(Prayer: This W.P. is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to quash the government order dated 07.09.2017 No. NAE 33 MNG 2017 passed by the Respondent No. 2 (Annexure-B) in the interest of justice and equity and etc.,)

Oral Order

1. In this petition, petitioners seek the following reliefs:

          "a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari to quash the Government Order dated: 07.09.2017 No. NAE 33 MNG 2017 passed by the Respondent No. 2 (ANNEXURE-B) in the interest of justice and equity.

          b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Corporation to regularize the services of the Petitioners on completion of 10 years of service in view of the order dated 06.04.2026 passed in WP No. 8346/2018 in Raghavendra Case (ANNEXURE-D)

          c) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents to pay equal pay for equal work as per the decision of the Hon'ble Court Apex Court in AIR 2016 SC 5176 in term of Article 39D of the Constitution of India;

          d) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents not to discriminate in the matter of absorption and payment of salary as it violates Article 14, 16, and 21 of Constitution of India;

          e) Issue a Writ of Mandamus to the Respondent No.3 and the Government (R 1 & 2) to consider the cases of the Petitioners on completion of 10 years of service in extending the security of tenure and further the case of the Petitioners should also be considered on completion of 3 years from quasi-permanent to permanent posts in terms of the Rule 40-A and 40-B KCSR Rules and also in terms of 5 of the Karnataka Temporary Service Rules of 1967 as amended, and

          f) Issue any appropriate a writ or order as deemed fit by this Hon'ble Court in the facts and circumstances of the case."

2. Heard learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners, learned AGA for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and learned counsel for respondent Nos.3 to 10 and perused the material on record.

3. In addition to reiterating the various contentions urged in the petition and referring to the material on record, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners, who have put in more than 13 years are entitled to regularization. It is also submitted that since the services of identically/similarly situated persons have already been regularised by the respondents, the petitioners are entitled to invoke the doctrine of parity and entitled for regularisation on this ground also.

4. In support of his submissions, he would place reliance upon the following judgments:

          i) State of Karnataka v. Shashikala - WA No.5679-80/2000 in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 01.07.2002

          ii) State of Karnataka v. Chandrashekarappa -WP No. 43246 - 43294 /2002 in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 14.01.2003

          iii) Purnendu Mukhopadhyay Vs V K Kapoor - 2008 (14) SCC 403

          iv) State of Karnataka v. K Bhagyalaksmi & Ors - WP No. 15716/2013 dated 29.10.2013

          v) Nihal Singh Vs State of Punjab - 2013 (14) SCC 65

          vi) Malathi Das & Ors. Vs. Suresh & Ors. Civil Appeal No. 3338/2014

          vii) Vinod Kumar Vs Union of India - SLP No. 22241-42/2016

          viii) Jivanalal Vs Pravin Krishna - 2016 (15) SCC 747

          ix) Dharam Singh and others Vs State Of U.P and Anr. Civil Appeal No(S). 8558 of 2018

          x) Ravi Verma Vs Union of India - CA No. 2795-2796/2018

          xi) Sheo Narain Nagar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh - 2018 (13) SCC

          xii) Narendra Kumar Tiwari Vs State of Karnataka - 2018 (8) SCC 238

          xiii) State of Karnataka Vs Khatoonbi - WP No. 107600/2017 in the High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad Bench dated 27.03.2019

          xiv) State of Karnataka Vs Vijayamma - WA No. 4282/2012 in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 30.10.2019

          xv) State of Karnataka Vs Revanna S - CA No. 5292/2019 xvi) Raman Kumar Vs Union of India - SLP No. 7898/2020

          xvii) Joint Director of Agricultural v. Shankremma & Anr - WA No. 200005/2021 in the High Court of Karnataka at Kalburgi Bench dated 03.01.2022

          xviii) Kuberappa Vs State of Karnataka & Ors - WP No. 107934/2017 in the High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad Bench dated 10.11.2022

