IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. G. PANDIT WRIT APPEAL NOS.1-33 OF 2016 (S-R) BETWEEN:
STATE BANK OF MYSORE A BODY CORPORATE CONSTITUTED UNDER THE STATE BANK OF INDIA (SUBSIDIARY BANKS) ACT, 1959 HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT NO.646, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, (P.G.P. DEPARTMENT), HEAD OFFICE NOW REPRESENTED BY CHIEF MANAGER.
... APPELLANT (BY SRI VARADARAJ R. HAVALDAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. K. SATYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SON OF K. RAMACHANDRA NAIDU RESIDING AT PRETEEKSHA, 216, II CROSS, 4TH MAIN, COFFEE BOARD LAYOUT, HEBBAL KEMPAPURA, BENGALURU-560 024.
2. V. S. VIJAY KUMAR AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, SON OF IYER, RESIDING AT NO.2962, 16TH CROSS, K. R. ROAD, NEAR SHIVA TEMPLE, BSK II STAGE, BENGALURU-560 070.
3. N. C. SAMBAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS SON OF N. CHIKKAVEERAPPA, RESIDING AT NO.114, 3RD MAIN, MYSURU BANK COLONY, ANANDANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 024.
4. H. S. SURYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, SON OF H. SHESHA JOIS, RESIDING AT NO.2620, 26TH MAIN 37TH CROSS, 9TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 069.
5. MIR JAVAD ALI AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, SON OF LATE MIR RAZA ALI RESIDING AT NO.36, C. V. ROAD, II CROSS, BANNIMANTAP EXTENSION, BENGALURU-570 015.
6. K. SATHIA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, SON OF LATE R. KRISHNA IYENGAR, RESIDING AT NO.428, 7TH MAIN, 11TH CROSS, ISRO LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560 078.
7. T. A. NAGARAJA JETTY SON OF LATE APPIAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.93, KGS COLONY, 1ST MAIN ROAD, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 040.
8. B. R. RAVINDRANATH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, SON OF LATE B. S. RAMA RAO, RESIDING AT NO.1275, 2ND CROSS, ‘A’ BLOCK, SAHAKARANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 092.
9. H. CHIDANANDA KAMATH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, SON OF LATE H. MUKUNDA KAMATH, RESIDING AT NO.132, 5TH MAIN, 6TH CROSS, 1ST STAGE, R. K. LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560 070.
10. B. S. SHIVASHANKAR AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, SON OF T. G. SESHAGIRI RAO, RESIDING AT NO.154, 5TH CROSS, 1ST STAGE, R. K. LAYOUT, PADMANABHANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 070.
11. N. MADHAV AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, SON OF LATE N. SIVAPPA, RESIDING AT NO.1000, 26TH CROSS, 17TH MAIN, 3RD SECTOR, H.S.R. LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560 012.
12. K. SUDHAKAR SHETTY AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, SON OF LATE MAHABALA SHETTY, RESIDING AT UPPARIGE MANE, YADUALI, AJIRI HARA, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT.
13. K. VIJAYA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, SON OF K. RAJAGOPAL RAO, RESIDING AT NO.208, 1ST FLOOR, ‘ISIRI’, 8TH CROSS, SRIRAMPURA II STAGE, MYSURU-570 023.
14. E. VASUGI AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, SON OF SRI R. GOPINATH, RESIDING AT NO.17, 14TH ‘B’ CROSS, VIVEKNAGAR POST, EJIPURA, BENGALURU-560 047.
15. S. K. NARAYANAN AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, SON OF S. N. KRISHNA MURTHY, RESIDING AT NO.H/4, ANAND SQUARE, 30, GOVINDAN ROAD, CHENNAI-600 033.
16. B. C. VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, SON OF CHANNE GOWDA, RESIDING AT DHONIKHANA NEW EXTENSION, CHIKMANGALURU-577 101.
17. SMT. LEELA NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WIFE OF LATE S. G. NAGARAJU, RESIDING AT NO.29, BLOCK 14, SBM COLONY, SRIRAMPURA II STAGE, MYSURU-570 023.
18. R. SURESH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, SON OF D. RAMAPPA, RESIDING AT ANUGRAHA, 3RD MAIN, VIJAYANAGARA EXTENSION, SAGAR ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 205.
19. P.G. SABASTIAN AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, SON OF P.O. GEORGE, RESIDING AT BALASUBRAMANIAM STREET, MYSURU BANK COLONY, K.K. PUDUR, COIMBATORE-641 038.
