M. SELVAM, vs. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,

1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 28TH FEBRUARY, 2017 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE L.NARAYANA SWAMY WRIT PETITION Nos.107177-107222/2016 (S-RES) AND WRIT PETITION NOS.100259-100261/2017 BETWEEN 1. M. SELVAM, S/O LATE T. MUHU, AGE 59 YEARS, R/O. H.NO.2/25, AMBEDKAR NAGAR, TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 2. T.G. SADANANDA S/O GANAPATHI GURURAJ SEDTH, AGE: 66 YEARS, R/O. OFFICIAL COLONY, G.18, TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 3. N.JAYASHEELAN R/O. SONIYA NAGAR, NEAR PDIT COLLEGE, TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 4. C.M. VARADARAJAN S/O CHINNMURAGAN AGE: 70 YEARS, R/O. OPP: TSPL D.NO.306, T.B. DAM HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY

2 5. M.VISWANATH AGE: 64 YEARS R/O. R.B. PATIL, H.NO.72/B2, SHANTI NAGAR GULBARGA 6. ACHIREDDY, S/O RANGAREDDY AGE: 68 YEARS, R/O. C/O. RAMESH REDDY INDIRA NAGAR, OPP: TSPL, T.B. DAM HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 7. A ALPHONOSE, S/O. AGE: 66 YEARS R/O. SONIYANAGAR, D.NO.1330 TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 8. S. NARAYANA S/O ESHWARAPPA AGE: 70 YEARS, R/O. NEAR AMBABAVANI TEMPLE, 27TH WARD, CHAPPARADHALLI HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 9. A NATARAJAN S/O C. ARMUGUM EMP. NO.0011 AGE: 69 YEARS, R/O. INDIRANAGAR OPP: TSPL TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 10. B.SURENDRA S/O B. ANJANEYULU AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.1913/F 27TH WARD NEAR TAHA MAJID CHAPPARADHALLI, HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 11. Y.SADARAMUDU S/O OBLESHAPPA AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O. KANIMAYAPPA COMPOUND L.B. SHASHATARI SCHOOL HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY

3 12. D. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O D. RAJKUMAR AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O. WARD NO.36, KOTI HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 13. PARVATI W/O PAKKIRAPPA S/O K. KANAKAPPA AGE: 70 YEARS, R/O. 33 WARD, NEAR MASHKARI GARDI MANI HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 14. PADMAVATI, W/O J. DEVANDRA, S/O JAYARAMAPPA AGE: 69 YEARS, GARDI MANI HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 15. SHIVANNA S/O SIDDAIAH AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O. 28TH WARD D-248 CHAPPARADHALLI HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 16. T.RAMABRAHMAN S/O LATE T. SUBBARAMAIA AGE: 67 YEARS, R/O. HOSUE OF TOPALLES 5TH MAIN, 1ST CROSS M.P. .PRAKASH NAGAR, HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 17. T. SARADA D/O. LATE T. SUBBARAMAIAH AGE: 64 YEARS, HOUSE OF TOPPALLES 5TH MAIN, 1ST CROSS M.P. PRAKASH NAGAR, HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 18. V.H. MAHADEVAN S/O LATE V. M. HARIHARAN AGE: 66 YEARS, R/O. A-14/B, 2ND CROSS TSP HOUSING SOCIETY, BEHIND RTO OFFICE VIVEKANANDA NAGAR HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY

4 19. K.SREEDHARA RAO AGE 64 YEARS, R/O. N.340, 4TH CROSS WARD NO.31, GANDHI COLONY HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 20. Y.D. HANUMANTHA RAO S/O Y.D. RAGHANANDAN AGE: 63 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.238, WARD NO.15 NEAR CHINTHAMANI MUTT, AMARAVATHI HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 21. S.UDAYA SHANKAR RAO S/O LATE S. NARAYANA RAO AGE: 65 YEARS, "SRI.LAKSHMI NARAYANA NILAYA" WARD NO.31, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR JOLADARASI GUDDA HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 22. M. BASAVARAJ S/O M. MAHADEV RAO AGE: 68 YEARS, R/O. LOKESH NILAYA NO.209, 3RD CROSS 9TH MAIN MANJUNATH NAGAR BENGALURU 23. G. B. BHEEMA RAO S/O G.B. BHOUJANGA RAO AGE: 68 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO.730/1, "KAUNDINYA" VIVEKANANDA NAGAR HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 24. M.SURENDRA NATH S/O LATE M. PAMPANNA GOUD AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O. "SRI.GURU DODDA BASAVA NILAYA"

5 WARD NO.24, GAVI SIDDESWARA NAGARA JAMBUNATHA ROAD HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 25. K.DATTARAJ S/O LATE K. MALLARI IRAO AGE: 62 YEARS, R/O. NG-5A KOFFICIAL COLONY, TUNGABHADRA DAM HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 26. J. MALLARI BHAT S/O LATE LINGA BHAT JOSHI AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O. M.J. NAGAR 9TH CROSS CONNEY ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL BACKSIDE HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 27. K.JAYALAKSHMI D/O. N.SIVARAMAN W/O G.PRASANNA KUMAR AGE: 54 YEARS, R/O. SREE KRISHNA NILAYA NEAR RTO OFFICE VIVEKANANDA NAGAR HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 28. K.JAGANNATH S/O M.P. KRISHNA MOORTHY AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O. H.NO.1-2-661-101-1 SHALIVAHANA ENVIAVE KOPRA SECNUDRABAD 29. K.PAMPANA GOUDA S/O LATE K. MUDDAPPA AGE: 64 YEARS, R/O. MUDDAPPA COMPOUND NEW AMARAVATHI HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 30. R.SUBHADRA D/O LATE R.SESHAGIRI RAO W/O MADHU KULKARNI