          xix) Dr. Sunitha N Vs Bangalore University Gnanabharathi and another -WP NO. 25103/2015(S-REG) dated 25.11.2022

          xx) G Sandhya and others Vs State of Karnataka and others -WP NO. 19344/2024 C/w Premakumar M and others Vs State of Karnataka and others - WP No. 49497/2014 dated 16.05.2023

          xxi) State of Karnataka Vs Mayanna Gowda - WP No. 8700/2021 dated 24.08.2023

          xxii) State of Karnataka Vs Ashok Kumar - WP No. 201525/2023 dated 01.09.2023

          xxiii) Om Prakash Banerjee Vs State of West Bengal reported in 2023 INSC 567

          xxiv) Smt. Shanthalakshmi Vs State of Karnataka and others - WP No.40204/2012 (S-REG) C/w Sri. M Narayanaswamy and others Vs State of Karnataka and others - WP No.54553/2014 dated 22.07.2024

          xxv) State of Madhya Pradesh Vs Shyam Kumar Yadav - SLP No. 26509/2018 dated 22.07.2024

          xxvi) Mrs. Jayanti & Ors. V. The State of Karnataka & Ors.- WP No.7441/2021 (S-REG) in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 15.10.2024

          xxvii) KM Shivagangamma Vs State of Karnataka & Ors - WP No. 201640/2016 in the High Court of Karnataka at Kalburgi Bench dated 22.10.2024

          xxviii) Jaggo Vs UOI and others 2024 SCC Online SC 3826

          xxix) Nagendra SG Vs KC Veeranna - CA No. 5586/2024

          xxx) Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd Vs Brajrajnagar Coal Mines Worker's Union 2024 INSC 199

          xxxi) Rajkaan Singh Vs Union of India 2024 INSC 621

          xxxii) Bhola Nath Vs The State of Jharkhand & Ors - SLP(C)No. 30762 of 2024

          xxxiii) Sri. Venkataraju V Vs. State of Karnataka and Others - WP. No. 4268/2022 (S-KSAT) In the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 10.03.2025

          xxxiv) P. Junjappa Vs The principal Cheif Conservator of Forests & Ors -WP No. 6238/2020(S-KSAT) C/W WP No. 48123/2019(S-KAT) in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 17.03.2025

          xxxv) N Ashok Vs State of Karnataka - WP No. 3552/2024 in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 20.03.2025

          xxxvi) State of Karnataka & Ors. v. Ningappa Gudagi - WA No. 1180/2024 dated 24.03.2025

          xxxvii) Somashekara & Ors. V. State of Karnataka & Anr - WP No. 988/2019 in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 25.03.2025

          xxxviii) Mahabaleshwar & Anr Vs State of Karnataka & Ors - WP No. 18058/2025 (S-KSAT) In the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 28.04.2025

          xxxix) Lakshmana Vs State of Karnataka & - WP No. 26016/2024 (S- KSAT) in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 29.04.2025

          xl) Thyagaraju v. State of Karnataka & Anr -WP No. 3805/2023 dated 14.07.2025

          xli) State of Karnataka & Ors Vs K Dodda Arasaiah & Anr - WA No. 1882/2024 in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 27.11.2025

          xlii) Sharanayya Swamy Vs State of Karnataka & Ors - WP No. 100911/2022 in the High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad Bench dated 02.12.2025

          xliii) The Registrar & Ors. Vs Chikkanna & Ors. WA No. 705/2024 C/W CCC No.626/2024 ,WA No. 629/2024,WA No. 711 of 2024 ,WA No. 742/2024 in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 16.12.2025

          xliv) Ramesh R Vs State of Karnataka Anr. - WP No. 25892/2024 In the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 16.12.2025

          xlv) Shripal Vs Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad 2025 INSC 144

          xlvi) State of Karnataka & Ors Vs N Ashok SLP Diary No. 69711/2025

          xlvii) Mahendra Prasad Agarwal v. Aravind Kumar Singh SLap

          xlviii) Chandrappa Vs. State of Karnataka and Others - WP. No. 10973/2023 In the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 03.04.2025

