1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 19 th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2013 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DILIP B BHOSALE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B MANOHAR W.A.NOs.2647-51/2012 (S-RES) BETWEEN 1. THE GENERAL MANAGER (A & HRD) KPTCL CORPORATE OFFICE CAUVERY BHAVAN BANGALORE 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BESCOM, K.R.CIRCLE BANGALORE 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR MESCOM, MANGALORE 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (ELE) BANGALORE CIRCLE (SOUTH) BESCOM, BANGALORE 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (ELE) MESCOM, O & M CIRCLE SHIMOGA ... APPELLANTS (BY SRI C K SUBRAHMANYA FOR M/S BHOOPALAM LAW ASSTS) 2 AND 1. SRI.M H CHANDRASHEKARAPPA S/O LATE BASAAVANYAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RETIRED JUNIOR ASSISTANT NO.233, SRI SAI NILAYA RLY PARLER ROAD 1ST STAGE, VINOBHANAGAR SHIMOGA 577204 2. K MAHESWARAPPA S/O MAHALESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RETIRED SENIOR ASSISTANT THIMESHAPPA KRUPA MADARA BEEDI, 1ST CROSS VINOBHANAGAR, SHIMOGA 577204 3. M B SHIVANNA GOWDA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RETIRED J.E.SHIVAKRUPA THUMINAKATTE ROAD HONNALLI TALUK DAVANGERE DISTRICT 577217 4. K HALAPPA S/O THIMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RETIRED J.E. NO.8, BEERAKERE VILLAGE KUNCHANAHALLI POST SHIMOGA 577225 5. M KALINGAPPA S/O HALASIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RETIRED SENIOR ASSISTANT DARSHANA NILAYA 3 2ND CROSS, KANAKANAGAR VINOBHANAGAR, SHIMOGA 577204 6. D R HALAPPA S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RETIRED J.E. NO.132, SRI CHANAKESHAVA NILAYA 1ST MAIN, 6TH CROSS ASWATHANAGAR SHIMOGA 577204 7. HALIMABI S/O WAHEED KHAN AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RETIRED A.A.O. NO.407, 7TH WARD, 4TH CROSS BASAVANGUDI SHIMOGA 577201 8. B E MALLAPPACHAR S/O LATE H M ESWARACHAR AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RETIRED SENIOR ASSISTANT 2ND STAGE, 2ND BLOCK, 2ND CROSS C.I.T.T.B. LAYOUT VINOBHANAGAR, SHIMOGA 577204 9. T PUTTA NAIK S/O THAKARANAIK AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RETIRED SENIOR ASSISTANT 5TH STAGE, 5TH CROSS VEERANNA LAYOUT VINOBHANAGAR, SHIMOGA 577204 10.D SUVERNAMARY S/O S.S.PUNEETH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RETD SR.ASSISTANT KPTCL R/A 19, 12TH CROSS 4 SAMPANGIRAMANAGAR BANGALORE 11.M RIYAZ NAYEE MUDDIN AHEMED S/O M.RIYAZUDDIN AHEMED AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD SR.ASSISTANT KPTCL R/A O KEM MANSION NO.55 FLAT 6-6, 3RD FLOOR, 8TH MAIN ROAD BTM IST STAGE, BANGALORE-29 12.NINGAPPA GUGGARI S/O LATE PAPANNA GUGGARI RTD JR.ASSISTANT BESCOM R/A LIG-2, 13-12, FLAT NO.103 IST FLOOR, KHB COLONY CHANDAPURA CROSS, BANGALORE 13.B J JAGANNATHA S/O LATE B.N.JANARDHANAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD SR. GRADE TYPIST, BESCOM R/A 1176, IST C CROSS, 10TH MAIN RPC LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR BANGALORE-40 14.B C SURESH S/O CHANDRASHEKAR RTD ASSISTANT, KPTCL SRI RAMESHWARA TEMPLE STREET AGRAHARA, SAGAR-577 401 15.B NITHYANANDA RAO S/O B.SRIDHAR RAO AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RETD ASSISTANT R/A SRI.SHINESHWARA TEMPLE SQUARE BYNDOOR, KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISRICT 5 16.K JAYARAMA SHETTY S/O K.DASAHEGDE AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETD SR. ASSISANT R/A ASHWIJA, NIRE VILLAGE P.O. BAILUR-574 102 17.G SHESHAYYA SHERIGAR S/O B.SRIDHAR RAO AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RTD ASSISTANT R/A GURUDEEP, PANCHAYATH OFFICE