The State of Karnataka v. R Lakshman

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO REVIEW PETITION NO. 390 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

¶1THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560001.

¶2THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS R V COLLEGE POST, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALURU – 560059. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA)

AND:

R LAKSHMAN S/O LATE K G RANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, PREVIOUSLY WORKING AS SDA IN GOVERNMENT, CENTRAL PRESS R V COLLEGE POST, MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU – 560059.

R/O NO. 40, 4TH D CROSS PARVATHINAGARA, LAGGERE

Location: High Court of Karnataka ((((((((((((HC-KAR, NC:(2026:KHC:40317-DB( RP(No.(390(of(2026( ( ,,,,,,,,,, , CNR:(KAHC010488312026( ( ( MES,SCHOOL,ROAD,, BENGALURU,-,560,058.( …RESPONDENT, , , THIS, REVIEW, PETITION, FILED, UNDER, SECTION.114, R/W, ORDER, 47, RULE, 1, OF, CPC, 1908,, PRAYING, TO, REVIEW, THE, JUDGMENT,AND,ORDER,DATED,20.03.2025,(ANNEXURE-A),PASSED, BY, THE, DIVISION, BENCH, OF, THIS, COURT, IN, WRIT, PETITION, NO.16739/2023, (S-KSAT), AND, TO, DISPOSE, OF, THE, SAID, WRIT, PETITION, IN, THE, LIGHT, OF, THE, FACTUAL, AND, LEGAL, CLARIFICATIONS,PROVIDED,HEREINABOVE., , , THIS,PETITION,,COMING,ON,FOR,ORDERS,,THIS,DAY,,ORDER, WAS,MADE,THEREIN,AS,UNDER:, , CORAM:, ,HON'BLE,MR.,JUSTICE,S.G.PANDIT, ,AND,, ,HON'BLE,DR.,JUSTICE,K.MANMADHA,RAO, , ORAL(ORDER( (PER:,HON'BLE,MR.,JUSTICE,S.G.PANDIT)( , , The,above,review,petition,is,filed,praying,to,review, the, order, dated, 20.03.2025, in, W.P.No.16739/2023, whereunder, the, challenge, of, the,petitioners-State, to, the, order, of, the, Tribunal, dated, 22.02.2023, in, Review, Application, No.141/2021, as, well, as, Application, No.1044/2020,was,rejected.,, ,

2., The, Tribunal, in, Application, No.1044/2020, directed, the, State, Authorities, to, issue, a, notification,

considering the respondent herein as appointed under the Karnataka Daily Wage Employees Welfare Act, 2012 as FDA with effect from the date of notification dated

29.07.2015 and to pay all consequential benefits with interest. The challenge to the above order, was dismissed by this Court under order dated

20.03.2025 in W.P.No.16739/2023, which is the subject matter of this review petition.

¶3It is noticed that against the order under review, the petitioners – State had approached the Hon'ble Apex Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Dairy No.8119/2026 and the Hon'ble Apex Court by order dated

16.03.2026 passed the following order:

"1. Delay condoned.

¶2We do not find any good ground to entertain this petition. The special leave petition is , accordingly, dismissed.

¶3Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of."

¶4The Hon'ble Apex Court has categorically held that they do not find any good grounds to entertain the Special Leave Petition and accordingly dismissed the Special Leave Petition. When the Hon'ble Apex Court has found that there is no good ground to entertain the SLP, it may not be proper for this Court to entertain the present review. Accordingly, review petition stands rejected.

¶5Learned Additional Government Advocate Sri.Vikas Rojipura for the petitioners – State submits that the cost imposed by the Tribunal was waived subject to the appellants/State implementing the order within eight weeks. Learned Additional Government Advocate would submit that since the State had approached the Hon'ble Apex Court by filing Special Leave Petition and thereafter the State approached this Court in the present review petition, the order could not be implemented. He submits that the order under review would be implemented within

eight weeks. Hence, he would pray for waiving of the cost as imposed by the Tribunal.

¶6Taking note of the above submission, we are of the opinion that the Tribunal is not justified in awarding cost of Rs.10,000/- on the petitioners-Sate. Accordingly, the cost of Rs.10,000/- imposed by the Tribunal on the State is waived, subject to the petitioners-State implementing the order under review within four weeks from the date of uploading this order on the website of the High Court of Karnataka. Failing to implement the order within four weeks, the State shall pay costs as ordered.

Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE

Sd/- (DR.K.MANMADHA RAO) JUDGE

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