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IN THE HIGH COURT OF AT BANGALORE

DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE 2013

BEFORE

HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAN .M. SHANTANAGOUDAR

W.P.NOS.50767–50847 OF 2012 (GM-RES) AND W.P.NO.50848 OF 2012(GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT PUTTALINGAMMA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS W/O LATE PATEL KALEGOWDA R/O DANAYAKANAPURA KUTGAL HOBLI SHANUBOGANAHALLI RAMANAGARAM TALUK RAMANAGARAM DISTRICT-577511.

2. SMT CHENNAMMA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS S/O LATE PATEL SHIVARUDRAIAH R/O DODDAGANGAWADI KUTAGAL HOBLI RAMANAGARAM TALUK RAMANAGARAM DISTRICT-577511.

3. SMT MADAMMA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE PATEL SHIVARUDRAIAH R/O CHIKKAGANGAWADI KUTAGAL HOBLI RAMANAGARAM TALUK RAMANAGARAM DISTRICT-577511.

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4. SMT JAYAMMA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE V L LINGAPPA R/O BANADOOR VILLAGE BIDADI HOBLI HITUMADDU POST RAMANAGARAM TALUK RAMANAGARAM DISTRICT-577511.

5. SMT PARVATHAMMA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE PATEL VEERAIAH R/O MADAPURA KASABA HOBLI MAYAGANAHALLI POST RAMANAGARAM TALUK RAMANAGARAM DISTRICT-577511.

6. SMT KEMPAMMA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE PATEL SINGEGOWDA R/O BILAGUMBA (KURUMANAHALLI) BELAGUMBA POST KASABA HOBLI RAMANAGARAM TALUK RAMANAGARAM DISTRICT-577511.

7. SMT SEETHA BAI AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS W/O LATE RAMACHANDRA R/O RAMAGURUVADI KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.-590001.

8. SMT DROPADI AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS W/O LATE BIVA VITTABA PATEL R/O HAMAGAVA KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.-590001.

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9. SMT SHANTHADEVI AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE BABURAO R/O MUGAVADE KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

10. SMT GANGU BAI AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS W/O LATE MALLAPPA MAHADEU PATEL R/O AALLEHOLLA KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

11. SMT SUNANDA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE YASHAVANTHA R/O MANTHUNGA KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

12. SMT LAXMIBAI AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE MAHADEVU R/O KANAKUMBEI KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

13. SMT LAXMI AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE GENAPPA GOVINDA PATEL R/O MASKENATTI KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

14. SMT SUBHADRA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE POMMANNA GAVADU GAVADE PATEL R/O AMBULI KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

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15. SMT GANGUBAI AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE YELLAPPA HONNAPPA PATEL R/O VADDABAYALU KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

16. SMT PRABHAVATHI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O MALLAPPA CHALOBA PATEL R/O BEKAVANDA KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

17. SMT LAXMI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE GAMGARAMA MALLU PATEL R/O SANANHOSURA KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

18. SMT YASHODHA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE YESHAWANTHA RADAPPA PATEL R/O KAMATAGE KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

19. SMT GANGUBAI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE GAVADU SHETTAPPA PATEL R/O KERAHALASI KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

20. SMT RATHNAWWA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE DEVENDRA DHARMAPPA PATEL R/O KARVINAKOPA KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

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21. SMT GANGAVVA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE NINGAPPA RAYAPPA PATEL R/O LAKKEBAYALU KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

22. SMT SAVITHRI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O KACHAPPA BAMANNA GURAWWA R/O KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

23. SMT LAXMI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE GENAPPA RAVALU PATEL R/O JAINAKOPPA KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

24. SMT HIREABAI AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE SUBBARAO GOPALARAO R/O KHANAPURA KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

25. SMT SARASWATHI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE NARAYANA RAGOBA PATEL GOPALARAO R/O KUSAMALLI KHANAPURA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

26. SMT NELLAWWA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE DODAGOWDA BEMANAGOWDA PATEL R/O HIREBAGEVADI

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BELAGAVI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

27. SMT MALLAWWA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE RUDRAGOWDA KALAGOWDA PATEL R/O AAGASAGI BELAGAVI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

28. SMT LAXMI BAI AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE BARAMA RAMA PATEL R/O MALENAHATTI BELAGAVI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

29. SMT GANGAWWA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE VEERABHADRA BASAPPA PATEL R/O VAKKUNDA BYLAHONGALA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

30. SMT KAMALAWWA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE SIDDANAIKA BABAGOWDA PATEL R/O MURAKIBAVI BYLAHONGALA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

31. SMT KAREWWA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE BALAPPA MALAKAPPA NAIKA R/O BELAGAVI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

32. SMT LAXMI BAI AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE MAHADEVA KALAPPA PATEL

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R/O INNAMA BADASA BELAGAVI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

33. SMT KAMALAWWA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE SOMANAGOWDA BALAPPAGOWDA PATEL R/O BADALA AANKALAGI BELGAM TALUK DISTRICT-590001.

