IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2013 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM MOHAN REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.42349-42501/2011 (S-RES) C/W. WRIT PETITION Nos.10072-10081/2012 (L-PF) IN W.P. Nos.42349-42501/2011 BETWEEN : 1.KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT RETIRED EMPLOYEES WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REG) SREE RAJARAJESHWARI NILAYA MAIN ROAD, HASSAN-573 201 REP BY ITS PRESIDENT MR B K NAGARAJ S/O LATE B KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUR 74 YEARS 2.SHRI P KRISHNA MURTHY S/O LATE M PARMESHWARA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 122, NALLUR GATE CHIKKAMAGALUR 3.C V VIRUPAKSHA S/O CHANNAPPAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT CHRISTIN COLONY M G CROSS ROAD CHIKKAMAGALUR 4.SHRI AMEER JAN S/O LATE ABDUL KHADER AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT DOBIMOHALLA 2 W.Ps.42349-42501/2011 c/w W.Ps.10072-10081/2012 KOTE, ARKALGUD HASSAN DISTRICT 5.SHRI VEERASHETTY C S/O LATE K S CHANNAVEERASHETTY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/A VEERABHADRESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD KERALAPURA, ARKALGUD TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 6.SHRI K M JAYADEVAPPA S/O LATE MALLESHAPPA H R AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT KENCHAMMANA HOSAKOTE ALUR TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 7.SHRI H N RAJU S/O LATE NARAHARI ACHAR AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT SRIRAMANAGARA NEAR RTO HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 8.SHRI H N DODDAIAH S/O LATE NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/A 339, VIVEKANAGARA GOWRIKOPPALU HASSAN DISTRICT 9.SHRI B GUNDEGOWDA S/O LATE BEETEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT RAJAGHATTA HASSAN DISTRICT 10.Y N THIRUMALACHAR S/O LATE Y N NARASIMHACHAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/A PWD COLONY COLLEGE ROAD HASSAN DISTRICT 3 W.Ps.42349-42501/2011 c/w W.Ps.10072-10081/2012 11.SHRI T K RAMACHANDRA S/O LATE KOMMARAIAH AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS R/AT KALAMMA TEMPLE STREET HOLENARASIPURA HASSAN DISTRICT 12.SHRI L LAKKAPPA S/O LATE LAKKEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS R/AT NO. 176, I BLOCK RAJAGHATTA HASSAN DISTRICT 13.SRI K RAMEGOWDA S/O CHANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/A KASTURAVALLI VILLAGE BOOVANAHALLI POST HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 14.SHRI RAMADAS S/O LATE RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/A MAIN ROAD, ARKALGUD HASSAN DISTRICT 15.SHRI SYED HUSSAIN S/O LATE SYED HABEEB AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT III CROSS, VALLABAI ROAD HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 16.SHRI SHIVASHANKARAPPA S/O LATE BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT BASAVANAGUDI STREET HOLENARASIPURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 4 W.Ps.42349-42501/2011 c/w W.Ps.10072-10081/2012 17.SRI B KEMPAIAH S/O LATE BASAVAIAH AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT KORTIGERE VILLAGE SANTHEBACHIHALLI HOBLI K R PET TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT 18.SHRI P HANUMANTHEGOWDA S/O LATE PUTTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS R/AT MEGALAMANE POST GAVENAHALLI HASSAN KASABA HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 19.SHRI C N JAYARAM S/O NANAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/O MUDALAHIPPE VILLAGE H N PURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 20.SHRI C RANGEGOWDA S/O CHIKKEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/A ANEKERE VILLAGE C R PATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 21.SHRI R K NANJEGOWDA S/O LATE KALEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT NO. 1016 SHANKARIPURA HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 22.SRI NAZEER S/O LATE MOHAMED NEMAN AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT NO. 3545/1 AMEER MOHALLA, VALLABAI ROAD 5 W.Ps.42349-42501/2011 c/w W.Ps.10072-10081/2012 HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 23.SHRI H SANEEGOWDA S/O LATE HALAGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/A NO. 791, 21ST CROSS KUVEMPUNAGAR HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 24.SHRI PUTTEGOWDA S/O LATE BELURE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT GAVENAHALLI HASSAN KASABA HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 25.SHRI N RAJAPPA S/O LATE LINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT VOKKALIGARA STREET KOTE, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 26.SHRI HANUMANTHU S/O LATE THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT SRI RAJESWARI NILAYA UDAYAGIRI MAIN ROAD HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 27.SHRI ABDUL WAZEED S/O JAHUR AHMED AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/A NO.90, 2ND CROSS, VALLABAI ROAD HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT 28.SRI MARISWAMY GOWDA S/O SANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/A BYADRAHALLI VILLAGE HEBBAL HOBLI K R NAGARA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT 6 W.Ps.42349-42501/2011 c/w W.Ps.10072-10081/2012 29.SHRI H P ANANTHAMURTHY S/O SURYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/A NO.270, ANUGRHA LOHIA ROAD VIDYANAGAR HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT 30.SHRI K N SHIVANANJAPPA S/O LATE NANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/A LIG 305 21ST CROSS, KUVEMPUNAGAR HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT 31.SHRI C S RANGANATH S/O LATE C V SUBBANNA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/A NO.1028, 10TH CROSS K R PURAM HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT 32.SHRI H D KRISHNA S/O LATE DODDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/A NO.65/A, II STAGE KUVEMPUNAGARA HASSAN TOWN HASSAN DISTRICT 33.SRI A GANGAPPA S/O AJJAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/A VIDHANASOUDHA CROSS ROAD ARASIKERE TOWN HASSAN DISTRICT 34.SHRI THIRUMALEGOWDA S/O THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/A LOKESH NILAYA NO.4690, 5TH CROSS 7 W.Ps.42349-42501/2011 c/w W.Ps.10072-10081/2012 VALLABAI ROAD HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT 35.SHRI K.KRISHNEGOWDA S/O LATE KRISHNGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/A NO.621, 16 TH CROSS KUVEMPUNAGAR HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT 36.SHRI K R LAKKEGOWDA S/O RANGE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/A KADEHEMMIGE VILLAGE AANGOLA POST K R PET TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT 37.SHRI PUTTACHANNEGOWDA S/O EREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/A BOOKA VILLAGE HONNENAHALLI POST C R PATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 38.SHRI K M NARASIMHAMURTHY S/O LATE MARANNA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/A II STAGE KUVEMPUNAGAR HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT 39.SHRI DODDEGOWDA S/O LATE DODDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/A C/O DODDEGOWDA ANNECHAKANAHALLI VILLAGE DODDAKADANUR POST H N PURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 8 W.Ps.42349-42501/2011 c/w W.Ps.10072-10081/2012 40.SHRI B SOMBAIAH S/O BHAIRE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/A 4TH CROSS NAGASAMUDRA ROAD B G NAGAR, C R PATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 41.SHRI H KRISHENGOWDA S/O HANUMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/A NO.262/1, BEHIND P & T QUARTERS SHANKARAPURAM HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRCIT 42.SHRI H L SURENDRA S/O LATE LINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/A TEMPLE STREET RAJAGHATTA HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRCIT 43.SHRI K M ANAND S/O LATE B M MALLEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/A SRI VISHVESWARAIAH ROAD VIDYANAGAR HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRCIT 44.SHRI B R NANJUNDEGOWDA S/O H R RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/A NO.85, DODDAYARAGANALU YARAGANALU POST ARASIKERE TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 45.SHRI BASAVAIAH S/O CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/A GANDHIPURA VILLAGE 9 W.Ps.42349-42501/2011 c/w W.Ps.10072-10081/2012 GAVENAHALLI POST HASSAN KASABA HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT 46.SHRI P DYAVEGOWDA S/O PUTTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/A BUSHTENAHALLI VILLAGE HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT 