IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO.746 OF 2024 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNEMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.

2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.

3. THE SECRETARY Digitally signed DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE by CHANNEG OWDA GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA PREMA VIKASA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, Location: High Court of BENGALURU-560 001.

Karnataka …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. KIRAN V. RON, AAG WITH SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA)

AND:

1. LAKSHMI VENKATA GIRI H. D.

S/O H.D.DASARATHA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001.

2. PRASHANTH S/O SHANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEAR WORKING AS COURT MANAGER HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001.

3. REVANASIDDAPPA S/O BASWARAJ AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001.

4. S. K. ASHVINI KUMAR S/O S. R. KESHAVACHARYA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001.

5. SHIVAKUMAR S/O SHIVALINGA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, TUMKUR 572 101.

6. SUBHASCHANDRA SANKANNAVAR S/O IRAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, MANGALORE 575 001.

7. H. KATTE BASAPPA S/O H. RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, KALABURAGI 585 101.

8. BIRAPPA DONI S/O ANANDAPPA DONI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, CHITRADURGA 577 501.

9. RAVINDRA K.PATIL S/O KARBASAPPA PATIL AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, BIDAR 585 401.

10. ERESH ANGADI S/O A. CHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, BAGALKOT 587 101.

11. SHIVARAJ S/O MALLAPPA BALIGERI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, UDUPI 576 101.

12. ZAINUAL ABIDEEN TURKI S/O ABDUL GAFFAR TURKI AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, KOLAR 563101.

13. SURESH RATHOD S/O TUKARAM RATHOD AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, HASSAN 573001.

14. PRAVEEN KUMAR HIREMATH S/O IRATAYYA HIREMATH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, RAICHUR 584101.

15. RANGANATHA KALE S/O JAYANT KALE AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS WORKING AS COURT MANAGER DISTRICT COURT, VIJAYAPURA-586101.

16. THE REGISTRAR GENERAL HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. N S BHAT, ADV. FOR R1 - R5, R8-R12, R14 & R15;

SMT. B.V.VIDYULATHA, ADV. FOR R16;

R6 - SERVED;

SRI. SHRIDHAR PRABHU, ADV. FOR R7 & R13)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961 PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 19/07/2023 PASSED IN WP NO.52470/2019 BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND DISMISS THE SAID WRIT PETITION WITH EXEMPLARY COST AND ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINERY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN)

This appeal is filed challenging the order dated

19.07.2023 of the learned Single Judge in W.P. No.52470/2019. The writ petitioners (15 in number) are the Court Managers working in High Court as well as in the District Courts.

2. It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioners that the writ petitioners were appointed pursuant to the direction issued by the Hon'ble Apex Court for creation of posts of Court Manager. It is further contended that the Apex Court, by the interim orders passed in the writ petitions had also directed the continuance in service of Court Managers appointed by various High Courts and thereafter, had passed a final order directing regularization and fixation of pay and other benefits to the Court Managers as also regulation of their duties and responsibilities. It is su