IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 106380 OF 2014 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. RAMAPPA SHANKAREPPA JIRGAL SINCE DECEASED, PETITIONER NO.3 IS TREATED AS THE LR’S OF DECEASED PETITIONER NO.1 V.O.D. 18.09.2025.

2. SHANTA RAMAPPA JIRGAL SINCE DECEASED, PETITIONER NOS.1 AND 3 ARE TREATED AS THE LRS OF DECEASED PETITIONER NO.2, V.O.D. 05.04.2024.

3. LAXMI RAMAPPA JIRGAL , AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: SHEGUNASHI VILLAGE, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

…PETITIONERS (BY SMT. SURABHI KULKARNI, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed AND:

by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: Hi gh 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, Court of Karnataka, HESCOM, NAVANAGAR, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad HUBBALLI – 580 025, DIST: DHARWAD.

2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELE), O AND M DIVISION, HESCOM, ATHANI TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

3. SECTION OFFICER, O AND M DIVISION, HESCOM, ATHANI TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. S. KAMATE, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRCTION QUASHING THE JUDGMENT DATED 31.08.201