IN THE HIGH COURT OF CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 24 TH DAY OF APRIL 2013

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NARAYANA SWAMY

WRIT PETITION NO.67013 of 2011 and WRIT PETITIONS NO.67206-275 OF 2011 (L)

BETWEEN

1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (PWD), M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001.

2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, (PWD), CIRCLE, BELGAUM.

3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION, HUBLI. ... PETITIONERS

(By Sri Satyamurthy, HCGP)

AND

1. BARAKU GANAPATHI GURUV KALAMANI VILLAGE, POST, TQ: , DIST: BELGAUM. 2

2. MARUTI YESHVANT PAWAR, MUNDAWAD, POST: LONDA, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

3. LAXMAN JATIBA PATIL, VILLAGE & POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

4. ARJUN MASHNU DHABALE, VILLAGE & POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

5. SIDDAPPA BHIMASHI SANADI, AT: LAKKEBAIL VILLAGE, POST: LOKOLI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

6. GOVINDAPPA YALLAPPA KUTTRE LAWADI, POST: HEBBAL, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

7. MASHNU KEDARI KINAYEKAR DECEASED BY HIS L.R.S, YALLUBAI MASHNU KINAYEKAR, W/O. MASHNU KEDARI KINAYEKAR, AGE: 60 YEARS, KARAMBI VILLAGE & POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

8. MARUTI MASHNU KINAYEKAR S/O. MASHNU KEDARI KINAYEKAR, AGE: 37 YEARS, R/AT: KARMBAL, POST: KHANAPUR, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

9. KAVERI MANTURGEKAR 3

D/O. MASHNU KEDARI KINAYEKAR, AGE: 35 YEARS, R/AT: KARMBAL, POST: KHANAPUR, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

10. BHAVAKANNA MASHNU KINAYEKAR, S/O. MASHNU KEDARI KINAYEKAR, AGE: 33 YEARS, R/AT: KARMBAL, POST: KHANAPUR, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

11. VITHABAI KRISHNA PATIL, D/O. MASHNU KEDARI KINAYEKAR, AGE: 31 YEARS, R/AT: KARMBAL, POST: KHANAPUR, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

12. PANDURANG MASHNU KINAYEKAR, S/O. MASHNU KEDARI KINAYEKAR, AGE: 30 YEARS, R/AT: KARMBAL, POST: KHANAPUR, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

13. ASHOK YALLAPPA KADAM, AT/POST: BIDI VILLAGE, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

14. VITHAL MAHADEV KUMBHAR, AT/POST: BIDI VILLAGE, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

15. SANTAN ROKI NAJARAT,. BIDI VILLAGE & POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

16. RAMACHANDRA KALLAPPA PATIL, JUNGAWAD, POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM. 4

17. KRUSHNAJI RAMA MORE, MUNDAWAD, LONDA POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

18. HONNAPPA PUNNAPPA PATIL, KUSAMALI VILLAGE, JAMBOTI POST,. TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

19. RENUKA HONNAPPA PATIL, W/O. HONNAPPA PUNNAPPA PATIL, AGE: 40 YEARS, R/O: AT KUSMALI, POST: JAMBOTI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

20. NARAYAN HONNAPPA PATIL, S/O. HONNAPPA PUNNAPPA PATIL, AGE: 19 YEARS, R/O: AT KUSMALI, POST: JAMBOTI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

21. PARSHURAM HONNAPPA PATIL, AGE: 17 YEARS, R/O: AT KUSMALI, POST: JAMBOTI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

22. REKHA HONNAPPA PATIL, D/O. HONNAPPA PUNNAPPA PATIL R/O: AT KUSMALI, POST: JAMBOTI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

