B. KANAKAPPA S/O B BHEEMAPPA vs. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,

1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 6TH MARCH, 2017 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE L.NARAYANA SWAMY WRIT PETITION Nos.107223-107278/2016 (S-RES) BETWEEN 1. B. KANAKAPPA S/O B BHEEMAPPA AGE: 56 YEARS, R/O: 1ST CROSS, DEVI NAGAR, CHITAWADIGI, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 2. P NARAYANA S/O PO.A.HANUMANTHA RAO AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O: C/O. LAKSHMAN NAVALI, BELGAL ROAD, RAMANJENEYA NAGAR CROSS, OPP: FOREST QUARTERS, CONTONMENT, BALLARI 3. D SAMSON KARUNAKAR S/O R B DEVADUTT AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O: 8TH CROSS LAXMI NAGAR, BEHIND MELVANKI HOSPITAL, BEHIND MODERN HALL, DHARWAD 4. K HANUMANTHA RAO S/O LATE KUPPA RAO AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O: PLOT NO.C-31,"SHIVAMBIKA" TSP EMPLOYEES, HOUSING COLONY HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 5. G GUDADAPPA S/O LATE MARIYAPPA AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O: D.NO.735 YELUKOTI NIWASA, WARD NO.31 TSP COLONY, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR

2 HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 6. K.JAMUNA D/O N SIVARAMAN W/O C K NANDAKUMAR AGE: 57 YEARS, R/O: SIVA NILAYAM OLD AMARAVATHI, TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 7. T JODIMALARVALLY D/O LATE T KANNAN W/O LATE T SAMUEL, AGE: 57 YEARS, R/O: D.NO.1208/A BEHIND TSP OPP: PDIT ENGINEERING COLLEGE WARD NO.30, TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 8. P REVATHI W/O LATE R PADMANABHAN AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O: PLOT NO.45/B SARASWATHI NILAYA VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 9. ANJINEYLU S/O LATE HAMPAYYA AGE: 48 YEARS, R/O: DOOR NO.32, NETAJI NAGAR TUNGABHADRA DAM, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 10. S VASANTHA W/O LATE P SRINIVASALU AGE: 58 YEARS, R/O: PLOT NO.45/A JOLADARASI GUDDA,MVIVEKANANDA NAGAR, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 11. S S VENKATESAN AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O: B-4-400 D.NO.304, SRISESHADRI BEHIND JAIN MANDIR NEAR MMTC COLONY, M.J.NAGAR, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 12. T V RAGHUVEER S/O V R RAGHUVEER AGE: 55 YEARS, R/O: H.NO.11, SRIRAMDOOT LAXMI LAYOUT, NEAR MAHALAXMI TEMPLE PIPE LINE ROAD, ABBIGERE,

3 CHIKKABANAVAR POST, BENGALURU 13. G R SRINIVAS S/O LATE G RANGASWAMY AGE: YEARS, R/O: D.NO.726 NAVYA SAI NILAYA, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 14. M DEVA KUMARI AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O: PLOT NO.302, KRISHNAVENI HEIGHTS, RUKMANI PURI COLONY, BEHIND ANU TEX, S.R.RAO NAGAR ECIL POST, HYDERABAD 15. C M SHASIKALA W/O LATE C.H.M.CHANNAVEERA SWAMY AGE:60 YEARS, R/O: H.NO.31/730 MATHRU NILAYA TSP HOUSING COLONY, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 16. K RAJESWARI SAMUEL W/O LATE K SAMUEL AGE: 59 YEARS, R/O: H.NO.545 BEHIND ECI CHURCH MUNIRABAD R S TQ & DIST: KOPPAL 17. RENUKA M W/O LATE RAMANNA M AGE: 58 YEARS, R/O: SRI. MAHALAKSHMI NILAYA WARD NO.1, CITTWADGI NAGAR HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 18. ANURADHA A.H. W/O LATE A.N.HAMPIHOLE AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O: D.NO.C-8, LAXMI NILAYA COLONY, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 19. S G SRINIVASA RAO S/O S GOVINDA RAO AGE: 43 YEARS, R/O: H.NO.18, "A" BLOCK, SRINIVAS NILAYA, 1ST MAIN, RAJIV NAGAR, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI

