IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 101696 OF 2026 (S-KSRTC)

BETWEEN:

SRI. BALACHANDRA S/O. CHANRANTAYYA HIREMATH, AGE. 68 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, R/O. NEAR INDIAN BANK, KALASAPUR ROAD, GADAG-582103, TALUK AND DISTRICT. GADAG.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAYKUMAR BHAT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE MANAGEMENT OF NWKRTC GADAG DIVISION, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, GADAG DIVISION, GADAG-582103.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MADANMOHAN M.KHANNUR, ADVOCATE)

MANJANNA E THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF Digitally signed by MANJANNA E Location: HIGH COURT MANDAMUS OF POSITIVE NATURE, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.02.27 PAY THE INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 12% P.A. ON THE BELATED

17:05:34 +0530 PAYMENT OF TERMINAL BENEFIT I.E. LEAVE ENCASHMENT BENEFIT, BY FIXING OUTER LIMIT; AND ETC.

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA

ORAL ORDER

Sri Madanmohan M. Khannur, learned counsel accep