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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 13 T H DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2014

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. SREENIVASE GOWDA

WRIT PETITION NOS.102723-102788/2014 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI RAMESH GANPATRAO DESAI S/O. GANPATRAO DESAI AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WORKING AS PRINCIPAL PANDIT NEHRU PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, ALWAN GALLI, SHAHPAUR,

2. SRI HANAMANT TAVANAPPA JANAGOUDA S/O. TAVANAPPA JANAGOUDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER PANDIT NEHRU PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, ALWAN GALLI, SHAHPAUR BELGAUM

3. SRI YALLAPPA TUKARAM S/O. TUKARAM MUCHANDI AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER PANDIT NEHRU PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, ALWAN GALLI, SHAHPAUR, BELGAUM

4. SRI AKALANK PARIS JANAGOUDA S/O. PARIS JANAGOUDA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER PANDIT NEHRU PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, ALWAN GALLI, SHAHPAUR, BELGAUM

5. SRI KISAN LAXMAN SHINDE S/O. LAXMAN SHINDE AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 2

WORKING AS PHYSICAL INSTRUCTOR PANDIT NEHRU PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, ALWAN GALLI, SHAHPAUR, BELGAUM

6. SRI VAKIL BALAPPA CHOUGULE S/O. BALAPPA BHAIRAPPA CHOUGULE AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER DIGGEWADI HIGH SCHOOL DIGGEWADI, TQ: DIST: BELGAUM

7. SRI CHANDRAPPA BHIMAPPA CHOUGULE S/O. BHIMAPPA SATYAPPA CHOUGULE AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER DIGGEWADI HIGH SCHOOL DIGGEWADI, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

8. SRI KALLAPPA RACHAPPA SOLLAPURE S/O. RACHAPPA SIDDAPPA SOLLAPURE AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER DIGGEWADI HIGH SCHOOL DIGGEWADI, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

9. SRI APPANNA NAGAPPA MALI S/O. NAGAPPA BASAPPA MALI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS DRAWING TEACHER DIGGEWADI HIGH SCHOOL DIGGEWADI, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

10. SRI VIRUPAXI LAXMAN CHOUGULE S/O. LAXMAN GANGAPPA CHOUGULE AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, WORKING AS PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER, DIGGEWADI HIGH SCHOOL DIGGEWADI, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM 3

11. SRI SHABBIR MOULA NADAF S/O. MOULA HUSSAIN NADAF AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER DIGGEWADI HIGH SCHOOL DIGGEWADI, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

12. SRI KRISHNAPPA GANGAPPA BANDAGAR S/O. GANGAPPA SATAPPA BANDAGAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, WORKING AS SECOND DIVISION ASSISTANT, DIGGEWADI HIGH SCHOOL DIGGEWADI, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

13. SRI BHIMANAGOUDA RAMACHANDRA NAIK S/O. RAMCHANDRA BHIMAPPA NAIK AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER DIGGEWADI HIGH SCHOOL DIGGEWADI, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

14. SRI RAMESH DEVAPPA KAMBLE S/O. DEVAPPA KAMBLE AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT MASTER HIGH SCHOOL INGALI, TQ: DIST: BELGAUM

15. SRI SHOUKATALI NAKARCHI S/O. KUTUBUDDIN AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT MASTER INGALI HIGH SCHOOL INGALI, TQ: CHIKODI DIST: BELGAUM

16. SRI PRAKASH BHAIRAPPA SALAGARE S/O. BHAIRAPPA SALAGARE AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT MASTER 4

INGALI HIGH SCHOOL INGALI, TQ: CHIKODI DIST: BELGAUM

17. SRI SREYANSH AINAPURE S/O. BHARAT AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT MASTER INGALI HIGH SCHOOL INGALI, TQ: CHIKODI DIST: BELGAUM

18. SRI NEMINATH BHUPAL MAGADUM S/O. BHUPAL MAGADUM AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT MASTER INGALI HIGH SCHOOL INGALI, TQ: CHIKODI DIST: BELGAUM

19. SRI SURESH JADHAV S/O. SADASHIV AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT MASTER INGALI HIGH SCHOOL INGALI, TQ: CHIKODI DIST: BELGAUM

20. SRI HIMATAPPA TAVANAPPA TOPANNAVAR S/O. TAVANAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI MAHALAXMI KANNAD HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, , TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

21. SMT. PARVATI BALAVANTAPPA BELAGI D/O. BALAVANTAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI MAHALAXMI KANNAD HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, ITNAL, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM 5

22. SRI HANAMAPPA SANGAPPA KHANDOJI S/O. SANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI MAHALAXMI KANNAD HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, ITNAL, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

23. SRI VIRABHADRA SHIVAPPA DONAWADE S/O. SHIVAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI MAHALAXMI KANNAD HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, ITNAL, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

24. SRI DASHARATH BASAVANNI TALAWAR S/O. BASAVANNI AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI MAHALAXMI KANNAD HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, ITNAL, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

