJ AGEDA BOUT 63 YEARS

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R/O 309, V 2 NIRVIK APARTMENT 12TH CROSS VENKATAPURA KORAMANGALA BENGALURU-560034 PPO BG/BNG/69381.

113. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY SECY TO GOVT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, SHRAM SHAKTI BHAWAN, RAFI MARG NEW DELHI-110001.

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

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

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

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI JAYAKUMARA, P.P, ADV., FOR R-4, R-7, R-8, R-11, R-13, R- 14, R-17, R-20-23, R-40-43, R-45-47, R-53, R-56, R-57, R-60, R-63, R-69, R-73, R-79, R-86, R-89, R-91, R-92, R-100, R-103, R-111 & R- 112; CGC FOR R-113;

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SMT. RENUKA H.R, ADV., FOR R-114-116;

SRI H.M. MANJUNATHA, ADV., FOR R-15, R-28, R-29 & R-88; SRI L. SHEKAR, ADV., FOR R-90; R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-6, R-9, R-16, R-18, R-19, R-26, R-27, R-32, R- 34, R-35, R-36, R-38, R-39, R-44, R-48, R-49, R-50, R-51, R-52, R- 55, R-58, R-59, R-61, R-64, R-65, R-66, R-67, R-68, R-70, R-72, R- 74, R-75, R-76, R-78, R-80, R-81, R-83, R-94, R-95, R-96, R-97, R- 98, R-99, R-101, R-105, R-107, R-108, R-109 & R-110 ARE SERVED)

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.4131-4242/2018(L-PF) DATED 25/04/2019 PRODUCED VIDE ANNEXURE A.

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

JUDGMENT

This intra court appeal has been filed against an order

dated 25.04.2019 passed in W.P.NoS.4131-4242/2018.

2. Learned counsel for the appellants fairly submits

that the issue involved in this appeal has been settled by a

judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 04.11.2022

passed in THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND

ORGANIZATION & ANR ETC., VS. SUNIL KUMAR B & ORS

ETC., - 2022 SCC ONLINE SC 1521.

3. In view of aforesaid judgment, which is binding on

this Court in terms of Article 141 of the Constitution of India,