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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA

WRIT PETITION NO.23141/2019 C/W

WRIT PETITION NO.28153/2019 AND

WRIT PETITION NO.48586/2019 (S-CAT)

IN WP NO.23141/2019

BETWEEN:

1.

THE UNION OF INDIA

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF POST

DAK BHAVAN

NEW DELHI-110 001

2.

CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL

KARNATAKA CIRCLE

BENGALURU-560 001

3.

SR. SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES

BANGALORE EAST POSTAL DIVISION

BANGALORE-560 025

…PETITIONERS

(BY SMT.SHUBHA S., CGC)

AND:

P.MURTHY

AGED 62 YEARS

S/O PERIYASWAMY

RETIRED POST MAIN

R.T.NAGAR P.O

BANGALORE-560 032

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RESIDING AT:

NO.47, MOORE ROAD

D.NO.9, ‘G’ BLOCK

FRAZER TOWN

BANGALORE-560 005

… RESPONDENT

(RESPONDENT SERVED)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD

25.10.2018

VIDE

ANNEX-A

PASSED

BY

THE

CENTRAL

ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU BENCH, BENGALURU IN OA

NO.170/00365/2017 AND ETC.

IN WRIT PETITION NO.28153/2019

BETWEEN:

1.

THE UNION OF INDIA

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF POST

DAK BHAVAN

NEW DELHI-110 001

2.

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL

SOUTH KARNATAKA REGION

BENGALURU-560 001

3.

THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS (POSTAL)

BG GPO COMPLEX,

BANGALORE-560 001

4.

SR. SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES

CHITRADURGA DIVISION

CHITRADURGA-577501

…PETITIONERS

(BY SMT.SHUBHA C., CGC)

AND:

H.S.PARASHURAMA RAO

AGED 62 YEARS

S/O H.SHIVASHANKARA RAO

RETIRED GROUP D,

DAVANAGERE H.O.

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RESIDING AT:

‘SAVANTHA NILAYA’

9^TH CROSS, 3^RD MAIN ROAD,

YELLAMMANAGARA

DAVANAGERE-577006

… RESPONDENT

(BY SRI.B.VENKATESHAN, ADV.,)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD

25.10.2018

VIDE

ANNEX-A

PASSED

BY

THE

CENTRAL

ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU BENCH, BENGALURU IN OA

NO.170/00988/2016 AND ETC.

IN WRIT PETITION NO.48586/2019

BETWEEN:

1.

THE UNION OF INDIA

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF POST

DAK BHAVAN

NEW DELHI-110 001

2.

CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL

KARNATAKA CIRCLE

BENGALURU-560 001

3.

POST MASTER GENERAL

S.K.REGION, AT BANGALORE GPO BUILDING

BENGALURU-560 001

4.

SENIOR SUPT. OF POST OFFICES

MANGALURU POSTAL DIVISION

MANGALURU

…PETITIONERS

(BY SMT.SHUBHA C., CGC)

AND:

1.

VASANTHA K.S.,

AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS

S/O SUBBA MOOLYA

WORKING AS POSTMAN

KATIPALLA SO,

MANGALURU-575 030

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RESIDING AT:

NO.489, KATAKODI HOUSE

MANGALAGANGOTRI POST 574 199

2.

MUTHAPPA

AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS

S/O NARASINGA

WORKING AS POSTMAN

KANKANADY POST OFFICE

MANGALURU-575 002

… RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.P.KAMALESAN, ADV.,)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD

25.10.2018 (ANNEX-A) PASSED BY THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE

TRIBUNAL,

BENGALURU

BENCH,

BENGALURU

IN

OA

NO.170/00311/2017 AND ETC.

THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY

HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA J.,

MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

Regard being had to the similitude in the controversy

involved in all the three cases, they were heard analogously

together and a common order is being passed.

2.

The facts of WP.No.23141/2019 are narrated as

under:

The present petition is arising out of the order dated

25.10.2018 passed in OA.No.170/00365/2017 (P.Murthy vs.

Union of India and others), by which the Central Administrative

Tribunal, Bangalore Bench, has directed the petitioners – Union

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of India to take into account the services rendered by the

respondent prior to his appointment as Group-D employee and

to grant the benefit