S.M.Narayanaswamy Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

S.M.Narayanaswamy Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO. 32224 OF 2025 (S-KSAT)

BETWEEN:

S.M.NARAYANASWAMY S/O MUNISWAMY AGE ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS COOK (DAILY WAGE EMPLOYEE) GOVERNMENT P.U. BOYS HOSTEL- 2 CHINTAMANI, CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

Digitally signed by NANJUNDACHARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

MOULASAB S/O BABASAB AGE ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS COOK (DAILY WAGE EMPLOYEE) GOVERNMENT POST METRIC BOYS HOSTEL-1 CHINTAMANI, CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

SMT. SUBBAMMA W/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGE ABOUT 54 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT COOK (DAILY WAGE EMPLOYEE) GOVERNMENT POST METRIC BOYS HOSTEL-1 CHINTAMANI, CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. SRINIVASA M. A., ADV.)

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AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001.

COMMISSIONER SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, M S BUILDING BENGALURU - 560001.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT CHIKKABALLAPUR CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT-562101.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.V SHIVAREDDY, AGA)

THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN APPLICATION NOS.5768-5774/2022 ON FILE OF THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND B) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER AS AT ANNEXURE. A ORDER DATED 23/06/2023 IN APPLICATION NOS.5768-5774/2022 ON FILE OF THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND FURTHER DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO GRANT THE ARREARS SALARY I.E., FROM 2013 TO 17/11/2021 BY QUASHING THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 12/05/2022 AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND

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ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT)

Heard learned counsel Sri.Srinivasa.M.A., for

petitioners and learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 to 3.

The impugned order herein dated 23.06.2023 in Application Nos.5768 to 5774/2022 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Bengaluru was the subject matter of W.P.No.18740/2024, which was disposed of on 14.07.2025.

Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners could not approach this Court along with the petitioners in W.P.No.18740/2024 and would submit that the petitioners are similarly situated like that of petitioners in W.P.No.18740/2024 and prays for similar relief.

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On the basis of parity, petitioners would be

entitled for the same relief, which has been granted to other similarly situated persons in Application Nos.5768 to 5774/2022.

In the light of the above, present writ petition is also disposed of in the same terms of order dated

14.07.2025 in W.P.No.18740/2024.

Time for compliance: Three months from today.

Sd/(S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE

Sd/(K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE

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