34. SMT BASAWWA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE RAMANAGOWDA SHIVARAYAPPA PATEL R/O HOLEHOSOOR BYLAHONGALA TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

35. SMT BHAGIRATHI AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE SHANKARAGOWDA BASAVANAGOWDA PATEL R/O VEERANAKOPPA BELAGAM TALUK & DISTRICT-590001.

36. SMT NARMADA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE SIDDARAI APPU PATEL R/O SULAGA YELLURA BELAGAM TALUK & DISTRICT-590001.

37. SMT ANANDHA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE DODDAPPA JAKKAPPA PATEL R/O CHELUVAVANTTI BELAGAUM TALUK & DISTRICT-590001.

38. SMT YELLAWWA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE BALAPPA BOMMAPPA RAGI PATEL

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R/O TARIHALA BELAGAM TALUK & DISTRICT-590001.

39. SMT VIJAYA MALA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE NARAYANA GOVINDA PATEL R/O KADOLI BELAGAVI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

40. SMT DAKALU BAI AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS W/O LATE DEVANTHA SHESHU PATEL R/O VAGAVADE BELAGAVI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

41. SMT LAXMI BAI AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS W/O LATE PARASHURAMA VAIYJU PATEL R/O BOKANAOOR BELAGAVI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

42. SMT BHAGIRATHI AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE SATHAPPA MALLAPPA PATEL R/O DESOOR BELAGAVI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

43. SMT SALMABI AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS W/O LATE JALALUDDIN GOUSE KHAN R/O SHIROOR TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

44. SMT KAREWWA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE GUNDAPPA YELLAPPA PATEL

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R/O CHIKADOLLI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

45. SMT ANANTHAMATHI AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE SADASHIVA MALLAPPA PATEL R/O BELAGAM BASTIGALLI VADAGUR BELAGAM TALUK & DISTRICT-590001.

46. LALITHA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE SUDENDRA APPAIAH PATEL R/O GOJAGA BELAGAM TALUK & DISTRICT-590001.

47. SMT PARVATHAWWA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE VYJANAGOWDA BASAVANAPA PATEL R/O SINDOLLI BELAGAVI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

48. SMT PARVATHI BAI AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE BADASAHEB ANNA SAHEB R/O GUDAMAKERI SARVADATTI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

49. SMT SUSHEELA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O PRABHAKA GOVINDA PATEL R/O RASINGH HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

50. SMT HEREBAI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE SHANMRAO SANTHA PATEL

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R/O DUMADI GATTI HUKKER TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

51. SMT ERAWWA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE BEMANAGOWDA APPAIAH PATEL R/O HALADALA HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

52. SMT SHANTHA BAI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE APPASAHEBA BALEGOWDA PATEL R/O BUGATE ALOOR HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

53. SMT MAHANANDA K. PATEL AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE KADAAPPA NIRVANAPPA PATEL R/O MADUMAKANALA HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

54. SMT INDIRABAI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE KALAGOWDA BABAGOWDA PATEL R/O JINARALA HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

55. SMT JEEVAKKA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O ANNASAEB SATIGOWDA PATEL R/O YELEMUNAVANAHALLI HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

56. SMT MEHABOBBI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS

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W/O LATE GHOUSEKHAN MOHAMMADRAJAK R/O RUSTAMPURA HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

57. SMT GANGAWWA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE BIMANAGOWDA KENCHAPPA ARALIKATTE R/O ARAIKATTE HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

58. SMT VIJAYALAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE BALAVANTHA DAJI PATEL R/O MATHIVADE HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

59. RAJAKKA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE SUBBARAO SATHURAMA PATEL R/O SALAMAVADI HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

60. KRISHNABAI AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE KALAGOWDA SHIVAGOWDA PATEL R/O HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

61. SHAKUNTHAAL AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE VEERANAGOWDA SIDDEGOWDA PATEL R/O HUKKERI HUKKERI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

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62. SMT CHAMPABAI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LAKKHMAGOWDA DEVEGOWDA PATEL R/O CHAINJAPURA CHIKKODI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

63. SMT SHANTAKKA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE BARAMAGOWDA SHIVAGOWDA PATEL R/O BABALAVADA CHIKOODI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

64. SMT LEELAVATHI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE APPASAHEBA DEVEGOWDA PATEL R/O CHIKKODI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