6 AGE: 59 YEARS, R/O. "SREE RAMA NILAYA" PLOT NO.C-12 OPP: PARK BEHIND RTO OFFICE VIVEKANANDA NAGAR HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 31. S.SREEDHAR S/O LATE LAKSHMINARAYAN ACHARYA AGE: 59 YEARS, "YOSHODA" M.J. NAGAR, 1ST CROSS BEHIND INCOME TAX OFFICE HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 32. H.VIJAYA KUMAR S/O LATE SHANKARANARAYANA RAO AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O. "SHANKAMBARI KRUPA" H.NO.342, 3RD CROSS WARD NO.7, M.P. PRAKASH NAGAR HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 33. J.KRISHNA MURTHY SETTY S/O LATE J.KUBERAPPA SETTY AGE: 66 YEARS, R/O. "SRI.LAKSHMI VENKATESWARA NILAYA HOUSE NO.749, WARD NO.15, SECOND LINE, NEW AMARAVATHI HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 34. G.N. THIPPESWAMY S/O LATE N. JAYARAMAPPA AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O. PLOT NO.48, WARD NO.30, SONIA NAGAR TUNGABHADRA DAM 35. BHIMALINGAPPA S/O LATE P.RAMAIAH AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O. "SRINIKETANA" DOOR NO.1632/1,

7 WARD NO.22, OPP: TO O.K. SWAMY HOUSE, ARVINDA NAGAR HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 36. CHIRTOPHER ANNAJI GOUD S/O LATE A. CHIDANANDA AGE: 70 YEARS, R/O. KRUPA NILAYA, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 37. K.NEERAJA AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O. C/O. UDAYA SHANKAR RAO SRI.LAXMI NARAYANA NILAYA VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, JOLADARASI GUDDA HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 38. R.RAGHAVENDRACHAR S/O C.VENKAIAH AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.854/1 WARD NO.35, NEAR VENKATESWARA TEMPLE FIRE STATION SANDUR ROAD HOSAPETE DIST: BELALRY 39. J.K. KRISHNA MURTHY S/O LATE J. K. RANGARAO AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO.78, 4TH CROSS, WARD NO.29, NEAR SUSHRUTA HOSPITAL, M.J. NAGAR, HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 40. GIRIJESH M S/O LATE M. VEERABHADRAIAH AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O. C/O. K.M. GURUSIDDAIAH DOOR NO.49/39 RAMALINGESHWARA NILAYA 4TH MAIN NEHRU COLONY

8 BALLARI 41. G.ASHIRWAD KUMAR S/O LATE G.DEVARAJ AGE: 59 YEARS, R/O. C/42 B, JANAKIRAM NILAYA VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, JOLADARASI GUDDA HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 42. H.SETHURAO, AGE: 65 YEARS S/O LATE H.NAGARAJA RAO DOOR NO.306, SREE KRISHNA KUTIRA TEACHERS COLONY M.P. PRAKASH NAGAR, HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 43. R.SUBBAIAH S/O K. RAMAIAH AGE: 69 YEARS R/O. NOBAL COLONY, BY THE SIDE OF BAM BAM ASHRAM M.P.. PRAKASH NAGAR HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY. 44. A.K.JAYA BHEEMA SEN AGE 53 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO.321, WARD NO.4 ICE LAND HOTEL LANE OPP: SEENAMBHAT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT PATEL NAGAR HOSAPETE DIST: BELLARY 45. K.SUVARNA, W/O N.KASHINATHA SETTY AGE: 59 YEARS, R/O. BALAJI SADANA D.NO.603, WARD NO.31, GANDHI COLONY, HOSAPET DIST: BELLARY 46. N.KASHINATHA SETTY S/O N VENKATARAMANA SETTY AGE: 60 YEARS R/O BALAJI SADANA D.NO.603

9 WARD NO.31, GANDHI COLONY HOSAPETE, DIST: BELLARY 47. H.M.SASHIDHARA AGE: 66 YEARS SRI MAHADEVA KRUPA SADASHIVA NAGAR, BELLARY BYE-PASS ROAD, ANANTA SENA GUDI HOSAPETE, DIST: BELLARY 48. SANGAPPA MATHAD AGE: 66 YEARS, R/O “SANGAMESH NILAYA” PLOT NO.71, WARD NO.9 DR.RAJ KUMAR ROAD SADASHIVA NAGAR ANANTA SENA GUDI HOSAPETE, DIST: BELLARY 49. G.CHANDRASHEKHAR S/O LATE G.ARMUGAM ACHAR AGE: 61 YEARS, R/O PLOT NO.31, SHANKAR COLONY, BEAR BOM BOM ASHRAM HOSAPETE, DIST: BELLARY ... 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, REP BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY

10 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) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 AUTHORITY TO RECONSIDER THE SERVICE 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 Heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the writ petition papers. 2. Petitioners have been retired from service on the basis of their request to retire on voluntary basis from 2008 till 2016 on various dates. The terminal benefits have been settled. However it varies from the person to person on the basis of the year of retirement. The respondents have issued a scheme on 11.01.2016. The scheme of the respondents is required to be extended to all the petitioners. Hence, they made representation as per Annexure-E and the prayer is for direction to the

11 respondents to consider the representation and pass appropriate order. 3. In the light of submissions made by the petitioners that the scheme of the respondents is to be implemented and consideration is to be made on the basis of the representation. Hence, these writ petitions stand disposed directing the respondents to consider the representation dated 01.01.2016 in view of the scheme dated 11.01.2016. 4. The first respondent is directed to comply within six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Office to show name of Sri Prashant Hosamani, CGSC for R1. Sd/- JUDGE CLK