- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11243-DB WA No. 685 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 685 OF 2024 (L-KSRTC) BETWEEN: SRI.K.V. SUBBARATHNA SHETTY, S/O LATE SRI.VENKATASHAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, R/AT NO.22/51, 8TH CROSS, 3RD MAIN ROAD, TENT ROAD, SANJEEVININAGAR, NAGARBHAVI POST, BENGALURU-560 072. REP. BY GENERAL SECRETARY, K.S.R.T.C. AND B.M.T.C, UNITED EMPLOYEES UNION, NO.23, 4TH MAIN ROAD, MATHIKERE EXTENSION, BENGALURU-560 054. …APPELLANT (BY SRI.SOMA SUNDER RAO.R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BENGALURU CENTRAL DIVISION, BENGALURU, Digitally signed by K G RENUKAMBA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11243-DB WA No. 685 of 2024 BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, REP. BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR, PRESIDING OFFICER, NO.5, LABOUR STATE INSURANCE SCHEME MEDICAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARIAT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.RENUKA H.R, ADVOCATE FOR R1 SMT.SWETHA KRISHNAPPA, AGA, FOR R2) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 01/02/2024 IN W.P.NO.20247/2021(L-KSRTC) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT ALLOWING THE WRIT APPEAL AND DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION NO.20247/2021 (L-KSRTC) FILED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF OR RELIEFS. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11243-DB WA No. 685 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO) None for the appellant even on the second call. The appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution and in default. Sd/- (V KAMESWAR RAO) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE KGR* CT:BKH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31