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Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri K M Ananda vs The State Of Karnataka on 10 December, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n
 \n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF I%ARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED THIS THE 1013 DAY OF DECEMBER. 2099\n\nBEFORE:\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM  R.\n\nWrit Petition Nos.3610-3616gr20o9'rs-A\u00a3\u00a7ES)'~{  E'\n\nBETWEEN:\n\nI\n\nSR1 KMANANDA  \nS\/O MAHESHWARAPPA K  \"\n\nAGED ABOUT 45 YEARS  \n\nWORKING AS ASSISTANT E_N.GIN_EER\nOFFICE OF THE GENERM; MANAGER_.V\nM\/S KARNATAKA STATE   g  _ 'A \nCONSTRUCTION CORPORAEON.   . j '\nDR RAJKUMAR ROAE, _  ' Aw  '\nBANGALORE .-. _560:_01G   . V  \nRRESENELY \u00a7)I\\IVDE1?U'TA'i1ON  \" \" \n\nTO BWSSE,  _ . \n\nS\/O \"}\\IAF'JXSII'e'IH}',.CI\u00bb-- V \nAGED 'ABOUT 52 '';:'EA~RS\n\n; WORKING As JUNIOR PROGRAMMER\n \u00b0\u00a5OI5'__FICVE OF  MANAGER\n. V  M'\/S KARNATAKA STATE\n' ~ _ V CQNS'I'RUC_TION CORPORATION.\n\nDR\"  ROAD,\n\n --._BANG_AL'ORE -- 560 010\n\n C\u00a7\"IIT)A1'\u00a7fANDAGOW'D\n\nO; LATE P MALLANAGOVVI)\nAGED ABOUT 56 YEARS\n\nA I  'WWORKING AS FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT\nJOFFICE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR\n\nM\/ S KARNATAKA STATE\nCONSTRUCTION CORPORATION,\nDR RAJKUMAR ROAD.\nBANGALORE - 560 010\n\n.7\"\n\n\n\ng \"\u00a5:R \n S \/\"O RANGAPPA\n\n \n\nM MAHADEVAIAH\n\nS\/O BEGURAIAH\n\nAGED ABOUT 47 YEARS\n\nWORKING AS PEON\n\nOFFICE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER\nM\/S KARNATAKA STATE\nCONSTRUCTION CORPORATION,\nDR RAJKUMAR ROAD.\nBANGALORE -- 560 010 \nS K RAIVIAKRISHNAIAH\n\nS \/O KUMBAIAR V\n\nAGED ABOUT 47 YEARS  \n\nWORKING AS PEON *    --\nOFFICE OF THE GENERAL  AGER '-\nM\/S KARNATAKA STATE VA _ \" _ \"_\nCONSTRUCTION CQRE'OR_A'i'IQN,--,_ , \nDR RAJKUMAR ROAD,  I I 1, ;   _ I \nBANGALORE-- 560 010- V  '\n\nHUSENAI?R-'mu    \n\nS\/O BASAPPA\" _. _   , \nAGED;AB(;IJT\"~i}4_YEARS'~.V  ' '\nWORKINGi.AS_ DR'1vE.R~.'_- ._ \n\nOFFICE'  GENERAL MANAGER\nM\/S .I.iARNA'I\"AKA S'I'AfI'E3--. ' -\nCONSTRUCTION CORPORATION,\n\nDR RAJKUMAR 1??.C)A.D';~ \n\nBANGALORE _--',56o_ 010\n\nA \" ~ ., AGED 'ABOUT 47 YEARS\n\nw.OR_KING.AS DRIVER\n\n '-..IOFF'IC'R. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR\n\nM\/S.KARNATAKA STATE\n\n CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION,\n\n A  BANGALORE _ 560 010\n\nDR PAJKUMAR ROAD,\nPETITIONERS\n\n[By Sri. G R Prakash 8: S Thejaswini, AdV.,]\n\nTHE STATE OF KARNATAKA\nREP BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY\nVIDHANA SOUDTTA\nBANGALORE -- 560 001 \n\nU\n\n\n\n \n\nTHE SECRETARY TO\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,\nGOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA\nVIKASA SOUDI-IA\nBANGALORE--O1\n\nTHE SECRETARY TO\n\nFINANCE DEPARTMENT \nGOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA I\nVIKASA SOUDI-IA  -.