- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3359 WP No. 100228 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 100228 OF 2025 (S-KSRTC) BETWEEN: SRI. S. I. HAJAPPANAVAR (SAYYAD IMAMSAB HAJAPPANAVAR) AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. DRIVER CUM CONDUCTOR, NWKRTC, BAGALKOT DEPOT, BAGALKOT DIVISION, DIST. BAGALKOT- 587101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAVI HEGDE, AND SRI VINAY KUMAR BHAT, ADVOCATES) AND: THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER / DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY, NWKRTC, BAGALKOT DIVISION, DIST. BAGALKOT- 587101. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI PRASHANT S. HOSMANI, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO A) ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER QUASHING THE SUSPENSION ORDER DATED 02.01.2025 IN NO. VA.KA.RA.SA/ BHA.VI/ SHISTU/ 12/ 2025/ 04/2025, VIDE ANNEXURE-B, PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT, AND B) CONSEQUENT UPON QUASHING THE AFORESAID ORDER AS SEQUEL DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO PUT BACK THE PETITIONER IN THE SAME PLACE AND POST EARLIER TO Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3359 WP No. 100228 of 2025 IMPUGNED ORDER WITH ALL CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS, BY FIXING OUTER LIMIT, AND C) ISSUE ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER AS THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY DEEM FIT IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE INCLUDING THE COST, IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) The petitioner calls in question the act of the employer placing him under suspension and a direction to reinstate him back into the same place. 2. Heard the learned counsel Sri.Ravi Hegde along with the learned counsel Sri.Vinaykumar Bhat appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel Sri.Prashant Hosmani appearing for the respondent-Corporation. 3. The challenge in the case at hand is to the order of suspension on 02.01.2025. During subsistence of the petition, it transpires that the Corporation has revoked the order of suspension on 11.02.2025 and the petitioner - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3359 WP No. 100228 of 2025 has joined back to the place which he was directed to report. 4. Therefore, the petition is rendered infructuous and is disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KGK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0