Employees State Insurance Corporation vs State Of Karnataka And Ors
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Karnataka High Court

Employees State Insurance Corporation vs State Of Karnataka And Ors on 23 June, 2025

Author: Mohammad Nawaz

Bench: Mohammad Nawaz

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                              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

                                     KALABURAGI BENCH

                            DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025

                                          PRESENT
                        THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ
                                            AND
                            THE HON'BLE Mrs JUSTICE K S HEMALEKHA

                          WRIT APPEAL NO. 200077 OF 2021 (EDN-RES)
                   BETWEEN:

                   1.   EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION
                        MEDICAL DIVISION-IV,
                        HEAD QUARTERS OFFICE,
                        PANCHADEEP BHAVAN
                        CIG MARG, NEW DELHI- 110 002.
                        REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR GENERAL.

                   2.  EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION
                       ESIC MEDICAL, DENTAL AND NURSING COLLEGE
                       MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Digitally signed
by                     GOVT, OF INDIA, SEDAM ROAD,
KHAJAAMEEN
MALAGHAN               KALABURAGI - 585105.
Location: HIGH         REPRESENTED BY ITS DEAN.
COURT OF
KARNATAKA                                                   ...APPELLANTS
                   (BY SMT. HEMA L KULAKARNI, ADVOCATE)

                   AND:

                   1.   STATE OF KARNATAKA
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY
                        WELFARE 105, 1ST FLOOR SECRETARIAT
                        BUILDING VIKASA SOUDHA
                        SESHADRI ROAD, BENGALURU-560001.
                        REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
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2.   KARNATAKA EXAMINATION AUTHORITY
     SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS
     MALLESHWARAM,
     BANGALORE-560012.
     BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

3.   KARNATAKA MEDICAL COUNCIL
     70 2ND FLOOR VAIDYAKEEYA
     BHAVBANA K.R. ROAD, H.B. SAMAJA ROAD,
     CORNER BASAVANAGUDI,
     BENGALURU- 560004.
     REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR

4.   RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY
     OF HEALTH AND SCIENCES
     4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR.
     BENGALURU-560041.
     REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR.

5.   MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
     POCKET 14, SECTOR 8, DWARKA PHASE-1
     NEW DELHI-110077.
     REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

6.   CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY
     EDUCATION SHIKSHA KENDRA 2
     COMMUNITY CENTRE PREET VIHAR
     NEW DELHI- 110092.
     OUT OF STATE.

7.   UNION MINISTRY OF HEALTH
     AND FAMILY WELFARE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
     NEW DELHI-110092.
     OUT OF STATE

8.   THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
     HEALTH SERVICES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
     NEW DELHI-110092.
     OUT OF STATE.
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9.   ABHAYARATNA MOGHA
     S/O RAJARATNA MOGHA,
     AGE:23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
     ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
     KALABURAGI- 585101.

10. AMIT
    S/O SHANKAR BENEKAN
    AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

11. PREETISH KOLAKI
    AGE:23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

12. MANISHA BALASAHEB KESARKAR
    D/O BALASAHEB KESARKAR
    AGE:23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

13. RAJATH H R
    S/O.H RENUPRASAD
    AGE:23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

14. RASHMI S NAGARAL
    D/O SHRISHAIL NAGARAL
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

15. SALMA JAUHAR
    D/O I S JAUHAR
    AGE:23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.
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16. GIRISH P
    S/O PRAKASHA C
    AGE:24 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

17. AJAY KUMAR A N
    S/O NAGARAJU A
    AGE:23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, KALABURAGI
    KALABURAGI- 585101.
18. V ANIRUDH SRINIVAS
    S/O S VITTAL
    AGE:22 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

19. HEMANTH R
    S/O A RAMACHANDAR
    AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

20. HEMANTH N
    S/O NEELE GOWDA C.K
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

21. AISHWARYA B SHIVAKERI
    D/O BASVARAJ SHIVAKERI
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

22. VINAYASHREE R. HARSOOR
    D/O DR. RAJENDRAKUMAR HARSOO
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.
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23. SHIVAPRASAD PUNDALEEK TALIKOTI
    S/O PUNDALEEK TALIKOTI
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

24. SUPRIYA BHARDE
    D/O SANJEEV KUMAR
    AGE: 23 YEARS. OCC: HOUSE SURGEON
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

25. SRUSHTI MADENOR
    D/O VEERABHADRAPPA MADENOOR
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

26. NANDINI H.
    D/O HAUGEPPA A
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

27. POOJA S N
    D/O SHARANABASAPPA NIMABALKAR
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

28. SACHIN
    S/O SHIVARAYA SULEPETKAR
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

29. PRAJVAL RAVINDRA REDDY
    S/O RAVINDRA REDDY
    AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.
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30. PRANESH
    S/O GOPAL RAO KULKARNI
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

