Intra-court appeal against single judge order in writ petition on a pension issue. The court disposed of the appeal following the Supreme Court's decision in EPFO vs. Sunil Kumar B, which was binding under Article 141.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023 PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY WRIT APPEAL NO. 3865 OF 2019 (L-PF)
BETWEEN:
14, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE NEW DELHI - 110 066.
Digitally signed by B A KRISHNA KUMAR Location: High Court of Karnataka
FUND COMMISSIONER HQ (PENSION) EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN 14, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE NEW DELHI - 110 066.
FUND COMMISSIONER-I (PENSION) EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN 14, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE NEW DELHI - 110 066.
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POST BOX NO.25146 BENGALURU - 560 025.
…APPELLANTS
(BY SMT. NANDITA D HALDIPUR., ADV.)
AND:
S/O LATE ABDUL RAWOOF KHAN AGE 66 R/O 541, 4TH CROSS SHIVARATHRESHVAR NAGAR BANNIMANTAP
MYSORE - 570 015 PPO KN/MYS/22308.
1143, 1ST FLOOR, CONTOUR RAOD, GOKULAM III STAGE MYSORE - 570 002 PPO KN/MYS/18283.
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PPO KN/MYS/22220.
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R/O GAVADAGERE POST K.R. NAGAR TQ MYS DIST 571 610 PPO KN/MYS/14565.
AGE 61 R/O G 86, N BLOCK, 5TH CROSS KUVEMPUNAGARA MYSORE - 570 023
PPO KN/MYS/20834 9900181634.
R/O 3956, ANNAMMA TEMPLE 2ND CROSS, GHANDINAGARA MYSORE - 570 007 PPO KN/MYS/20160.
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AGE 57 R/O 94, 4TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN RAMAKRISHNAGARA, I BLOCK KUVEMPUNAGARA MYSORE - 560 023 PPO KN/MYS/500.
W/O LATE S.H. CHINNASWAMY AGE 52 YEARS R/O. 2713/1, K1 SHANKARANARAYANASWAMY TEMPLE ROAD, CHAMUNDIPURAM MYSORE - 560 004 PPO KN/MYS/5021.
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BENGALURU - 560 047 PPO. BG/BNG/0007.
P.D. HALLI, BENGALURU - 560 067.
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KRISHNA LAYOUT, BEGURU ROAD HULIMAVU, BENGALURU - 560 076 PPO BG/MRD/5515.
25. AMEERSAB
S/O PAKRODDIN SAB R/O. MANCHENAHALLI LAKSHMIPURA EXTENSION GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST - 561 211 PPO KN/KRP/15181.
26. HANUMANTHAIAH
S/O ABDUL RAHIM KHAN AGE 69 YEARS R/O 42, 4TH MAIN ROAD AREKEMPANAHALLI, WILSON GARDEN, 10TH CROSS BENGALURU - 560 027 PPO BG/BNG/59807.
27. ABDUL SUBHAN
S/O ABDUL RAHIM KHAN AGE 67 YEARS, R/O 42 4TH MAIN ROAD, AREKEMPANAHALLI WILSON GARDEN, 10TH CROSS BENGALURU - 560 027 PPO BG/BNG/59807.
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AGE 70 YEARS R/O 2384, SRI NANJUNDESHWARA NILAYA, (MANIKANTA KRUPA) BEHIND CHETNA SCHOOL K.E.B. BATWADI TUMAKUR - 572 103 PPO BG/BNG/67448.
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PPO KN.BNG/51083.
S/O VEENAYAKAM P.S. AGE 70 YEARS R/O 156/8, BHAGAVATHI LAYOUT 21 CROSS, HULIMAVU 21ST CROSS, B.G.ROAD BENGALURU - 560 076 PPO KN/BNG/44187.
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AGE 62 YERS R/O 155, KSRTC LAYOUT CHIKKAHALASANDRA SUBRAMANYAPURA POST BENGALURU - 560 061 PPO BG/BNG/72138.