P.O.HANAGLUR, KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 18.SARVOTHAMA M S S/O U.SADASHIVASHETTY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD ASSISTANT R/A MANJUNATHA PRASAD AITHURU MANE, P.O.DEVALKUNDA KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT 19.S SUBRAYA S/O SHESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD JR.ASSISTANT R/A SATISH NILAYA OMBATHU DANDIGE PADUKERI, KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 20.H JOHN D SOUZA S/O CLEMENT D SOUZA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RTD ASSISTANT R/AT HANGLUR, KUNDAPURA TQ UDUPI DISTRICT-576217 6 21.SMT N NAMAGIRI S/O N NARASIMHA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RTD JR ASSISTNAT R/AT THANTHIA TOPI ROAD, VODERA HOBLI KUNDAPURA TQ, UDUPI DISTRICT-576201 22.K RAMANANDA KAMATH S/O K RAMACHANDRA KAMATH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RTD SR ASSISTNAT R./AT MINCHU, NANASAHEB ROAD VODERA HOBLI, KUNDAPURA TQ UDUPI DISTRICT-576201 23.K PRASANNA KUMAR S/O K CHANDRAPPA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RTD JR ASSISTNAT R/AT MANJUSHREE, LIC ROAD AJJABAKADU UDUPI DISTRICT 24.H NAVEENACHANDRA JAIN S/O M DEVARAJA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD JR ASSISTANT R/AT ARIHANTHA, JAGANNATHANAGAR 76, BADAGUBETTU, BAILUR UDUPI DISTRICT-576101 25.K A ABRAHAM S/O K ABARAHAM AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RTD ASSISTANT R/AT NEAR BBM SCHOOL 76, BADAGUBETTU, BAILUR UDUPI DISTRICT-576101 7 26.V SADANANDA HOLLA S/O V RAMACHADNRA HOLLA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD ASSISTANT R/AT LAKSHMI KRUPA, NEAR BASRIMATT NANASAHIB ROAD, VODERA HOBLI KUNDAPURA TQ, UDUPI DISTRICT-576201 27.RATHNAKARA BHANDARY S/O VASU BHANDARY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RTD ASSISTNAT R/AT SRI DEVI KRUPA, NEAR VIBUDAMANYANAGAR, 8TH MAIN DODDANAGAGUDDE, UDUPI DISTRICT-576201 28.H PARAMESHWARA S/O BECHA MAISTHRY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RTD ASSISTNAT R/AT DEVI KRUPA, MOODANIDABUR VILLAGE BANNAJE, UDUPI DISTRICT-2 29.K B ANANDA SHETTY S/O K B DUGGAPPA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD ASSISTANT R/AT UJWALA, NEAR MALINAGESHWARA TEMPLE MARPALLI PO, KORANGARAPADY UDUPI DISTRICT-574118 30.NAGAPPA S/O GOVINDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RTD JR ASSISTNAT R/AT MANOK KAMBALABAI HIGH SCHOOL ROAD, KADYALI, KUNJIBETTU UDUPI DISTRICT-2 8 31.SMT MANORAMMA BAI S/O V JANARDHANA RAO AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD. JR ASSISTANT R/A SHIVADARSHANA MALLARU VILLAGE P.O KAUP, UDUPI TQ 32.N SUBHASCHANDRA SHETTY S/O N ANNAYA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RTD. JR ASSISTANT R/A PEJAVARAHOUSE JAYANTHINAGAR 3RD CROSS, KUKKUNDUR, KARKALA TQ 33.K H SADASHIVA SHETTY S/O K MUDDU SHETTY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD. SR ASSISTANT R/A NEAR SBB ASHRAMA HARIANGADI, KARKALA UDUPI DISTRICT 34.K CHIDAMBARA RAJA ARAS S/O VENKATAPPA RAJA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RTD. SR ASSISTANT R/A PADMASHREE NILAYA KALLAYA, P.O KAUP UDUPI DISTRICT 35.K DASA S/O BASAVA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD. JR ASSISTANT R/A ANUGRAHA, INDIRANAGAR VARAMBALLI, BRAHMAVARA UDUPI DISTRICT 9 36.SMT JAYALAKSHMI W/O MANJUBHAT AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RTD. ASSISTANT R/A NEAR NEW WOODLANDS AROOR COMPOUND, BOBBARAYALANE UDUPI DISTRICT 37.K SOORYANARAYANA S/O KOTI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RTD. JR.ASSISTANT UDYAVARA VILLAGE P O PITHRODY UDUPI DISTRICT 38.VIOLET VEGIGAS S/O JOHN VEGIGAS AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD. ASSISTANT R/A ROYCOTTAGE BEHIND CANARA BANK P O KALYANA PURA, UDUPI DIST 39.RAMACHANDRA