47.SHRI MAVINAKERE GOWDA S/O LATE THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 70 YRS R/A GAVENHALLI POST KASABA HOBLI HASSAN TALUK AND DIST 48.SHRI S M MALLIKARJUNAIAH S/O M R MALLAIAH, AGED ABOUR 62 YEARS R/A SATHENAHALLI VILLAGE C R PATNA TALUK HASSAN DIST 49.SRI K S DODDAPPA S/O SANNAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/A KONGALLI VILLAGE YESLUR POST SAKALESHPURA TALUK HASSAN DIST 50.SHRI GURAPPA S/O DODDAGURAPPA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/A KANAGAL VILLAGE PERIYAPATNA TALUK MYSORE DIST 51.SHRI K K CHANNEGOWDA S/O KALEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS KATTEPURA VILLAGE ARAKALGUD TALUK 10 W.Ps.42349-42501/2011 c/w W.Ps.10072-10081/2012 HASSAN DIST. 52.SHRI V R BALAKRISHNA S/O Y K RAMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/A VADDARAHALLI VILLAGE RUDRAPATNA POST ARKALGUD TALUK HASSAN DIST 53.SRI K S PARAMESWARAIAH S/O SANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/A VEERABHADRESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE, KERALAPURA, ARAKALGUD TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 54.SHRI APPAJI S/O LATE SHANKARASHETTY AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/A NO.5507/15, SHANKARA KRUPA, ADUVALLI, HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 55.SHRI N S BASAPPA S/O SANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/A NILUVAGILU VILLAGE, KORATIGERE POST, DODAMAGGE HOBLI ARAKALGUD TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT 56.SHRI K M SRIKANTASWAMY S/O MUTHASHETTY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/A NO.291, HOSABEEDU, KANAJUR VILLAGE, ARKALGUD TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT 57.SRI K T PUTTEGOWDA S/O THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/A NO.111, RAGHAVENDRANILAYA, GOWRIKOPPALU, HASSAN TQ & DISTRICT 58.SHRI RANGASWAMY 11 W.Ps.42349-42501/2011 c/w W.Ps.10072-10081/2012 S/O MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/A 5TH CROSS, LALITHA NILAYA, ADUVALLI, HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 59.SHRI RANGEGOWDA S/O HANUMANTHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/A NO.18/1, HOSALINE ROAD HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 60.SHRI K V KRISHNAPPA S/O VENKATASETTY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/A BASAVANAHALLI VILLAGE, RAMANATHAPURA HOBLI ARAKALGUD TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 61.SHRI H NINGAPPA S/O HONEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/A RANGANATHA NILAYA, KIKKERAMMA TEMPLE STREET, H.N.PURA, HASSAN DISTRICT 62.SHRI P NINGEGOWDA S/O LATE PATY MARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, DOOR NO.271, SRI BASAVESHWARA NILAYA VIVEKANAGARA, HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 63.RAMEGOWDA S/O NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/A LIG 109, H.N.PURA ROAD, C.R.PATNA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT 64.SRI CHANDRU S/O JWALANNAIAH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/A NO.237, IST CROSS ROAD, ARANATHA NILAYA, SHANTHINAGARA, HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 12 W.Ps.42349-42501/2011 c/w W.Ps.10072-10081/2012 65.SHRI G RAMEGOWDA S/O LATE GUNDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/A B.KATIHALLI VILLAGE, HASSAN KASABA, HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 66.SHRI VEERABHADRAIAH S/O LATE NANJASETTY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/A BELLIKOPPALU POST, MALALI, SHANTHIGRAMA HOBLI HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 67.SHRI K KEMPAIAH S/O LATE KARIYANNA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/A C/O GADI KARIYAPPA BEHIND ANANJANEYA SWAMY TEMPLE ADAVALLI, HASSAN TQ & DISTRICT 68.SHRI K RAJEJEGOWDA S/O LATE P KEMPEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/A KUVEMPUNAGAR, HASSAN TOWN, HASSAN TQ & DISTRICT 69.SHRI SATHYANARAYANA S/O S.D.ERAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/A NO.775, EWS, KUVEMPUNAGAR, HASSAN TOWN, HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 70.SRI D T HONNEGOWDA S/O THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/A NO.6TH MAIN, III STAGE, ADARSHANAGAR, HASSAN TQ & DISTRICT 71.SRI N DEVAPPAGOWDA S/O NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/A BAIRAVESHWARA