4 20. K GOVINDAPPA S/O LATE DURUGAPPA AGE: 43 YEARS, R/O: HOSAMAPALPANA GUDD HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 21. J M SHANTHA BAI W/O M N SOLANKI AGE: 66 YEARS, R/O: D.NO.32/11, AROGYA SWAMY REDDY COMPOUND SHANTI NAGAR, NEAR GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL GROUND, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 22. L BHEEMA NAIK S/O LATE LACHMA NAIK AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O: H.NO.1392, WARD NO.31, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 23. T SUBHAS SINGH S/O LATE T SHANKAR SINGH AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O: QUARER NO.NA-19, TSP COLONY TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 24. G ANNAPURNA W/O LATE G PRABHUDEVA AGE:60 YEARS, R/O: 4TH MAIN, M.J.NAGAR, BASALINGAPPA COMPOUND CHAPARDAHALLI, HOSAPETE, DIST: BALLARI 25. ISHWARAPPA BANNIGIDAD S/O MALLESHAPPA AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O: VEERABHADESHWAR NAGAR NEAR KUMARESHWAR NAGAR, DHARWAD 26. PHANI RAJ, S/O RAGHAVENDRACHARYA KOLLI AGE: 58 YEARS, R/O. M/S. BEKEM INFRA PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED, 5H FLOOR MEGA HILLS, COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, ABOVE ANDHRA BANK, MAIN ROAD, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD

5 27. LAKSHMI NARASIMHA H. S/O RAMA RAO H. AGE: 54 YEARS, R/O. M/S. BEKEM INFRA PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED, 5H FLOOR MEGA HILLS, COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, ABOVE ANDHRA BANK, MAIN ROAD, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD 28. CHINTA SHANKAR RAO S/O IRABHADRAPPA AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O. M/S. BEKEM INFRA PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED, 5H FLOOR MEGA HILLS, COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, ABOVE ANDHRA BANK, MAIN ROAD, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD 29. V.VENKATESHWARA RAO, S/O V. SESHAIAH, AGE: 71 YEARS, R/O. M/S. BEKEM INFRA PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED, 5H FLOOR MEGA HILLS, COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, ABOVE ANDHRA BANK, MAIN ROAD, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD 30. N.KANNAIAH NAIDU S/O LATE N. KRISHNAMA NAIDU AGE: 70 YEARS, R/O. PLOT NO.384, NAIDU ENCLAVE, FLAT NO.101, MATURSRINAGAR, MIYAPUR HYDERABAD 31. N.RAMESHAM S/O N.BHOGEESWARA RAO, AGE: 71 YEARS, R/O. PLOT ONO.47, HOUSE NO.6-5-323

6 SELF FINANCE COLONY, VANASTHALIPURAM HYDERABAD 32. S.BALARAM S/O SAMJI RAGHAVENDRA RAO, AGE: 67 YEARS, R/O. FLAT NO.102, PARAVTHI DE VILLA PJR STADIUM ROAD, CHANDANAGAR HYDERABAD. 33. STEEL JAYASHREE W/O R.L. HENRY, ACUN NITHYANANDA AGE: 57 YEARS, R/O. OPP: RANGAMANDIRA HOSAMALAPANA GUDI HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 34. C.V. VASUDEVA AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O. SRINIVASA NILAYA DOOR NO.747, PLOT NO. CC-1, WARD NO.31, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 35. D.M. HONKERI S/O M.D. HONKERI AGE: 54 YEARS, R/O. C/O.SR.DURGA NILAYA 1ST MAIN 4TH CROSS, SAI NAGAR, DHARWAD 36. V.RAMESH S/O LATE V.R. VENKATESHAN AGE: 55 YEARS, R/O. SRI.SAI NIVAS OLD AMARAVATHI, TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI

7 37. MOHAMMED SALEEM S/O LATE K.SHAIKSHA VALI, AGE: 52 YEARS, R/O. OPP: T.S.P LTD, TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 38. M.NAGARAJ S/O LATE C.MUNUSWAMYI AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O. D/187 AMBEDKAR NAGAR, VANKAYA CAMP TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 39. D.RADHA S/O LATE DORISWAMY AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.41, AMBEDKAR NAGAR, VANKAYA CAMP TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 40. H.RAMESHWAR S/O LATE SHARANAPPA AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O. SIDDESHWAR KURUPA BDCC BANK COLONY, 7TH MAIN, NEAR RR APARTMENTS M.J.NAGAR HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 41. P.SRIPADA BHAT S/O LATE HANUMANTHA BHAT AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O. NEAR ONKARESWARA TEMPLE KARIGANU HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 42. INAM SAHIB S/O LATE NABI SAHIB AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.NA-60 T.S.P. COLONY,