\nBANGALORE -- 560 001\n\nTHE SECRETARY TO \nIRRIGATION DI+:I>ARfI'I\u00a2I_I3NT ,\nGOVERNMENT OF KAI:<NA'rAI\u00ab;iA'.\nM S BUILDINGS I  " \nBANGALORE\u00bb 560 V031'. . \n\nTHE SECRETARY TOWRDO DI2PAR'fMENT\nGOVERNIIIENTI-L';VF KARNz:I_TAKA._' H '\nANANDA RAO_cIRCL,E"~~.I'O- I  '  '\nB2?sl\\IG.ALORE  ;;;55o --.o(;9__ '\n\n'I'I~'\u00a7E CHIEF' ENGINEER'  .. '\n\nPUBLIC WORKS IIDERARTMENT\nCOMMUNICA?TIO1\\IS..A3%\\TD BUILDINGS\nK R CIRCLE, ' * ~*\n\n;BANGALO'R,S '--' 560 "001\n\nI 1. I V"  SILCRETARTTO\n' ~ _ VIIIEADRPARTMENT OF\n\nPE_RSONNEL=. AND ADMINISTRATIVE\n\n "\n\nGOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA\n\n VIDHANA SOUDHA\n\nB.ANCvALORE -- 560 001\n\nI I  PRINCIPAL SECRETARY\n.. \u00bbDEPARTMENT OF' DISINVESTMENT AND\n\nSTATE PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISES\nREFORMS (DDPERJ\n\nVISWESWAIQAIAH TOWER\nBANGALORE --- 560 001\n\nR}\n\n\n\n5\n\nfurther direction to the responclent Nc.)s. 2 to 6 to c'.ontim.1e\nthe pet'itioz1ers in employment.\n2. In addition. the petmoners seek a d,ire~(jt.ir_)r2 to\n\nrespondent. Nos. 1 to 6 to formulate a <\/pre>\n
absorb those of them on deput.at.io’n'”in, Vtvh’e_ 8.2110113<\/p>\n
department. and the rernai11ing–_ pet.1t\u00a3ori0e.rs’~ in an}; Vlletiher 0<\/p>\n
State Government Departrne’I’11;. 1ike’PWI) \/WRDQV,\/.Irrigation
\nDepartments or  Board,\/.Corp’o_re1t.ioIi’\/Publlc Sector
\nEnterprise and  in a time bound<\/p>\n
manner as held   Pu’ol:Ie Sector Reforms<\/p>\n
Cor1″1I_nit.t.e’ei ere. ,. 7f_ 0<\/p>\n
3. To a qLi\u20ac;fS;l?.iAf)I.100 of<\/p>\n
“’til1i-S court.  to what,  t.he legal<\/p>\n
right of the pet”:’t.i.o11e.rs'”tc)  absorption, learned Counsel<\/p>\n
 – ‘tor t.he’;)e’t,i.ti()1″1er\u00e9\u00a7mls unable to answer. Merely because the<\/p>\n
 VC’,hiei’v.l\\\/I\u00e9riist;er}~i11 the year 2000. made a statement on the<\/p>\n
\ufb02oor of  House that on the closure of the ninth<\/p>\n
0′ .uresp()’n-dhent — Corporation. its employees would be<\/p>\n
‘._absorbed into the posts ir1 Vario’L1s other depart,ment.s of<\/p>\n
“the State and the lo(‘:a1 bodie.s\/ c:()rporat,i()r1s. cannot be a<\/p>\n
leek<\/p>\n
6<\/span>
\nfoundation for a legal right to tile pGl’ltlOl’1f:’.I’S to claim
\nabsorption.\n<\/p>\n
4. Appointments to public offices must  of<\/p>\n
Article 14<\/a> of tlie Constitution of lndia <\/p>\n
statements made by Ministers on the .t’Eoo–ri:of”thoHotise7<\/p>\n
promising absorption of  ‘l’lor_s”iA::4r.’th.e.”<\/p>\n