23. PUNDALIKA HANUMANTHA PATILA, MUKKAM JUNJAWAD, POST: BEKAWAD, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

24. DEVAPPA BABAJI GAVADE, BAMANKOP VILLAGE AND POST, 5

TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

25. RAVALU VENKOBA BHALKEKAR, NAGARAGALLI VILLAGE & POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

26. NAGAPPA SADABA PATIL, JUNGWAD, BEKWAD POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

27. BABU MATHRU DESAI, JUNJAWAD, BEKWAD POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

28. SHANTHARAM LAXMAN PATIL, R/AT: SHIMPPEWAD, GUNJI POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

29. VAMAN HANUMANT MALLIK, R/AT: MUNDAWAD, POST: LONDA, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

30. GUNJAPPA NARAYANA CHAPGAOKAR, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

31. GANGARAM BHARAMANNA GURAVA MUDEVADI, POST: BARGAON, KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

32. KALLAPPA PARASHARAM BETAGAVADE JUNJAWAD VILLAGE, BEKAWAD POST, 6

TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

33. GANGARAM NAGAPPA GANGACHARI, KARLAGA POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

34. MARUTI RAGHOBA CHAPAGAONKAR, R/AT: , RAMAGURWADI POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

35. RAMCHANDRA PARASHARAM PATIL, JUNJWAD CHAPAGAON VILLAGE & POST, BEKWAD POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

36. JAYAVANT YESHAVANT JADHAV, R/AT: MUNDAWAD, POST: LONDA, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

37. KEDARI YELLAPPA KESAREKAR, POST: BEKAWAD, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

38. MASHNU SHANKAR MANTURGEKAR, R/AT: MUNDAWAD, POST: LONDA, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

39. IMAM ALISAB DESHAPAIK, JUNJWADI, POST: BEKAWADI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

40. NARAYANA ERAPPA PATIL, JUNJWADI, POST: BEKAWADI, TQ: KHANAPUR, 7

DIST: BELGAUM.

41. UMAJI GANGARAM KHURATE, NAGURDA, POST: RAM GURVADI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

42. LAXMAN ISHWAR MONDE, BAMANKOP, POST: NAGARAGALLI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

43. BALAKRISHNA NARAYAN DUNDUNE, R/AT: NAGARAGALLI VILLAGE & POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

44. MALLARI RAVALU GURAV, POST: , BHARGAO, KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

45. RUKMANA GUNJAPPA GHADI, , POST: SAVARGALLI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

46. RAMA GUNDU HASANKAR, NAGURUDA,. POST: RAMAGURVADI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

47. KHACHU NINGAPPA GURAV SINCE DECEASED BY HIS L.R.S, KRISHNABAI KACHU GURAV, W/O. KHACHU NINGAPPA GURAV, AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O: LAKKE BAILA, POST: LOKOLI, 8

TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

48. SIDDAPPA KHACHU GURAV, AGE: 42 YEARS, R/O: LAKKEBAIL, POST: LOKOLI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

49. SUDHATAI NAGAPPA DHABALE, D/O: KHACHU NINGAPPA GURAV, AGE: 40 YEARS, R/O: LAKKEBAIL, POST: LOKOLI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

50. ARUN KHACHU GURUV, S/O. KHACHU NINGAPPA GURAV, AGE: 36 YEARS, R/O: LAKKEBAIL, POST: LOKOLI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

51. JAYASHRI SHIVAJI NILALJKAR, D/O. KHACHU NINGAPPA GURUV, AGE: 32 YEARS, R/O: LAKKEBAIL, POST: LOKOLI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

52. MOTOPPA KHEMANNA GAVALKAR, R/AT: MUNDWAD, POST: LONDA, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

53. GOVINDA PARASURAM DHABALE, POST: JUNAWAD, BEKAWAD, KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

54. MUKUND BUJANG BHARANKAR, VILLAGE: KALAMANI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM. 9

55. TUKARAM BIKU DESAI, KUSAMALI, JAMBOTI POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

56. GOVIND KRUSHNA GULLEKAR, NAGARAGALLI VILLAGE & POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

57. BABHUNI YALLAPPA KADAM, BIDI VILLAGE & POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

58. VISHNU MALLU DESAI, R/O: & POST: , TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

59. BHOMAJI RAMACHANDRA PATIL, NANDGAD POST & VILLAGE, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

60. RUPAJI DATTU MALLIK, R/AT: OLAMANI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

61. BALIRAM CHANNAPPA PATIL, R/AT: TARWAD, POST: NAGARAGALLI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

62. RUDRAPPA LAXMAN ZARAMBEKAR, MUNDAWAD, POST: LONDA, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

63. SHAMBU MAHADEV GAVADE, BETANA VILLAGE, POST: , TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

64. VASU MAHADEV GAVADE, BETANA VILLAGE, POST: KANAKUMBI, 10

TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

65. GANGARAM GUNDU JAMBOTKAR, , POST: JAMBOTI, BHARGAO, KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

66. JIVANU BHIKAJI DHAMANIKAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS L.R.S, LAXMI JIVANAPPA DHAMANEKAR HALASI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

