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BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE:

3. Since, these petitions are concerned with three different petitioners, the facts of the case, as narrated in each of these writ petitions, are culled out as under:
A. Writ Petition No.12300/2020:
(a) The Petitioner was an employee of the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited ('KRIDL' for the sake of convenience). Initially, he was appointed as Task Force Commander/Assistant Engineer on consolidated pay/daily wage and his services were regularised with effect from 02.05.1987 by the then Karnataka Land Army Corporation Limited which was constituted in the year 1974 and was renamed as the 'KRIDL'. Copy of the regulation order dated 02.05.1987 is at Annexure 'A'.

(e) That, on 22.11.2011, the Executive Officer, Taluka Panchayat passed an order entrusting the work to KRIDL. Copy of the proceedings dated 22.11.2011 is at Annexure 'E'. The Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Corporation is a Government undertaking which is a construction company, collect 18%, which include Vat, Labour Cess and agency charges, etc. As per the scheme, at first instance, it mobilized advances required to start the scattered houses in three Talukas i.e., Kudligi, Hosapete and Hagaribommanahalli Constituencies, which consists of 27 Grama Panchayats, 130 villages, 5367 beneficiaries. The funds were released by Managing Director, RGRHCL, Bengaluru as mobilization amount to the Executive Officer, Taluka Panchayat, Hagaribommanahalli and in turn the Executive Officer, Taluka Panchayat, Hagaribommanahalli released advances to Executive Engineer, KRIDL, Huvinahadagali. The Executive Engineer, KRIDL, remitted the same to the account of Managing Director, KRIDL Bengaluru. At the request of Assistant Executive Engineer, KRIDL, the Managing Director, KRIDL released 82% of the amount and balance amount of 18% was retained towards agency charges, Vat, Labour Cess and job savings to the works account of AEE, KRIDL, Hagaribommanahalli.

(a) The petitioner entered into service as an Assistant Director in the month of January 1988 in the erstwhile Karnataka Land Army Corporation (KLAC). As per Notification dated 06.08.2009 issued by respondent No.1, on approval of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, the change of name of KLAC occurred with effect from 06.08.2009 as "Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL)". Copy of the Notification dated 06.08.2009 is at Annexure 'D'. The erstwhile KLAC and the present KRIDL are fully under the control of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Karnataka.