65. SMT PARVATHI AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE SHIVAMURTHY SHANKARA MORE R/O BELAKOODA CHIKKODI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

66. SMT SHANTHABAI AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE KALAGOWDA PATEL R/O NAGARAMONALLI CHIKKODI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

67. SMT AUSHAKKA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE RAYAGOWDA PATEL R/O KEROOR CHIKKODI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

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68. SMT SUSHEELA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE ANANDARAO VISHNU PATEL R/O KOGANOOLI CHIKKODI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

69. SMT PARVATHI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE SAKARAMA RATHONOJI PATEL R/O VALAKI CHIKKODI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

70. SMT ANNAWWA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE MALLAPAP DUNDAPPA PATEL R/O VIJAYANAGAR (POGANYATTI CHIKKODI TALUK BELAGAM DISTRICT-590001.

71. SMT PUSHPAVATHI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE KOTIGODLU PATEL R/O KANAPUR ATHANI TALUK BELGAUM DISTRICT-590001.

72. SMT SARASWATHI AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE BABURAO PATEL R/O VINDOWGAV ATHANI TALUK BELGAUM DISTRICT-590001.

73. SMT INDUMATHI AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE NARAYANA NAIK R/O DHARUR VILLAGE

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ATHANI TALUK BELGAUM DISTRICT-590001.

74. SMT KALLAWA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS W/O LATE VEERAGOWDA PATEL R/O KATTAGERI VILLAGE ATHANI TALUK BELGAUM DISTRICT-590001.

75. SMT GOPIAKA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE CHUDAPPA PATEL R/O TALUK BELGAUM DISTRICT-590001.

76. SMT NARASAMMA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE ANANTHEGOWDA R/O BENAVAR KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572101.

77. SMT GANGAMMA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE PATEL NANJEGOWDA R/O ADAVANI VILLAGE KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572101.

78. SMT THIMMAMMA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE PATEL YAMEGOWDA R/O MADAPANAHALLI KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572101.

79. SMT LAKSHMMAMMA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE PATEL KEMPAIAH

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R/O KARIGOWDANADODDI KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572101.

80. SMT JAYAWWA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS W/O LATE NANJUNDA GOWDA VADARAHALLI VILLAGE KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572101.

81. SMT BHADRAMMA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS W/O LATE PATEL APPEGOWDA R/O JANAGERE KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572101.

82. SMT CHINNAMA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS W/O LATE PATEL H.D.CHELUVAIAH R/O , BIDADI HOBLI RAMANAGAR TALUK RAMANAGAR DISTRICT-572101. ... PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. S.R.HEGDE HUDLAMANE, ADV.,)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY REVENUE SECRETARY M S BUILDING VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE 560 001.

2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARAM DISTRICT RAMANAGARAM-577511.

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3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BELGAUM DISTRICT BELGAUM-590001. ... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR A. PATIL, GOVT ADV.,) ------

THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE R1 VIDE ANNX-B DATED 4.12.12 AND DIRECT THE GOVT ACCORD FAMILY PENSION TO THE HUSBAND OF EACH PETITIONERS BY EXERCISING WRIT AND ETC.,

THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

ORDER

I.A.No.1/13 is allowed. Petitioners are permitted to file joint petition.

Heard the petitioners’ counsel and learned

Govt. Advocate for respondents. Perused the records.

2. According to the petitioners, they are widows of Ex-police patels; such police patels were discharging their duties as police patels at various

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places in Karnataka State. According to the petitioners, police patels were paid Adhoc pension; therefore widows of police patels are now claiming family pension by filing these petitions.

3. Sri. S.R. Hedge Hudlamane, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that what was being paid to the police patels was not honorarium on compassionate allowance, but was a salary; after their retirement as police patels, they were being paid pension till their death and therefore their widows are entitled to the family pension.

Learned Govt. Advocate Sri. Vijaya Kumar A.

Patil, appearing on behalf of respondents opposes the writ petitions.

4. It is brought to the notice of the Court by learned Advocates that writ petitions are pending

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before this Court, which are filed by Ex-police patels claiming pension. Thus, it is clear that the question relating as to whether Ex-police patels are entitled to pension or not is to be resolved by this Court at the first instance. Only if this Court concludes that the Ex-police patels are entitled to pension, then only these petitioners, who are widows of certain of the deceased police patels may claim family pension or other benefits, as the case may be, if the law permits them to do so. Till the first question i.e., question relating to entitlement to the ex-police patels for pension is decided, these writ petitions cannot be decided and therefore these writ petitions are premature.

5. Accordingly, the writ petitions stand dismissed with liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court or any other authority after decision of

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this Court in the pending writ petitions, which are filed by ex-police patels claiming pension.

Sd/- JUDGE

*mn/-