67. NARAYAN JIVANAPPA DHAMANEKAR, HALASI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

68. SHIVAJI JIVANAPPA DHAMANEKAR, R/AT: HALASI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

69. MANOHAR JIVANAPPA DHAMANEKAR, R/AT: HALASI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

70. SUNITA GANGARAM SHIVANGEKAR, R/AT: HALASI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

71. SURESH JIVANAPPA DHAMANEKAR, R/AT: HALASI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

72. NARAYAN PARASHRAM ISHARAM, BAMANKOP, NAGARAGALLI POST, TQ: KHANANPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

73. NARAYANA HONNAPPA PATIL SINCE DECEASED BY HIS L.R.S., 11

RUDRAVVA NARAYAN PATIL, W/O. NARAYAN HONNAPPA PATIL, AGE: 48 YEARS, R/AT: BIDI VILLAGE & POST, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

74. RUDRAPPA NARAYAN PATIL, S/O. NARAYANA HONNAPPA PATIL, AGE: 30 YEARS, R/O: AT POST: BIDI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

75. SUDHA SHRIKANT KODOLI, D/O. NARAYANA HONNAPPA PATIL, AGE: 26 YEARS, R/O: AT POST: BIDI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

76. RAMA DUNDAPPA CHOUDAJI, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS L.R.S., SHARAWWA RAMA CHOUDAJ, R/O: GADHINGLAJ, TQ: GADHINGLAJ, DIST: KOLHAPUR

77. ASHOK RAMA CHOUDAJ, R/O: GADHINGLAJ, TQ: GADHINGLAJ, DIST: KOLHAPUR

78. SURESH RAMA CHOUDAJ, R/O: GADHINGLAJ, TQ: GADHINGLAJ, DIST: KOLHAPUR

79. SOU. LAGMAVVA LAGAMANNA KHANAPURE, R/O: GADHINGLAJ, TQ: GADHINGLAJ, DIST: KOLHAPUR

80. SOU. SUVARNA RAJGONDA PATIL, R/O: GADHINGLAJ, TQ: GADHINGLAJ, 12

DIST: KOLHAPUR

81. GANAPATHI MUKUNDA WANI, R/O: KHANAPUR, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

82. KRISHNA BABAJI KOLEKAR, R/O: POST: GURLAGUNJI, DIST: BELGAUM.

83. GUNDU DHONDU HALAGEKAR, R/AT & POST: , TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

84. MARUTI GANGAPPA CHOUGULE, R/AT & POST: GURLAGUNJI, DIST: BELGAUM.

85. KALLAPPA NARAYAN KHAMBLE, OCC: GANGAMAN, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, PWD SUB-DIVISION, BELGAUM.

86. MANOHAR MANGESH ASUKAR, OCC: GANGAMAN, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, PWD SUB-DIVISION, BELGAUM.

87. KRISHNA NAGO GORE, OCC: GANGAMAN, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, PWD SUB-DIVISION, BELGAUM.

88. SUDHAKAR MARUTI DHAMNEKAR, OCC: GANGAMAN, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, PWD SUB-DIVISION, 13

BELGAUM.

89. RAMA NAGO PATIL, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS L.R.S., JANKIBAI RAMA PATIL, W/O. RAMA NAGO PATIL, R/O: KUSMALI JABOTI, POST: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

90. LATA PARASHURAM PATIL R/O: KUSMALI, POST: JAMBOTI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

91. SUNITA RAMA PATIL, R/O: KUSMALI, POST: JAMBOTI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

92. SUBHASH RAMA PATIL, R/O: KUSMALI, POST: JAMBOTI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

93. MANDIRA RAMLING CHORLEKAR, R/O: KUSMALI, POST: JAMBOTI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

94. MALA BALARAM PATIL, R/O: KUSMALI, POST: JAMBOTI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

95. ASHOK GANGARAM GURAV, OCC: GANGMAN, AT & POST: KAPALI, ZILLA PANCHAYAT ENGINEERING 14

SUB-DIVISION, KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

96. LAXMAN KUMANNA KARURI, OCC: GANGMAN, AT & POST: NANDGAD, ZILLA PANCHAYAT ENGINEERING SUB-DIVISION, KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

97. YALLAPPA SOMANNA YARMALKAR, OCC: GANGMAN, AT & POST: GARLGUNJI, ZILLA PANCHAYAT ENGINEERING SUB-DIVISION, KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

98. LAXMAN KALLAPPA KADAM, AT & POST: NIDGAL, ZILLA PANCHAYAT ENGINEERING SUB-DIVISION, KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM.