20. D. SEETHARAMA BHAT AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, SON OF LATE MAHADEVA BHAT, RESIDING AT NO.2901, ‘SAMAHITHA’, 21ST ‘A’ MAIN ROAD, 9 MTR.
CROSS ROAD, VIJAYANAGAR, II STAGE, MYSURU-570 017.
21. P. V. PAMANATHAN AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, SON OF SRI P.V. VAIDYANAATHAN, RESIDING AT NO.41, BALASUBRAMANIAM STREET, K.K. PUDUR COIMBATORE-641 038.
22. NANJUNDAIAH AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, SON OF BYTAPPA, RESIDING AT 4TH CROSS BEHIND LAKSHMI TALKIES, GANDHINAGAR, TUPTUR-522 201.
23. C. B. KRISHNA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, SON OF LATE C. B. SHAMA RAO, RESIDING AT SRI VINAYAKA NILAYA, NEAR WATER TANK, VINOBANAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA-577 204.
24. SMT. B.S. VINUTHA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, WIFE OF N.R. JAYARAM, RESIDING AT NO.166/1, 8TH MAIN, 7TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560 003.
25. SMT. KENCHAMMA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WIFE OF M.M.V. BHANDARY RESIDING AT NO.12, BLOCK-26, SBM COLONY, SRIRAMPURA II STAGE, MYSURU-570 023.
26. KRISHNA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, SON OF VENKATAPPA, RESIDING AT NO.1678, 15TH MAIN, BSK II STAGE, BENGALURU-560 070.
27. SMT. K.V. MEERA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, WIFE OF H. G. PRABHAKAR, RESIDING AT NO.422, 19TH CROSS, 14TH MAIN, OPPOSITE TO SWIMMING POOL GATE, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 011.
28. K. N. JAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, SON OF K. NAGAPPA, RESIDING AT NO.61, ‘D’ BLOCK, 2ND CROSS, GOPALAGOWDA EXTENSION, SHIVAMOGGA-577 201.
29. K. K. DAVIS AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, SON OF K.V. KUNJU VARIED, RESIDING AT BALASUBRAMANIAM STREET, SAIBABA COLONY, K. K. PUDUR, COIMBATORE-641 038.
30. SMT. SHAHJAHAN KHALEEM AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, WIFE OF ABDUL KALEEM, RESIDING AT NO.137, 5TH MAIN, SBM COLONY, ANANDANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 024.
31. SMT. USHA V. SWAMY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, WIFE OF LATE K.N. VEERABHADRA SWAMY, RESIDING AT NO.1644, ANIKETHANA NORTH, FIRST CROSS, KUVEMPUNAGAR, MYSURU-500 017.
32. N. PRASAD AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, SON OF LATE N. APPAJI RAO, NO.498, ‘NEELANJANA’, 11TH CROSS, ‘B’ BLOCK, 3RD STAGE, VIJAYANAGARA, MYSURU-500 017.
33. S. SEETHAPATHY SON OF SABAPATHY, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, BALASUBRAMANIAN ROAD, K.K. PUDUR, COIMBATORE.
... RESPONDENTS THESE WRIT APPEALS ARE FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED IN THE WRIT PETITION NOS.32639-32671 OF 2013 (S-R) DATED 13.10.2015 AND ETC.
***** THESE WRIT APPEALS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT Aggrieved by the order passed by the learned Single Judge in writ petition Nos. 32639 to 32671 of 2013 on 13-10-2015, the respondent-Bank has filed these appeals.
2. A memo dated 11.03.2019 is filed by the learned counsel for the appellant indicating that similar writ petitions were filed by the employees of the appellant- Bank, which were disposed off by the order dated 23.03.2011, in W.P.No.34619 of 2003 and the order of the Division Bench dated 08.03.2012, passed in Writ Appeal No.4269 of 2011. That the memo also indicates that the appellant-Bank had challenged the aforesaid order before the Hon’ble Apex Court in Civil Appeals Nos.1919 to 2087 of 2018 at Special (Civil) Nos.15640 to 15808 of 2013 and Civil Appeal No.5525 of 2012. The Special Leave Petitions were dismissed vide order dated 13.02.2018 by upholding the order of the High Court 3. The memo also indicates that the appellant- Bank has instructed the learned counsel that it has complied with the orders. Hence, the appellant’s counsel pleads that the appeal be accordingly dismissed. In view of the submissions made and the memo dated 11.03.2019, the appeal stands dismissed.
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