Sri.Babu M v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Regularisation of daily-wage Safai Karmacharis of Mysuru City Corporation; writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution seeking mandamus for regularisation from date of initial appointment and incidental service benefits; age bar beyond 45 years blocked 2018 direct recruitment; unanswered representation dated 22.05.2025 (Annexures-K and K1); petition allowed on respondent's undertaking; direction to consider representations in terms of Jaggo v. Union of India (2024 SCC OnLine SC 3826), Dharam Singh v. State of U.P. (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1735) and K.C. Jagadeesh v. State of Karnataka (WP No.14510/2024, disposed 06.12.2024); 8-week compliance timeline; no merits adjudication of entitlement.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; respondent-Mysuru City Corporation directed to consider representations vide Annexures-K and K1 in terms of Jaggo v. Union of India, Dharam Singh v. State of U.P. and K.C. Jagadeesh v. State of Karnataka and pass appropriate orders within 8 weeks of receipt of a copy of the order; pending IA(s) disposed of accordingly.