IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE L.NARAYANA SWAMY AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS W.P.No.10567/2018 & W.P.Nos.39184-193/2018 (S-KAT) BETWEEN 1. SRI T MANJANNA S/O THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GRADE-2 GOVERNMENT PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE NUGGEHALLI, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 2. SRI A N NANJEGOWDA S/O NANJUNDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GRADE-2 GOVERNMENT JUNIOR COLLEGE SATENAHALLI, CHOWLAGAL POST CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 3. SRI G H BASAVARAJ S/O HARIHARA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GRADE-2 GOVERNMENT PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE NUGGEHALLI, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 4. SRI JAGANNATHA S/O SRINIVAS AMMAGARA A AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GRADE-2 GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, BIDARE CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 5. SMT B R VASANTHA D/O RAJU AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GRADE-2 GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, BIDARE CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 6. SRI M C HALAGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GRADE-2 GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL BAGURU, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 7. SRI S C GANESHA S/O CHANDRAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GRADE-2 GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, HIREHALLI KOPPAL HOLENARASIPURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 8. SRI BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GRADE-2 GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, PETE CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 9. SRI GANESHA S J S/O JAVAREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GRADE-2 GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL TAGADURE, BAGURU CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT.
10. SRI B M DARMESH S/O MAYAGAIAH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GRADE-2 GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL KALLAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 11. SRI BASAVARAJU M G S/O GANGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GRADE-2 GOVERNMENT PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, NUGGEHALLI CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI G.K.BASAVARAJA PATEL, ADV., FOR SMT MANJULA V. ACHARI, ADV.,) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION, M.S.BUILDINGS BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU-560 001 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN-573 201 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS MYSURU DISTRICT, MYSURU-571 602 5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS RAMANAGARA DISTRICT RAMANAGARA-562 117 6. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS KODAGU DISTRICT KODAGU-571 218 7. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS TUMAKURU DISTRICT TUMAKURU-572 215 ... RESPONDENTS (By Ms N. ANITHA, HCGP) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 20.11.2017 PASSED IN APPLICATION NOS.6561-6594/2016 BY THE KARNATAKA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL VIDE ANNEX-C AND ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, DEVDAS, J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in another matter where similar prayers were made was disposed and had granted liberty to the petitioners to move the State Government for appropriate relief.
2. By an order dated 13.06.2019, in Writ Petition Nos.6809-6827/2018 and other connected writ petitions, this Court granted liberty to the petitioners. Therefore, in similar terms, these petitions are also disposed of directing the respondent-State Government to consider the case of the petitioners to compute the past service for the purpose of seniority, leave and pension and pass appropriate orders within a period of six months from today. All contentions on merit are kept open.
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