1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2016 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAGHVENDRA S. CHAUHAN WRIT PETITION NOS.455-548 OF 2016 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MR. S.B. KOUJALAGI S/O. LATE B.M. KOUJALAGI, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, K.L.E.S.’ NIJALINGAPPA COLLEGE, 2ND BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 010, #69/G, 2 ND MAIN, 3 RD BLOCK, 3RD STAGE, BASAWESHWARNAGAR, BANGALORE-560 079. 2. MR. V.S. KARKI S/O. LATE SIDDALINGAPAPA S. KARKI, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, K.L.E.S.’ NIJALINGAPPA COLLEGE, 2ND BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 010, #6, M.L.A. LAYOUT, R.T. NAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 032. 3. MRS. C.M. SUMITRA W/O. G.S. MAHADEVAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, K.L.E.S.’ NIJALINGAPPA COLLEGE, 2ND BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 010, #117/A, 4 TH CROSS, 1ST ‘N’ BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 010. 2 4. MRS. S. NIRMALA SAJJAN W/O. DR. P. KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, K.L.E.S.’ NIJALINGAPPA COLLEGE, 2ND BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 010, #317, 15 TH MAIN, 1ST BLOCK, 3 RD STAGE, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 079. 5. MR. I.F. MUDAGALL S/O. LATE FAKIRAPPA MUDAGALL, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, K.L.E.S.’ NIJALINGAPPA COLLEGE, 2ND BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 010, #165, ‘MATRUDHAM’, 2ND STAGE, AGB LAYOUT, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM, BANGALORE – 560 086. 6. MR. R.C. HIREMATH S/O. LATE CHENNABASAYYA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, K.L.E.S.’ NIJALINGAPPA COLLEGE, 2ND BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 010, #121, 7 TH ‘A’ MAIN, 3RD BLOCK, 4TH STAGE, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 079. 7. MR. S.S. GADAG S/O. LATE SANGAPPA C. GADAG, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, K.L.E.S.’ NIJALINGAPPA COLLEGE, 2ND BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 010, #612, 15 TH MAIN ROAD, 1ST BLOCK, 3 RD STAGE, U.U.C.E. LAYOUT, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 079. 3 8. MRS. GIRIJA K. MASAGI W/O. I.F. MUDAGALL, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SREE VEERENDRA PATIL DEGREE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, ARTS & COMMERCE, R.M.V. EXTENSION, SADASHIVANAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 086. 9. MR. S.S. GADAG S/O. LATE SANGAPPA C. GADAG, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF LATE SHOBHARANI S. HOSUR, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, K.L.E.S.’ NIJALINGAPPA COLLEGE, 2ND BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 010, #612, 15 TH MAIN ROAD, 1ST BLOCK, 3 RD STAGE, U.V.C.E. LAYOUT, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 079. 10. MR. RAMACHANDRA S/O. CHALUVASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, TIPATUR – 572 201, ‘MATHRUSHREE NILAYA’, 17 TH CROSS, KAPILA ROAD, V.V. NAGAR KALLAHALLI, MANDYA – 571 405. 11. MR. K.R. SRIDHAR S/O. S. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, MANGALORE UNIVERSITY, MANASAGANGOTRI – 574 199, #1-11(D), ‘MANASA’, ITI COLLEGE ROAD, ASSAIGOLI – 574 199, MANGALORE TALUK. 4 12. MRS. M. SARVAMANGALA W/O. NAVEEN CHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, VIJAYA COLLEGE, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE – 560 004, #21, 2 ND CROSS, OPP: LADY WELLINGTON SCHOOL, NRUPATHUNGANAGAR LAYOUT, J.P.NAGAR, 7 TH PHASE, BANGALORE – 560 076. 