IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO.2598 OF 2026 (L-RES)

BETWEEN:

G.THIRUPATHI S/O.POCHAM AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS WORKING AS SKILLED FARM WORKER (T/S)

BSM AND TC CENTRAL SILK BOARD CHENNUR, MANCHERI DISTRICT TELANGANA-504 201 AND R/AT NO.1-275 LAXMIDEVARA WADA CHENNUR, MANCHERI DISTRICT TELANGANA-504 201 …PETITIONER (BY SRI GURURAJA P.B. FOR SRI M.NARAYANA BHAT, ADVOCATES)

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HIGH COUR T 1. THE CENTRAL SILK BOARD OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY CSB COMPLEX BTM LAYOUT, MADIWALA BENGALURU-560 068

2. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BASIC TASAR SILKWORM SEED ORGANISATION CENTRAL SILK BOARD MOT, GOVT. OF INDIA

1^ST FLOOR, PENDARI BHARNI POST, GANIYARI BILASPUR CHATTISGARH-495 112

3. THE SCIENTIST-C BSM AND TC CENTRAL SILK BOARD, CHINNUR MANCHERIAL DISTRICT TELANGANA-504 201 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI N.S.NARASIMHASWAMY, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH CLAUSE A-11 OF MEMORANDUM DATED 30.03.2016 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.3 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A INSOFAR AS THE AGE OF RETIREMEN