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PPO BG/BNG/ 49382.
S/O RAJASHEKARAIAH B.V AGE 59 YEARS R/O 5 SAROJAMMA LAYOUT BEHIND BIDADI POLICE STATION BIDADI, RAMANAGAR TQ AND DISTRICT - 562 109 PPO KN/BNG/75986.
S/O VEKATGIRI REDDY AGE 55 YEARS R/O 632, SURYA CITY PHASE I ANEKAL ROAD, CHANDAPURA ATTIBELE HOBLI BENGALURU - 560 081 PPO BG/BNG/77320.
R/O ETTAKDI VILLAGE, KALKUNTE
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AGRAHAR POST, VIA KADAGODI BENGALURU - 560 069 PPO PY/KRP/31936.
S/O LATE RUDREGOWDA AGE 70 YEARS R/O LIG 433, 26TH MAIN 28TH CROSS, SERVA NILAYA KHB EXTENSION, OPP TO NEW BUS STAND, HASSAN - 573 201 PPO KN/CKR/6535.
S/O SHANKARAPPA
AGE 70 YEARS
R/O 24, NEW NO.815, D.V.G ROAD BTS LAYOUT, ARAKERI BANNERUGATTA ROAD BANGLORE - 560 076 PPO KN/KNG/43650.
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AGE 68 YEARS R/O 355, MULLUR VILLAGE CARMIL RAM POST BENGALURU EAST - 560 035 PPO BG/BNG/59838.
S/O CHIKKMUNISWMAPAPPA AGE 64 YEARS R/O BIDIKERI, GANTAKANHALLI POST, THUBKERI HOOBLI DODDABALLAPURA TALUK - 561 203 PPO BG/BNG/67396.
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S/O H.R. RAMFACHANDRAIAH AGE 64 YEARS R/O 15/1, 14TH MAIN ROAD ABBIGERE MAIN ROAD OPP TO M N POLITECHNIC KAMMAGONDANAHALLI BENGALURU NORTH JALAHALLI WEST - 560 015 PPO BG/BNG/35780.
S/O LATE K.O. MARUTHY AGE 57 YEARS R/O 116, 5TH CROSS WILLIAMS TOWN, BENSON TOWN POST BENGALURU - 560 046 PPO BG BNG 50058.
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R/O 24, MAHADESHWARA NILAYA 9TH CROSS, 4TH MAIN K.P.AGRAHAR, BHUVANESHWARI NAGAR, MAGADI ROAD, BANGALURU PPO BG BNG 10031.
R/O 10, VENKATAPPA COMPOUND 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN, MMM ROAD BYATARAYANAPURA, MYSORE ROAD BENGALURU
PPO BG MRD 3971.
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R/O SRI KOTTURESHWARA NILAYA 3RD CROSS, NEW BARAMPURA HARIHAR - 577 601 PPO KN SHG 25762.
66. KRISHNA NAIK
S/O DEVALA NAIK AGE 63 YEARS R/O 781 B, NEW EXTENSION 1ST MAIN, 3RD CROSS LENIN NAGAR, NITTUVALLI DAVANAGERE TQ AND DISTRICT PPO KN SHG 26510.
S/O PARUSHAPPA AGE 62 YEARS R/O JANATHA COLONY, HALE KUNDUVADA, DAVANAGERE TALUK AND DISTRICT - 577 566 PPO-KN/SHG/26510.
68. SHANKARAPPA
S/O PARUSHAPPA AGE 62 YEARS R/O JANATHA COLONY HALE KUNDUVADA DAVANAGERE TALUK AND DISTRICT - 577 566 PPO- KN/SHG/26510.
S/O LATE M.MARIYAPPA AGE 67 YEARS
R/O 5, OPP TO KAHSIVISHVESHWARR TEMPLE, RAJAKUMAR ROAD, AGARA BENGALURU - 560 036 PPO-BG/BNG/57473.