13. MR. M. MADEV BHARANI S/O. MADAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SRI SIDDHARTHA FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, TUMKUR – 572 105, #6, BLOCK 21, S.B.M. COLONY, SRI. RAMPURA 2 ND STAGE, MYSORE – 560 023. 14. MRS. L. SHAHEEN SAFIHA KHANUM W/O. AS MOHAMMAD, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RETIRED PRINCIPAL, ABBAS KHAN COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, O.T.C. ROAD, CUBBONPET, BANGALORE - 560 002, #FE-9, LAKE-SHORE HOMES, AMRUTHA COLLEGE ROAD, KASAVANAHALLI, OFF SARJAPURA ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 035. 15. MR. K. VISWANATH S/O. LATE K. KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RETIRED PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, KUNIGAL – 572 130, UPSTAIRS HOUSE, OPP: ASHWATHA KOTTE ASHRAM ROAD, K.V. LAYOUT, K.R. PURAM, BANGALORE – 560 036. 5 16. MRS. A.D. SAROJA W/O. LATE SHANKARE LALAPURA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, PEENYA, BANGALORE – 560 058, #652, 2 ND FLOOR, (BHAVANINAGAR 2 ND STAGE), RAILWAY LAYOUT 2 ND STAGE, BANGALORE – 560 056. 17. MR. PRAKASHA S/O. A.M. SHARANAIAH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, PEENYA, BANGALORE – 560 058, #10, 3 RD CROSS, VENKATASWAMAPPA LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA, BANGALORE – 560 097. 18. MR. R. JOHNSON RATHNA KUMAR S/O. RAJARATHNAM, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, MAHARANIS’ ARTS COLLEGE, MYSORE – 570 022, #127, 8 TH CROSS, I BLOCK, RAMAKRISHNANAGAR, MYSORE – 570 022. 19. MR. BATHI BASAVARAJ S/O. B. SIDDALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, A.R.G. ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, DAVANAGERE – 577 002, DODDABATHI VILLAGE AND POST, DAVANAGERE – 577 002. 6 20. MR. SHIVALINGAPA B. BIDI S/O. BASAVANTHAPPA S. BIDI, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, A.V.K. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, DAVANAGERE – 577 002, #3714/75, MCC A BLOCK, DAVANAGERE – 577 004. 21. DR. R. SUMITHRA W/O. ARUNACHALAM, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GOVERNMENT SCIENCE COLLEGE, BANGALORE – 560 001, #1, 4TH CROSS, 3 RD MAIN, AMRUTHANAGAR, A SECTOR, SAHAKARANAGAR POST, BANGALORE – 560 092. 22. MR. V. NAGESH S/O. B.K. VENUGOPAL PILLAY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GOVERNMENT SCIENCE COLLEGE, BANGALORE – 560 001, #19/1-1, ANNAPOORNA, 9TH B MAIN, BYRAVESHWARANAGAR, NAGARABHAVI MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 072. 23. MR. B. VARADARAJ S/O. DEVARAJE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, V.V. PURA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE – 560 004, #20, 1 ST CROSS, NISARGA LAYOUT, CHIKKALASANDRA, BANGALORE – 560 060. 7 24. MRS. MANJULA S. W/O. LATE CHANDRASHEKHARAIAH G., AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF LATE CHANDRASHEKHARAIAH G., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, S.J.M. ARTS, COMMERCE & SCIENCE COLLEGE, HOLALKERE ROAD, CHITRADURGA – 577 501, ‘BASAVASHREE NILAYA’, VIJAYANAGARA EXTENSION, NEAR NH-4 ROAD, CHITRADURGA – 577 501. 25. MR. D.Y. RADDER S/O. LATE YANKAPPA RADDER, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RETIRED PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, LINGASAGUR – 584 122, #5, CHETANA, 1 ST ‘C’ MAIN ROAD, RPC LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGARA 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE – 560 040. 26. MR. N. PARAMESWARAPPA S/O. LATE NAVILAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, KALPATHARU FIRST GRADE SCIENCE COLLEGE, TIPTUR – 572 202, FLAT NO.G-E, YASHO KEERTHI MEADOWS, 1ST MAIN, 2 ND CROSS, MALLAPPA LAYOUT, BABUSAPALYA, KALYANNAGAR POST, BANGALORE – 560 043. 27. MR. S. BOODEVAPPA S/O. S. GURUSHANTAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, RETIRED PROFESSOR, P.J.N.M. FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, BIRUR, KADUR TALUK, CHIKMAGALUR – 577 116, BEHIND FOREST QUARTERS, RAJAJINAGAR, BIRUR – 577 116. 