Mr.Himavardhana Naidu Alluri v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, WP No. 8006/2025 c/w WP No. 8062/2025 (S-KSRTC), Justice B M Shyam Prasad, decided 02-04-2025. Retired KSRTC engineers sought directions for payment of stagnation annual increments withheld from 2020 till retirement/superannuation and settlement of retiral/terminal benefits, based on representations dated 04.04.2024 and 04.05.2024. Petitions disposed without examining merits; KSRTC directed to consider claims and pass reasoned orders within eight weeks; petitioners to furnish certified copy with details within four weeks. Filed under Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India. No precedent cited; no monetary award.
What did the court decide?
Directions, without adjudication of merits, to the second respondent (KSRTC) to consider the petitioners' claims for withheld stagnation annual increments and communicate reasoned decisions within eight weeks; petitioners permitted four weeks to furnish a certified copy of the order with details. No monetary relief awarded by this Court.