          xlix) Nabisab V. The State of Karnataka & Ors. - WA No. 200160/2025 (S-REG) in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 30.01.2026

          l) State of Karnataka Vs Somashekara & Ors. - WA No. 1072/2025 in the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 20.02.2026

          li) Saraswati Vs Rashmi Mahesh & ors. - CCC No. 200302 C/W WA No. 200331/2025 in the High Court of Karnataka at Kalburgi Bench dated 25.02.2026

          lii) The State of Karnataka & Ors v. Smt. Lakshmi Devi - WP No. 37850/2025 (S-KSAT) in High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 11.03.2026

          liii) State of Karnataka & Ors Vs Mahabaleshwar & ANR -SLP Diary No. 11476/2026 dated 08.04.2026

          liv) Pawan Kumar and others Vs Union of India and others - 2026 SCC Online SC 200

          lv) Mahendra Prasad Agarwal V. Aravind Kumar Singh & Ors. -2026 INSC 175

          lvi) Abhishek Sharma Vs State of JK 2026 INSC 220

          lvii) Smt. T. Meenakshi & Ors. Vs. State of Karnataka and Others - WP. No. 29102/2024 (S-RES) in High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 03.02.2026

          lviii) Satish Mangesh Chandavar vs. The State of Karnataka and Others - WP. No. 104676/2023 (S-KAT) dated 27.03.2026

5. Per contra, learned AGA submits that since the petitioners have not submitted any representation ventilating their grievances prior to filing of the present petition, the present petition may be treated as a representation and the respondents would consider the same and pass appropriate order/take appropriate decision in accordance with law in the light of the following judgments:

          i) Secretary, State of Karnataka vs Umadevi (3)- (2006) 4 SCC 1

          ii) Official Liquidator vs Dayanand - (2008) 10 SCC 1

          iii) Satya Prakash vs State of Bihar - (2010) 4 SCC 179

          iv) Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board vs Ranjodh Singh. - (2007) 2 SCC 491

          v) State of Rajasthan vs Dayalal - (2011) 2 SCC 429

          vi) Union of India vs Vartak LabourUnion (2) - (2011) 4 SCC

          vii) Upendra Singh vs State of Bihar. - (2018) 3 SCC 680

          viii) Madam Singh vs State of Haryana - 2026 INSC 379 - Civil

          ix) Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited vs Nagaraj B R - Final Order dated 24.01.2025 in W.A.No.34/2021

          x) Vibhuti Shankar Pandey vs State of Madhya Pradesh - (2023) 3 SCC 639

          xi) Union of India vs Ilmo Devi - (2021) 20 SCC 290

          xii) Union of India vs All India Trade Union Congress - (2019) 5 SCC 773

          xiii) State of Jammu & Kashmir vs District Bar Association, Bandipora - (2017) 3 SCC 410

          xiv) Government of Tamil Nadu vs Tamil Nadu Makkal Nala Paniyalargal - (2023) SCC Online 393

          xv) Ernakulam Regional Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited vs Nithu -(2024) 19 SCC 695

6. By way of reply, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners submits that liberty may be reserved in favour of the petitioners to submit additional representation, which may be directed to be considered by the respondents within a stipulated time frame.

7. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of this petition by issuing certain directions. In the result, I pass the following:

ORDER

          i) The petition is hereby disposed of by treating the present petition as a representation submitted by the petitioners, ventilating their grievances for regularization to the respondent.

          ii) Liberty is reserved in favour of the petitioners to submit additional representation within a period of four weeks from today.

          iii) The concerned respondents shall address the grievances of the concerned petitioners and consider and take appropriate decision/pass appropriate orders on the representations for regularisation submitted by the petitioners in relation to the concerned respondents bearing in mind the judgments of the Hon'ble Apex Court and this Court referred to above and in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.