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74. FAHEEMUNNISSA
W/O MUSTAQ AHMED AGE 55 YEARS R/O OLD NO.61, NEW NO.27 2ND CROSS, CHAMUNDI NAGAR R.T. NAGAR BENGALURU
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NORTH - 560 032 PPO- BG/BNG/55970.
75. SARDAR KHAN
S/O LTHEEF KHAN AGE 62 YEARS R/O 232, 3RD MAIN, 4TH CROSS OPP KEB TIAK NAGAR, ATTIBELE ANEKAL, BENGALURU - 562 107 PPO-BG/BGN/69735.
R/O 98, 4TH MAIN ROAD
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MEENAKSHINA GARA BASVESHWARANAGARA BENGALURU NORTH - 560 079 ,PPO BG/LBNG/595515.
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BENGALURU - 560 079 PPO BG/MRD/9256.
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CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT PPO-KN/CKR/5836.
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R/O GURUMARANAHALLI VILLAGE WARD NO.KSBA HOBLI CHANNARAYAPATNA - 573 118 PPO/KN/CKR/5652.
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98. B.G. SRINIVASALU NAIDU
S/O LATE GOVIENDARAJULU AGE 67 YEARS R/O 29, 2ND FLOR VANIVILASA ROAD OPP TO VASAVI SCHOOL BASAVANGUDI BENGALURU - 56004 PPO N/BNG/48928.
S/O MUNIYAPPA AGE 66 YEARS R/O 28, SARASWATHI VIDYA MANDIR ROAD, WARD NO.13 ANEKAL TOWN, BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 206, PPO BG/BNG/7269.
S/O THIMMAIAH AGE 73 YEARS R/O 5/12, 2ND CROSS WEAVERS COLONY ANEKAL -562 106 BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT PPO KN/BNG/30522.
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AGE 71 YEARS R/O MIG 60 R.S. NAIDU NAGARA N.R. MOHALLA, MYSORE - 570 007 PPO KN/MYS/18540.
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PPO-PYKRP/30018.
S/O LATE SYED AKBAR AGE 53 YEARS R/O 1918, 8TH CROSS PENSION MOHALLA HASSAN - 573 201 PPO-KN/CKR/13672.
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PPO-BG/BNG/72038.
S/O M.K. SHRIKANTAIAH R/O 193, 3RD MODEL HOSETREET BASAVANGUDI, BENGALURU - 560 004 PPO-BG/BNG/60737.
R/O. 578-A, SRI. VENUGOPAL SWAMY TEMPLE STREET BEEMANNAGALLI, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL - 562 110 PPO-KN/BNG/66966.
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R/O GANGANAGARA, JAYAMMA LAYOUT, KALLUDI POST GOWRIBIDNUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 561 208 PPO-KN/BNG/58081.
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S/O R.S. JOSEPH AGE 65 YEARS R/O 40 VARALAKSHMI NILAYA MUNIGA LAYOUT, NEAR SEVANAGAR FLYOVER, BENGALURU NORTH BENGALURU - 560 033 PPO PY/KRP/21839.
125. KSRTC
EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTION FUND TRUST, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CENTRAL OFFICE K.H. ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI H.M. MANJUNATHA, ADV., FOR R-12 & R-62;
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SRI M.S. NAGARAJA, CGC FOR R-122; SMT. H.R. RENUKA, ADV., FOR R-124 & R-124; SRI P.P. JAYAKUMARA, ADV., FOR R-30)
THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NOS.10326-10446/2018 (L-PF) DATED 25/04/2019 PRODUCED VIDE ANNEXURE-A.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ALOK ARADHE J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
This intra court appeal has been filed against the order dated 25.04.2019 passed in W.P.No.10326-10446/2018.
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Accordingly, the appeal is disposed of. The pending interlocutory applications, if any, are disposed of.
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