Sri T Muralidhara v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court writ petition (L-PG, pension/gratuity) under Articles 226/227; retired Second Division Assistant, RTO Mandya; daily-wage appointment 01.12.1983; monthly-rated upgrade 28.03.1990; retrospective regularisation order dated 01.01.1994; superannuation 30.06.2022; retirement benefits reckoned from 01.01.1994; withheld gratuity; unconsidered representation dated 18.03.2024 (Annexure-E) to respondent No.2, marked to respondents 3-5; direction to consider representation in accordance with law within two months; merits expressly left open; related issue stated to be pending before Supreme Court/Apex Court; Transport Department respondents; Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde; writ petition allowed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed: respondents directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 18.03.2024 in accordance with law within two months from receipt of certified copy of the order; the Court expressed no opinion on the merits of the claim.