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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026

BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

WRIT PETITION NO. 10730 OF 2023 (S-KSRTC)

BETWEEN:

B N RANGASWAMY, S/O NANJE GOWDA,AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

WORKING AS CONDUCTOR, (INCHARGE TC), KSRTC,NELAMANGALA DEPOT,

BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI SRINIVASA K, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, CENTRAL OFFICE,K .H ROAD, SHANTINAGAR,BANGALORE 560 027. 2. THE CHIEF PERSONNEL MANAGER

Digi tally KSRTC, CENTRAL OFFICE, signed by K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, PRAMILA G V BANGALORE - 560 027.

Location:

HIGH COURT 3. THE DIVISION CONTROLLER, OF KSTRC, BANGALORE RURAL DIVSION, KARNATAKA K.H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR,BANGALORE - 560 027.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT RENUKA H R, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT DTD 27.07.2022 ISSUED BY THE R3 VIDE ANNEXURE-J TO THE WRIT PETITIONDIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DTD 23.08.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-L TO THE WRIT PETITION AND CONSEQUENTLY

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DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO GRANT ALL THE SERVICE BENEFITS LIKE THE COUNTING OF THE TOTAL LENGTH OF SERVICE RENDERED IN CRPF FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAY FIXATION, GRANT OF ANNUAL INCREMENTS, SENIORITY AND THE ARREARS OF SALARY FOR THE SERVICE RENDERED BY THE PETITIONER AS EX-SERVICEMEN (CRPF) FROM THE YEAR 1994 TO 2006 VIDE HIS REPRESENTATION DTD 10.08.2022

ADDRESSED TO THE R1.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS

UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

ORAL ORDER

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner

and the learned counsel appearing for the

respondent/Corporation.

2. This petition is filed assailing the endorsement

dated 27.07.2022 marked at Annexure - J issued by respondent

no.3.

3. The petitioner who was earlier working in Central

Reserve Police Force was invalidated on account of injuries sustained while on duty. The petitioner applied for the post of conductor under the respondent/Corporation and was selected. The petitioner filed an application on 13.07.2021 to protect his pay by taking into consideration his previous pay in the Central

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Reserve Police Force and made a request to grant benefit under the circular dated 24.07.2012 issued by the

respondent/Corporation.

4. The Corporation rejected the application vide

impugned endorsement dated 23.06.2022 holding that the petitioner cannot take benefit of the circular dated 24.07.2012 on the premise that the benefit conferred under the said circular is available only to those persons who have served in

Army, Navy and Air Force.

5. Aggrieved by the said endorsement, the petitioner

is before this Court and the learned counsel for the petitioner would urge that the endorsement issued by the Corporation is contrary to the Central Government Office Memorandum dated 23.11.2012 bearing number 27011/100/202-R&W. The said

Office Memorandum reads as under:

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Designating the retired Central Armed Police Force (CAPF i.e. CRPF, BSF CISF, ITBP and SSB) personnel as "Ex- Central Armed Police Force personnel (EX-

CAPF personnel).

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There has a demand from various for a that the retired Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel may be given the status of Ex-CAPF personnel. Accordingly a proposal was sent to the Government for their consideration. Cabinet Committee on security has approved the proposal of this Ministry to declare retired Central Armed Police Force personnel from Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo- Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra seema Bal (SSB) as "Ex-Central Armed Police For