IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 22882 OF 2025 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. S SHIVAKUMAR S/O LATE SRINIVASAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS NO.35, 3^RD CROSS, NARAYANAPPA LAYOUT, ALLALASANDRA, GKVK POST, BANGLORE-560065. 2. MUNIRAJU K.M S/O MUNIBASAPPA K.G AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/A KUKKANAHALLI, Digita lly signed by DASANAPURA(H) RAILWAY GOLLAHALLI(P)

SUNITHA K S BENGALURU NORTH-562123 Location:

HIGH COURT 3. HEMACHANDRA .N OF S/O LATE NARASHIMALU.K KARNATAKA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/A LINGAIAH ROAD, J.C. EXTENSION, BEHIND PWD QUARTERS, KANAKAPURA-562117

4. SATHI ANUSUYA .P W/O RAMBABU L AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/A OPP POST OFFICE, PATRENAHALLI (V AND P) CHIKKABALLAPUR-562101

5. SUNEEL. D.M S/O DAMODAR MALAMMANAVAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS NO. D5,UAS STAFF QUARTERS, GKVK CAMPUS, UAS, BENGALURU-560065.

6. PUTTAMMA.C W/O CHANDRASHKHARAIAH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS C/O CHENNAVEREGOWDA

3RD CROSS, B.S.V.REDDY LAYOUT RAMAMURTHY NAGAR BANGLURU-560016.

7. MANJULA GAYAKAWAD W/O MANOHAR S.D AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS NO. 31/A, SUBHADRA NILAYA MUNIKEMPANNA LAYOUT HEBBAL KEMPAPUR, DASARAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU- 560024 8. MANUPATIL G.R S/O REVANASIDDAPPA G.K AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS NO. 37/1, 10^TH F MAIN, NISARAGA LAYOUT, NAGARJUNA COLLEGE ROAD, ANANTHAPURA, BENGALURU-560064 9. KESHAVAPPA.V S/O VENKATAGIRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/A KODENAHALLI VILLAGE MUDUVADI POST KOLAR- 563126

10. SHILPA .P W/O SADASHIVA .S AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS DOOR NO.6, KUVEMPU BLOCK DAR POLICE QUARTERS, M.B. ROAD, KOLAR-563101

11. N. NARASHIMA MURTHY S/O NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS NO.2387,16^TH CROSS, SANJIVINI NAGAR, NEAR COCA COLA FACTORY, SAHAKARANAGAR POST, BANGLORE-560092

12. PUSHPARANI. N W/O PARAMESHWARAPPA. J AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS NO. 207, 2^ND FLOOR, DURGA NANDANA APARTMENT AMBA BHAVANI TEMPLE ROAD, SHAMARAJAPURA, BENGALURU-560097

13. ANANDA M.N S/O LATE NAJUNDASWAMY N.

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS C/O R. KARTHIK NO.220, SHETTARA BEEDI, HALAGURU, MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA-571421 14. SHWETHA.N W/O VINAY M.P AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS NO. 64, 1^ST MAIN, 1^ST CROSS, KODIGEHALLI, THINDLU MAIN ROAD, VIRUPAKSHAPURA KODIGEHALLI-560097

15. PRASHANTHA GOWDA H.M S/O MAHESHA H.B AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/A HULLENAHALLI, DUDDA HOBALI MANDYA-571405 16. ADARSHA. D S/O DEVENDRA K.T R/A NO.126, KALIKAMBA NILAYA OPP: JEEVAN SANJE OLD AGE HOUSE AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS POLICE LAYOUT, SWAMY VIVEKANANDA GOPALA EXTENSNOIN, BADAVANE GADIKOPPA, NEAR GOOD LUCK CIRCLE SHIVAMOGGA-577205.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. BELLE R., ADVOCATE)

AND:

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, GKVK CAMPUS, BENGALURU-560065.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. R SRINIVASA GOWDA., ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO:

(I) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS AT ANNEXURE-A AND A1, DATED 02.07.2025 AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO IMMEDIATELY INITIATE ACTIONS AND COMPLETE THE PROCESS OF REGULARIZATION OF THE SERVICES OF THE PETITIONERS AND ISSUED APPOINTMENT ORDERS IMMEDIATELY.

(II) ISSUE A DIRECTION IN NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENTS TO DEDUCT THE P.F HENCE FORTH AND TO GIVE THE P.F FOR ALL THESE YEARS OF SERVICES RENDERED AND OTHER BENEFITS.

(III) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO GIVE EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK FROM THE DATE OF JOINING TILL THEY ARE REGULARIZED.

(IV) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO EXTEND ALL OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL MONITORY BENEFITS AND ALSO FOR PAYMENT OF THE MINIMUM WAGES BY IMPLEMENTING THE 7^TH PAY SCALE TILL THE DATE OF THEIR REGULARIZATION.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI

ORAL ORDER

1. The petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing the respondents to consider the set of representations vide Annexures ‘A’ and ‘A1’.

2. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this petition ar