- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14069-DB WP No. 4367 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 4367 OF 2023 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY), M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. AND OTHERS. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION BOARD, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 018. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI.VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA) AND: SMT. GAYATHRI DEVI T.N., D/O C.P.NAGA HANUMANTHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, WORKING AS JOINT DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION BOARD, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 008. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. V. R. SARATHY, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHAKAMBARI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14069-DB WP No. 4367 of 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 03.08.2022 (ANNEXURE-C) PASSED BY THE KSAT BENGALURU IN A.No-2597/2022. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT) Shri.V.R.Sarathy, learned counsel appearing for the contesting respondent submits that this petition has become infructuous, the said respondent having retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation. Accepting the above submission, writ petition is disposed off as having become infructuous. Sd/- (KRISHNA S DIXIT) JUDGE Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE DH, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25