- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7992 WP No. 3538 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT WRIT PETITION NO. 3538 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. VEERANNA ANGADI S/O. LATE SHIVANAGAPPA ANGADI, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, WORKING AS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DAVANAGERE DIVISION - II, KRIDL, DAVANAGERE - 577 005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRITHVEESH M.K, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, GRAMEENABHIVRUDDHI BHAVAN, 4TH AND 5TH FLOOR, ANAND RAO CIRCLE, BENGALURU – 560 009. 2. SRI. M. GURUMURTHY, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER MAJOR, WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DAVANAGERE SUB - DIVISION, KARNATAKA RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED, DAVANAGERE - 577 005. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T. NATARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R1) Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7992 WP No. 3538 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS FROM THE 1ST RESPONDENT PERTAINING TO THE IMPUGNED OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM DATED 31/01/2025 (ANNEXURE-A)QUASH THE IMPUGNED OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM DATED 31/01/2025 BEARING NO. KRIDL/AADALITHA/CR-127/2024-25 (A) ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT (ANNEXURE-A) AND CONSEQUENTLY, DIRECT THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO CONTINUE THE PETITIONER AS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DAVANAGERE DIVISION 2, DAVANAGERE, TILL HIS RETIREMENT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT ORAL ORDER Heard learned counsel Sri.M.K.Prithveesh for petitioner and Sri.T.Natarju, learned counsel for respondent No.1. 2. The petitioner is before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging the O.M. dated 31.01.2025 (Annexure-A) wherein he was transferred from Davanagere to Bangalore on the ground that he would retire on 31.07.2025. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7992 WP No. 3538 of 2025 3. Today, learned counsel Sri.T.Nataraju on behalf of respondent No.1 files a memo dated 20.02.2025 stating that under O.M. dated 20.02.2025 bearing No.KRIDL/EST/CR-54/2024-25 wherein the petitioner is continued as Executive Engineer, Davanagere Division-II of the first respondent-Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited. 4. in view of the above O.M. dated 20.02.2025, the prayer of the petitioner would no more survive for consideration. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE MPK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8