99. VIJAYA NARAYAN PATIL, OCC: GANGMAN, AT & POST: GARLGUNJI, ZILLA PANCHAYAT ENGINEERING SUB-DIVISION, KHANAPUR, DIST: BELGAUM ... RESPONDENTS

(By Sri T.M. Nadaf, Adv for R1 to 7, R13-19, R22-46, R51- 67,71, R75-88, R94-98, R82(b) and R82(d); Sri Bhaskar P. Patil, Advocate for R89; R8 to R12, R20, R21, R47-50, R72, R73, R90-93 are served and unrepresented)

THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARES FILED P FILED UNDER ATICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF 15

PRAYING TO: A. CALL FOR RECORDS AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED AWARD VIDE ANNEXURES-A AND B PASSED BY THE ADDITIONAL LABOUR COURT, HUBLI DATED:30/09/2010 AND 20/07/2011 IN APPLICATION NOs.15/05 TO 63/05, 76/05 TO 79/05, 94/05, 1/2006, 65/05, 66/05, 67/05, 75/05, 81/05, 82/05, 64/05, 68/05, 69/05, 70/05, 72/05, 73/05, 74/05, 80/05 AND 83/05 SO FAR AS IT RELATED TO GRANT OF SURRENDER LEAVE ONCE IN TWO YEARS FROM 04/12/1978, TIME BOUND PROMOTIONS 15 YEARS AND 20 YEARS AND PENSIONARY BENEFITS CONCERNED AND AWARD HAS TO BE MODIFIED.

These petitions coming on for orders, this day, the Court made the following:

O R D E R

These writ petitions are coming up in the orders list. The respondent No.82(a) and the respondents No.82(c), (e) and (f) were not served. Government to take steps for service of notice.

Sri T.M.Nadaf, the learned counsel is directed to take notice for the unserved respondents.

2. With the consent of both the learned counsel appearing for the parties, these petitions are taken up for final disposal since the matter is covered by the judgment rendered in Writ

Appeal No.1825 of 2007 disposed of on 30 th January 2009. 16

3. The petitioner is filed by the State Government. The prayer in the petitions is to set aside the impugned order dated

30 th September 2010 and 20 th July 2011 vide Annexure-A and B

passed by the Additional Labour Court, Hubli in a batch of

applications referred in the prayer.

4. The respondents herein are the employees under the

petitioner. They have approached the Labour Court by filing

applications under Section 32-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes

Act, 1947 (for short hereinafter referred to as “ID Act”), wherein

the Labour Court has observed that the respondents are entitled

to get arrears of Pension, Commutation of Pension and 10, 15

and 20 years Time-bound promotions. The copies of the same

have been produced to the petitions as per Annexure-A and B.

These orders in respect of similarly situated employees were

challenged in Writ Petition No.9833 of 2004. By its order dated

27 th June 2007 the writ petition was dismissed against which

Writ Appeal No.1825 of 2007 was filed. The said Writ Appeal also was dismissed on 30 th January 2009. The learned counsel

for the respondents further submitted that the said disposal of 17

Writ Appeal was challenged before the Supreme Court in SLP

No.19466 of 2009 and the said SLP also was disposed of by confirming the order passed by this Court in Writ Petition

No.9833 of 2004 which was upheld by judgment dated 30th

January 2009 passed in Writ Appeal No.1825 of 2007.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioner-State

Government submits to consider the mater on its own merit and since the order in appeal is not covered by the judgment.

6. Submissions of both the learned counsel have been examined. The orders of the Labour Court considering the case of the respondents for Pension, Commutation of Pension and 10,

15 and 20 years Time-bound promotions, were challenged before this Court and the said orders were challenged; and the same have been confirmed in Writ Petition and in Writ Appeal.

Under these circumstances, these petitions do not survive for consideration. Accordingly, they stand disposed of in terms of the order passed in Writ Appeal No.1825 of 2007 disposed of on

30 th January 2009. 18

7. The petitioners are directed to make payments to the respondents in compliance of the order passed by the Lab our

Court as well as the order of the Writ Appeal, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order.

SD/- JUDGE lnn