constitutional scheme for ‘absorption. canlnoi:{.imr\u00a7:s\u00bb’t in tho
\npetitioners a right to absorp_tion. ‘Even ‘(it.lionVi\u00a7so, there is
\nnot a titre of evid\u00e9nce. to1-.sj.ub’stant*iatc the fact that<\/p>\n
absorption ofc:rn_ploy\u00e9\u00e9Vs’  t,lie..:n.i.1it.li\u00abr\u00e9spondent. is one of<\/p>\n
the 1\ufb01node’si’A\u00bbof_ reE:4rt1i.t’m\u00a73nt. in the organisations such as
\nFWD \/ W \/ l.r1*igat.i()’n_ H ” 2  Department or<\/p>\n
Board  C()rporat.i()11 ‘Public Sector Enterprise.<\/p>\n
 – 5.” V’ ‘5l’he”ldc(:isionmt5f the State Government to wind up the<\/p>\n
 ni;1it.l’i…:respo’ndcr1t A corporation creates an obligation t.o<\/p>\n
r\u20act\u00abre11_ci*l .t.l?ie workmen in accordance with law. The ninth<\/p>\n
” respor’:.d”ent:’s offer of voluntary retirement: to its employees<\/p>\n
 ail] alternative to rctrenchmemz, it is for the petitioners<\/p>\n
to either accept the oi’fcr or await their retrcnchrnem as<\/p>\n
bk<\/p>\n
7<\/span><\/p>\n
and when Elht’. ni1’1th 1’esp<mc10n'I'. is C1()sed. Till today, it
\n1116 subr11issi0n of the learneci cotmsel for the petitioners
\nthat they are continued in service and that..thh4CI_Vr1int.h<\/p>\n
resporldent: has not closed down its bL1siI?.\u00e9_sS "2\u00a7_'(':~'t.1i*E-'\u20ac.y_"in<\/p>\n
entirety. If that is so, the p<;jtit.i0:1e;"s"'=a=:.fc,t\u00e9htiitled\u00e9 <\/p>\n
C0ntinuit.y in service until SL1C1'Vi;;4Iift'E\u20ac.."fh\u20acy_' 'a1*(= f'cfr\u00a7:1:'1Iivt:_hed 2<\/p>\n
in accordance with law. .\n<\/p>\n
6. A writ of mandamus s04tivghf_Vf01~ by  petitioners. in
\nthe absence of eithel’-.__\u00e9i%’–co1jst\u00a7t1_it’i–Q’a2i1~right or right under<\/p>\n
the Statute, is A1._1navaj1ab.1e..\n<\/p>\n
7. In the it\u00e9sttsltf;  pLt.iti0ns are without merit and<\/p>\n
are e1(:(t(Sfd.i_h
\n  ”        5d\/”\n<\/p>\n
J uoc-:.E<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Sri K M Ananda vs The State Of Karnataka on 10 December, 2009 Author: Ram Mohan Reddy IN THE HIGH COURT OF I%ARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 1013 DAY OF DECEMBER. 2099 BEFORE: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM R. Writ Petition Nos.3610-3616gr20o9’rs-A\u00a3\u00a7ES)’~{ E’ BETWEEN: I SR1 KMANANDA S\/O MAHESHWARAPPA K ” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-259329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSri K M Ananda vs The State Of Karnataka on 10 December, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-k-m-ananda-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-10-december-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sri K M Ananda vs The State Of Karnataka on 10 December, 2009 - 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