8 28. DR. J. SREENIVASA MURTHY S/O. LATE G. JANARDHANA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, M.E.S. DEGREE COLLEGE, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE – 560 003, #25, 16 TH CROSS, 13 TH MAIN, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE – 560 055. 29. MRS. I.J. SANDYA RANI W/O. S.V. SURESH, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, N.M.K.R.V. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, JAYANAGAR 3 RD BLOCK, BANGALORE – 560 011, #287, 2 ND FLOOR, 12 TH MAIN, 5TH CROSS, SECTOR-5, H.S.R. LAYOUT, BANGALORE – 560 102. 30. DR. SHANTA SASTRY W/O. N.S. DWARAKINATH, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, N.M.K.R.V. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, JAYANAGAR 3 RD BLOCK, BANGALORE – 560 011, #31, 80 FEET PERIPHERAL ROAD, 7TH MAIN, 4 TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE – 560 034. 31. DR. A.S. PANCHAKSHARAIAH S/O. LATE PATEL SHANKARALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, KALPATHARU SCIENCE COLLEGE, TIPTUR – 572 114, ANAGONDANAHALLI, RANGAPURA POST, TIPTUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT – 572 202. 9 32. MR. B.E. SAMPATH KUMAR S/O. ERE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, VIJAYA COLLEGE , MULKI, MANGALORE – 574 154, BANAVASE VILLAGE, GORUR POST, HASSAN – 573 120. 33. MR. K.L. SIDDARAMANNA S/O. LINGADEVARU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR, VIJAYA COLLEGE, MULKI, MANGALORE – 574 154, #102, GURUSHREE RESIDENCY, SUDHINDRA MANTAPA CROSS ROAD, KUNJIBETTU, UDUPI – 576 104. 34. MRS. K.S. PADMA W/O. LATE H.B. SHANKARALINGE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF LATE H.B. SHANKARALINGE GOWDA, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HOYSALESHWARA COLLEGE, ARASIKERE – 573 103, MAHADESHWARA NILAYA, 5TH CROSS, NEAR NAGAPRIYA SCHOOL, ANDANAIAH BADAVANE, KUNIGAL, K.R.S. AGRAHARA, TUMKUR – 572 130. 35. MRS. A. BHAGYALAKSHMI W/O. K.S. GURUMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, MAHARANI’S SCIENCE COLLEGE FOR WOMENS, BANGALORE – 560 001, # K-41, SHRI RAM, SADHANA APARTMENT, M.S. RAMAIAH ROAD, GOKULA, MATHIKERE, BANGALORE – 560 054. 10 36. MR. B. VIJAYA BABU S/O. B. SRINIVASULU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, P.E.S. DEGREE COLLEGE, BSK I STAGE, BANGALORE – 560 050, #32, 1 ST ‘B’ MAIN, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, BSK 3 RD STAGE, BANGALORE – 560 085. 37. MR. V.S. RAMESH BABU S/O. V.S. SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, M.E.S. DEGREE COLLEGE, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE – 560 003, #1478, ‘B’ BLOCK, 23 RD CROSS, 11 TH MAIN, SAHAKARANAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 092. 38. G. NARAYANA REDDY S/O. LATE POLANNA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GOVERNMENT SCIENCE COLLEGE, BANGALORE – 560 001, #691, 12 TH CROSS, 27TH MAIN, HSR 1 ST SECTOR, BANGALORE – 560 102. 39. DR. KRISHNE GOWDA S/O. LATE CHIKKE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GOVERNMENT SCIENCE COLLEGE, BANGALORE – 560 001, #90, 1 ST MAIN, TERRACON RESIDENCY, KITHIGANAHALLI, HOSUR ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 099. 11 40. MR. CHOWDI REDDY S/O. LATE CHENGAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GOVERNMENT SCIENCE COLLEGE, BANGALORE – 560 001, #20, 4 TH ‘B’ BLOCK, 7TH ‘C’ CROSS, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE – 560 034. 41. DR. MUNIYAPPA S/O. MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, PROFESSOR, BANGALORE UNIVERSITY, JNANABHARATHI, BANGALORE – 560 056, #43, ANIKETHANA, JEENA COMPAY ROAD, MANJUNATHA LAYOUT, T.C.