8 TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 43. S.ARJUN S/O LATE NARSINGA RAO, AGE: 58 YEARS, R/O. SONIA NAGAR, TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 44. M.RADHA KRISHNA S/O LATE KUPPASWAMY NAIDU AGE: 68 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.1455/D-B SRI LAXMI NIVAS 8TH CROSS, M.J. NAGAR, HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 45. P.KANNAIAH S/O LATE PERUMAL AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.62 VANKAYA CAMP AMBEDKAR NAGAR TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 46. K.MURTHI S/O. AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.150/C OPP: PVS INDUSTRIES 12TH CROSS, M.J. NAGAR, HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 47. C.GEORGE S/O LATE CHINNAPPA AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO.150/D OPP: PVS INDUSTRIES 12TH CROSS, M.J. NAGAR, HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 48. S.B. CHOWDAPPANAVAR S/O LATE BALAPPA AGE: 56 YEARS, R/O. D/70, OFICIAL COLONY, NEAR MAHILA SAMAJ SCHOOL TUNGABHADRA DAM

9 HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 49. C.A. NAGARAJ S/O ARMUGUM AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O. INDIRA NAGAR OPP: TSPL TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 50. B.V. PATTER S/O. AGE: 68 YEARS, R/O. P.L.C TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 51. IQBAL AHMED S/O LATE IBRAHIM AGE: 58 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.AA17, SJS COLONY MUNIRABAD (R.S.) KOPPAL DISTRICT. 52. SREEKANTH JOSHI S/O LATE HANOUMANTHACHAR JOSHI AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O. 506/1, SUDHINDRA NILAYA, PATEL NAGAR HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 53. V.SUDHAKAR RAO, S/OO LATE APPA RAO AGE: 55 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.S-16, OFFICIAL COLONY TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 54. S.PRABHAKAR S/O LATE S. K. NAIR AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.735, OLD AMARAVATHI TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI

10 55. R.RANJINI ABRAHAM W/O LATE R.SAMUEL ABRAHAM S/O LATE EATHANA SWAMY AGE: 60 YEARS R/O. RANJINI NILAYA, M.J. NAGAR, NEAR INCOME TAX OFFICE HOSAPET DIST: BELLARI 56. A.GUNASEKHARAN S/O LATE APPA KUTTI AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O. 14/25, BUDDAR STREET, T.V. NAGAR, KATPADI VELLORE DISTRICT ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI ANAND R KOLLI, ADVOCATE) AND 1. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY, MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES UDYOG BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110001, REP BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, THE SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001, 3. TUNGABHADRA STEEL PRODUCTS LTD., REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN, HOSAPET, DIST: BALLARI. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI PRASHANT HOSAMANI, CGSC FOR R1; SRI. RAVI HOSAMANI, AGA FOR R2; NOTICE TO R3 – DISPENSED WITH)

11 THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 AND 3 AUTHORITY TO RECONSIDER THE SERVICE AND BENEFITS OF PETITIONERS IN PURSUANCE OF THE NOTIFICATION VIDE ANNEXURE-D DATED 07.01.2016 SAME WAS NOTIFIED ON 11.01.2016, PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 VIDE ANNEXURE-D AND ETC., THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORDER Sri Prashant Hosamani, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1. Learned AGA accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.2. Service of notice to respondent No.3 is dispensed with. Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties. Learned counsel appearing for the parties submit that the writ petitions may be disposed of in terms of the order passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.107339-107411/2016 disposed of on 20.02.2017. Submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties is taken on record.

12 Accordingly, writ petitions stand disposed of in terms of the order passed in W.P.Nos.107339-107411/2016 disposed of on 20.02.2017. Learned AGA is permitted to file memo of appearance within four weeks. Sd/- JUDGE CLK