IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT R.P.NOS.434 TO 451 OF 2018 BETWEEN 1. H.D.LAKSHMI VENKATA GIRI, S/O H DASARATHA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001.
2. PRASHANT, S/O SHANKRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001.
3. REVANASIDDAPPA, S/O BASWARAJ, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001.
4. S.K. ASHWINI KUMAR, S/O S.R. KESHAVACHARYA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001.
5. SHIVAKUMAR, S/O SHIVALINGA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, TUMKUR.
6. SUBASHCHANDRA SANKANNAVAR, S/O IRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, MANGALORE.
7. SURESH RATHOD, S/O TUKARAM RATHOD, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, HASSAN.
8. H KATTE BASAPPA, S/O H RUDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, KALABURGI.
9. PRAVEENKUMAR HIREMATH, S/O IRATAYYA HIREMATH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, RAICHUR.
10. RANGANATH KALE, S/O JAYANT KALE, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, BIJAPUR.
11. SUCHITRA C. HOOLI, D/O CHANDRAKANT, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, DHARWAD.
12. BIRAPPA DONI, S/O ANANDAPPA DONI, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, CHITRADURGA.
13. RAVINDRA K PATIL, S/O KARBASAPPA PATIL, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, BIDAR.
14. ERESH ANGADI, S/O A CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, BALLARI.
15. G J NANDINI, D/O D.JAYARAMU, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, MYSORE 16. SHIVARAJ, S/O MALLAPPA BALIGERI, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, UDUPI.
17. M. SOWMYA, D/O MALLAIA SETTY, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, CHIKBALLAPURA.
18. ZAINUL ABIDEEN TURKI, S/O ABDUL GAFFAR TURKI, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, WORKING AS COURT MANAGER, DISTRICT COURT, KOLAR. ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI.M. NAGAPRASANNA, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR MS. M L SUVARNA, ADVOCATE) AND 1. HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BANGALORE-560 001.
2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT., VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 233.
3. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LAW DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 233. ... RESPONDENTS THESE REVIEW PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ORDER 47 RULE 1 OF THE CPC, PRAYING THIS HON'BLE COURT TO RECALL AND REVIEW THE ORDER DATED: 16.11.2018 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NOS. 13380-13401 OF 2018, ANNEXURE-E AND PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS IN THE LIGHT OF THE AVERMENTS MADE HEREINABOVE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
THESE REVIEW PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R Learned Senior Counsel Sri. M.Nagaprasanna appearing for the Advocate on record for the Review Petitioners, now has produced a copy of the Government Order dated 16.08.2018 at Annexure-D, whereby the Government has accorded sanction for the creation of 34 posts of Court Managers; he further submits that the Petitioners were not in the know of this order when the matter was heard and disposed off by this Court vide judgment dated 16.11.2018, wherein the Government was mandamused to do what has already been done in terms of the order at Annexure-D.
2. Learned Senior Counsel brings my notice a copy of the letter dated 31.03.2018 addressed by the Registry of this Court to the Government wherein, the pay scale admissible to the posts in question is Rs.67,700-2,08,700 (Level 11) and similarly for the said posts in the lower judiciary, the admissible pay scale is Rs.48,900-92,700.
3. The above submissions are taken note of by this Court as also by the respondents herein, who shall bear the same in mind whilst taking any decision concerning the subject matter.
Accordingly, the Review Petitions are disposed off. Costs made easy.
Sd/- JUDGE cbc/SJ