25. SRI SADASHIV SIDDAPPA MANNAPUR S/O. SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI MAHALAXMI KANNAD HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, ITNAL, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

26. SMT. KALAVATI NAGAPPA D/O. NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI MAHALAXMI KANNAD HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, ITNAL, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

27. SMT. VASANTIDEVI SHRINIVAS JOSHI W/O. KRISHNAJI N. KOTNIS AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 6

WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL, RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

28. SMT. VEENAPANI MAHADEV KULKARNI D/O. MAHADEV AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND AIDED KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL, RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

29. SMT. LALITA SHIVAPUTRAPPA ZUTTI D/O. SHIVAPUTRAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND AIDED KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL, RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

30. SMT. VIJAYALAXMI SATAYYA PATRI D/O. SATAYYA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND AIDED KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL, RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

31. SMT. SAMPATHA MURALI AIDAMALE D/O. MURARI AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND AIDED KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL, RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

32. SRI RAVEEN PARASHURAM PATROOT S/O. PARASHURAM AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND AIDED KANNADA 7

PRIMARY SCHOOL, RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

33. SRI DYAMANNA YANKAPPA S/O. YANKAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND AIDED KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL, RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

34. SRI SHRIKANT SIDDAPPA S/O. SIDDAPPA BYAKUD AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI YALLALING KANNADA MEDIUM HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL , TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

35. RAJENDRA RAMACHANDRA MAISHALE S/O. RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI YALLALING KANNADA MEDIUM HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL MUGALKHOD, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

36. SRI SIDRAM BHIMAPPA KARABANNI S/O. BHIMAPPA KARABANNI AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI YALLALING KANNADA MEDIUM HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL MUGALKHOD, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

37. SRI AYYAPPA KOLURAGI S/O. CHANDRAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL , TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM 8

38. SRI KAREPPA HULIMANI S/O. SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL HARUGERI, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

39. SRI VISHWANATH PAMADINNI S/O.LAKKANNA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL HARUGERI, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

40. SRI SIDRAMAYYA AMARKHED S/O. IRAYYA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL HARUGERI, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

41. SRI MAHESH BASAVARAJ GOJAGOJI S/O. BASAVARAJ BASHATTI GOJAGOJI AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL RAIBAG STATION, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

42. SRI. BASAVARAJ SHANKARAYYA MATHAPATI S/O. SHANKARAYYA MATHAPATI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL RAIBAG STATION, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

43. SHRISAIL GURALINGAYYA HIREMATH S/O. GURALINGAYYA HIREMATH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 9

WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL RAIBAG STATION, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

44. SRI MADIWALAPPA AJJAPPA MEDAR S/O. AJJAPPA MEDAR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL RAIBAG STATION, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

45. SRI YALLAPPA KALLAPPA KAMBLE S/O. KALLAPPA KAMBLE AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL RAIBAG STATION, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

46. SRI HANAMANTAPPA TAMMANNA KUKADOLLI S/O. TASMMANNA KUKADOLLI AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL RAIBAG STATION, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

47. SRI NAGAPPA VISHNU KALAL S/O. VISHSU KALAL AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER VIVEKANAND KANNADA PRIMARY SCHOOL RAIBAG STATION, TQ: RAIBAG DIST: BELGAUM

48. SMT. UMA APPASAHEB KULKARNI S/O. DEEPAK N. INAMDAR AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI P R PATIL KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL , TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM 10

49. SRI PRASANNAKUMAR B S S/O. SHIVABASAPPA AGE: 35 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI P R PATIL KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL BHIRADI, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

50. SMT. MEENAXI DUNDAPPA KHADE W/O. MAHADEV B. RAMAJE AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI P R PATIL KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL BHIRADI, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

51. SRI KUMAR ISHWAR KAMBLE S/O. ISHWAR AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI P R PATIL KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL BHIRADI, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

52. SRI ANIL BASAVARAJ GAJAPATI S/O. BASAVARAJ AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI P R PATIL KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL BHIRADI, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

53. SRI SARDAR MUNIR M. DESAI S/O. MUKTUMSAHEB AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI P R PATIL KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL BHIRADI, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

54. SRI. RAVINDRA AGASAR S/O. RAMAGOUD AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 11

WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI VIVEKANANDA KANNADA HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL JALALAPUR, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

55. SMT. BHARATI MANGALUR D/O. SIDRAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI VIVEKANANDA KANNADA HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL JALALAPUR, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

56. SRI. KARUNKUMAR ARABALLI S/O. BHAGAWANT AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI VIVEKANANDA KANNADA HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL JALALAPUR, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

57. SRI MUTTEPPA S/O.MUTTEPPA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI VIVEKANANDA KANNADA HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL JALALAPUR, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

58. SMT. MANJULA KUTTAL D/O. LAKKAPPA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI VIVEKANANDA KANNADA HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL JALALAPUR, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

59. SRI VITTAL PUJERI S/O.SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SRI VIVEKANANDA KANNADA HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL JALALAPUR, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM 12

