G T Somashekharappa v. the State of Karnataka
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High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru; W.P. No.12574/2024 (S-KSAT), CAV order dated 31.10.2025, coram S.G. Pandit and K.V. Aravind, JJ. (order per S.G. Pandit, J.). Petitioner: G.T. Somashekharaappa (retd. Assistant Director, RDPR), counsel Sri N. Khetty and Smt. Akkamahadevi Hiremath; respondents: State of Karnataka (Finance Dept.; RDPR Dept.), Executive Officers of Taluka Panchayats Vijayapura/Basavana Bagewadi/Sindagi, and three retired PDIs/GPS; State represented by Sri Reuben Jacob (AAG) with Sri B. Ravindranath (AGA). Subject: prayer to call records of, review and restore the Kalaburagi Bench judgment dated 03.03.2020 in W.P. Nos.200897-200899/2019 concerning Rule 247A KCSRs eight years' qualifying service for pension. Key points: maintainability of review under Order XLVII Rule 1 CPC; petitioner not a party to impugned order; grounds would amount to re-hearing; no error apparent on face of record; reliance on reasons in W.P. No.16582/2023 and connected matters. Prior rounds: Tribunal Applications 6771/2018 and 6872/2018 dismissed 30.11.2018; Rule 6 KCSRs governing pay/allowances noted. Outcome: writ petition dismissed.