31. DEVANAGOUDA
    S/O HANAMANTARAYA
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

32. KOKILA R.
    D/O RAGHAVENDRA
    AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

33. BHUVANESH PREM. P
    S/O PARIJADHAN A
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

34. BASAVARAJESHWARI
    D/O REVANSIDDAPPA
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

35. SHASHIKANTH B.T.
    S/O THIPPESWAMY B.V.
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

36. ALKA KULKARNI
    D/O ANANTRAO KULKARNI
    AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.
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37. DEEKSHA PATIL
    D/O SHIVANAGOUDA PATIL
    AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

38. SIDDANNAGOUDA
    S/O YASHWANTRAY SALOTAGI
    AGED 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

39. SUMITRA SANGAVI
    D/O VIJAYKUMAR SANGAVI
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

40. CHAITRA B.V.
    D/O VENKATESHAPPA. B.H
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

41. DEEPAK N.K.
    S/O KUMARASWAMY N.G.
    AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC:HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

42. VINAY V. TAKKALKI
    S/O VEERANNA TAKKALKI
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

43. T. SARAYU
    D/O DR. T. BADRINATH
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.
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44. RESHMA M
    D/O P. MOHAN
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

45. LIPITHA T.K
    D/O VIMALA N
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON,
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

46. UMASHANKAR S.R.
    S/O N. RAMAKRISHNAPPA
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.

47. SARASWATHI
    D/O DILIP SINGH
    AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

48. RAHUL GODARA
    S/O DHANPAL SINGH GODARA
    AGE: 24 YEARS. OCC: HOUSE SURGEON
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

49. RAKSHITH S.,
    S/O DR. SHRINIVAS,
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

50. MOHAMMED SHAKEEBUDDIN KASHIF
    S/O SAMIUDDIN SHAHIN
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.
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51. ANITA V.K
    D/O VEERANNA
    AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.


52. SNEHA P. BASANAL
    D/O PADAMANNA D. MADAR
    AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.


53. SWETHA AMARGOL
    D/O KUMAR AMARGOL
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.


54. NAGARAJ
    S/O HAVENDRA
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.


55. VAIBHAV NAVARATNA
    S/O VYASATEERTH NAVARATNA
    AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.


56. LATHA M.R.
    D/O RANGASWAMY
    AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI-585101.
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57. MADHURI KARANJI
    D/O MALLIKARJUN
    AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE SURGEON.
    ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
    KALABURAGI- 585101.

                                                 ...RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. MALLIKARJUN C. BASAREDDY, GA FOR R1;
   SRI. BASAVARAJ R. MATH ADV. FOR R2;
   SMT. PREETI PATIL, ADV FOR R3;
   SRI. R .J. BHUSARE, ADV. FOR R4;
   SRI. N. KHETTY, ADV. FOR R5;
   SRI. SUDHIRSINGH R. VIJAPUR, DSGI FOR R6 TO R8)


     THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE

KARNATAKA HIGH COURTS ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO CALL FOR

RECORDS AND TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED

SINGLE JUDGE AND TO DISMISS THE W.P.NO.205158/2018,

205172-184, 205186, 205191, 205192, 205194-201, 205203,

205205-208,   205210-213,   205216-220,         205223,   205224,

205226,   205229-232,   205234       AND    205236/2018    DATED

20.03.2020.


     THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,

JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM:     HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ
           AND
           HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K S HEMALEKHA



                      ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ)

Similar matters in Writ Appeal No.200080/2020

(EDN-RES) connected with Writ Appeals No.200081/2020,

200082/2020 and 200083/2020 and in Writ Appeal

No.200133/2021 (EDN-RES) connected with Writ Appeals

No.200108/2021, 200182/2021 and 200186/2021 were

disposed of by this Court on 19.06.2025, considering that

05 years period has lapsed and that the petitioners in the

respective writ petitions were not served in those appeals.

02. In terms of the order passed by this Court on

19.06.2025 in the above noted appeals, this appeal is

dismissed, reserving liberty to the appellant to revive this

appeal, subject to the result of the writ appeals which are

pending before the Principal Bench, preferred against the

judgment passed in Shabana Salahudheen and others

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v. Union of India and others, in W.P.Nos.29365-

29368/2018 (EDN-RES) dated 14.02.2020, in

accordance with law, if so advised.

03. In view of disposal of the appeal, pending I.As.

do not survive for consideration, hence, they are disposed

of.

Sd/-

(MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE

Sd/-

(K S HEMALEKHA) JUDGE

KJJ

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