60. SRI GURUDEV KULAKARNI S/O. NARAYAN KULKARNI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI BALABHIM KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL , TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

61. SRI RAMESH MAHADAIN KANTEKAR S/O. MAHADAIN KANTEKAR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI BALABHIM KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL HIDAKAL, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

62. SRI GOPAL DHANPAL SANADI S/O. DHANAPAL SANADI AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI BALABHIM KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL HIDAKAL, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

63. SRI SRISHAIL ANNAPPA NAVI S/O. ANNAPPA NAVI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI BALABHIM KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL HIDAKAL, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

64. SRI SIDDAPPA HALLUR S/O. RAMAPPA HALLUR AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI BALABHIM KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL HIDAKAL, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

65. SRI SHASHIDAR SHIVAPUJI S/O. BASAVARAJ SHIVAPUJI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 13

WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI BALABHIM KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL HIDAKAL, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

66. SRI NINGAPPA MASHALE S/O. KRISHNA MASHALE AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SHRI BALABHIM KANNADA MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL HIDAKAL, TQ: RAIBAG, DIST: BELGAUM

... PETITIONERS (BY SRI. R PADMANABHA, ADVOCATE.)

AND

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY-II DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION M S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001

2. THE DIRECTOR FOR PRE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION 18 T H CROSS, SAMPIGE ROAD, MALLESHWARAM BANGALORE-560012

3. THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, DHARWAD

4. THE DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS OFFICE AT THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, DHARWAD

5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PRE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION BELGAUM DISTRICT, BELGAUM 14

6. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS CHIKKODI, BELGAUM DISTRICT.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VINAYAK S. KULKARNI, HCGP.)

THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF , PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO RECKON AND COUNT THE PAST SERVICE RENDERED BY THE PETITIONERS FROM THE DATE OF THEIR INITIAL APPOINTMENTS UP TO THE DATE OF APPROVAL OF THEIR APPOINTMENT WITH AID RESPECTIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIXATION OF PAY SCALE, SENIORITY, INCREMENTS INCLUDING TBA, PENSIONARY BENEFITS AND OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL SERVICE BENEFITS FLOWING THEREOF BY DISPOSING THE PRESENT PETITIONS IN TERMS OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT MADE IN W.P.NO.37250- 37254/2010 DATED 02.12.2010, W.P.NO.66892- 66910/2011 DATE 19.10.2011 AND W.P.NO.25447/2010 DISPOSED OF BY ORDER DATED 16.08.2010 WHICH IS AFFIRMED BY THE DIVISION BENCH OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT APPEAL NO.4788/2010 DATED 22.09.2011 AND HON'BLE SUPREME COURT IN SLP (CIVIL) CC NO.7365/2012 DATED 02.07.2012 AND SLP (C) NO.22176-22186/2010 AND CONNECTED WITH SLP (C) NO. 14870-15136/2012 DISPOSED OF ON 21.08.2013, VIDE ANNEXURES-Z18, Z19, Z20, Z21, Z22 AND Z23 RESPECTIVELY, ETC.,. 15

THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

Although these petitions are listed for preliminary hearing, with the consent of the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the State and its authorities, petitions are disposed of finally as the same are covered by several judgments of this Court and of the Apex Court passed in such and similar cases.

2. The petitioners in these petitions who belong to teaching and non teaching staff of

Educational Institution run by Private

Managements have preferred these writ petitions seeking a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to reckon and count the services rendered by them from the date of their initial 16

appointment upto the date of approval of their appointment with grant-in-aid facility for the purpose of fixation of initial pay, seniority, promotion, increment and pensionary benefit and to consider their representations for extending the aforesaid benefits to them in the light of the earlier Judgments of this Court.

3. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits, the issue involved in these petitions is fully covered by several judgments of this Court and a few of such judgments are cited hereunder:

(i) W.A.Nos.848/2008 and connected cases disposed of on 3-11-2009 – Principal Secretary to Government of Karnataka and others vs. Nagegowda and others.

(ii) W.P.Nos. 37250-37254/2010 disposed off on 2-12-2010 – K.C.Prakash and others vs. State of Karnataka and others. 17

(iii) W.P.Nos. 66892-66910/2011 disposed of on 19-10-11 – A. Ananda and others vs. State of Karnataka and others.

4. Learned High Court Government Pleader for the State does not dispute the said fact.

5. The submissions made by the learned

Counsel for the parties are placed on record.

6. Accordingly, the writ petitions are allowed, with the following directions:

(i) Writ of Mandamus is issued directing the State and its authorities to consider the representations made by the petitioners in terms of the decisions referred to supra within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

(ii) If representations are not made by the petitioners, they are at liberty to make detailed representations in 18

this regard within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and if such representations are made, the State and its authorities shall consider and dispose off the same within three months from the date of receipt of such representations in the light of the decisions of this Court rendered in the aforesaid cases.

No order as to costs.

SD/- JUDGE Mrk/-