RAO S/O P SHIVA RAO AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RTD. ASSISTANT R/A GANESH PRASANNA 1-4, 51E, GUNDIBAIL UDUPI DISTRICT-2 40.M SRINIVASA S/O MANJUNATHA UPADYAYA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD. SR.ASSISTANT R/A SOWPARNIKA, MANOLIGUJJE P.O.KUNIBETTU UDUPI DISTRICT-2 10 41.K V YASHODAMMA S/O VENKATAGIRAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD. JR. ASSISTANT R/AT VISHNUPRASAD HOUSE DASHRATHANAGARA 3RD CROSS, MANIPAL 42.SRI MOHAMMED NAZEER SAHEB S/O MOHAMMEDMOHUDDIN SAHEB AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS PPO 771/MP RTD. JR. ASSISTANT NO.1, HOUSING BOARD MALENAKOTE KOPPA-577126 43.P SHANMUGAM S/O H M PUTTACHAR AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD. SR. ASSISTANT R/AT 1241, GOKUL EXTENSION HUNASUR, MYSORE DISTRICT 44.THIMMAIAH S/O KALAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD. TYPIST, KPTCL R/AT NEAR SHIVANAGA TEMPLE VIDHAYANAGAR 1ST CROSS SHIMOGA DISTRICT, SHIMOGA 45.S SHANTHA W/O H S SUDARSHANA MURTHY RTD. SR ASSISTANT, KPTCL R/AT 80/1, SHIVAKASHI NAGARAJPURA LAYOUT ASHOKAPURA SHIMOGA 11 46.MOHAMMEDK SIBGHATULLA S/O S ABDUL AZEEZ AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RTD. JR. ASSISTANT KPTCL R/AT SADATH MANZIL N T ROAD, NEQ SURDARASHRAYAS SHIMOGA 47.GHOUSE KHAN S/O ABUBAKER KHAN AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RTD. ASSISTANT NO. 434, BASAVANGUDI 5TH CROSS, SHIMOGA 48.RAMATHULLA KHAN S/O ISMILKHAN AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RTD. JR. ASSISTANT, KPTCL NO.11, 1ST MAIN, KEMPIAH BLOCK J C NAGAR, BANGALORE-6 49.H PRABHAKAR JOIS S/O LATE H SUBRAMANYAJOIS AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RTD. JR. ASSISTANT, KPTCL RAJEHWARINILAYA, 4TH CROSS MALAVAKOPPA SHIMOGA 50.T S VENKATARAMU S/O T SRINIVASAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RTD SR ASSISTANT, KPTCL 567, CLERKPETE, SHIMOGA 51.ROBERT FERNANDES AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS S/O M.FERNANDES 12 RTD JR. ASSISTANT, KPTCL, 6TH MAIN 2ND CROSS, HOSAMANE SHIMOGA. 52.K.G. SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O LATE MALLA SIDDAPPA RTD. SDA, KPTCL, R/AT BASAVESHWARANILAYA, JAIL ROAD, HOSAMANE, 3RD CROSS, SHIMOGA. 53.C.L.SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS S/O LATE. K.LAKKAPPA RTD. SR. ASSISTANT KPTCL 2ND MAIN, 6TH CROSS DEVARAJU URS BADAVANE SHIMOGA 54.B.S.CHANDRASHEKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS S/O B.S.SIDDAMALLAPPA RTD. JUNIOR ENGINEER, KPTCL ACHUNILAYA, 3RD MAIN ROAD VIDHYANAGAR POST, 3RD CROSS SIDDESHWARANAGAR, SHIMOGA 55.K.P. KRISHAN AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS S/O K.PAPPUDAS RTD.SR. ASSISTANT, KPTCL 145, PEANAM, 5TH CROSS SHIMOGA. 56.KULLADIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O THIMMAIAH RTD. ASSISTANT, KPTCL 13 SRI. VENKATESHANILAYA N.M.C. 5TH CROSS, LEFT SIDE R/AT 1691, HOSAMANE BHADRAVATHI, SHIMOGA 57.P.L. SHIVANANDAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS S/O P. LAKSHMANAPPA RTD. JR. ASSISTANT, KPTCL R/AT SRI DRAMESHWARI NILAYA KADADAKATTE VASA, KAVALGUNDI BHADRAVATHI TQ, SHIMOGA 58.GAYATHRI AGED ABOUT 16 YEARS W/O S.G. MANJUNATH RTD ASSISTANT, KPTCL NANDAGOKULA 4TH CROSS VIDHYANAGAR, SHIMOGA-577204 59.D. RAJASHEKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O A. PARAMESHWARCHAR RTD. ASSISTANT, KPTCL R/AT KALLESHKRUPA, 5TH STAGE 1ST CROSS, VINOBHANAGAR SHIMOGA-577204. 60.B.SHIVANANDAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS S/O BASAPPA RTD JR. ENGINEER, KPTCL R/AT NALANDA, OPP TO CHURCH 3RD CROSS NETHAJI BADAVANE, 60 FEET ROAD SHIMOGA-577204 61.KARIGOWDA H KALIMANE S/O HALANAGOWDA 14 AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RTD.