- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3358 WP No. 100226 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. 100226 OF 2025 (S-KSRTC) BETWEEN: SRI. RANGAPPA S/O. LENKEPPA SANAPPANAVAR, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC. 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 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 30.12.2024 IN NO. VA.KA.RA.SA/ BHA.VI/ SHISTU/ 1602/ 2024/4255/2024, 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 IMPUGNED ORDER WITH ALL CONSEQUENTIAL Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3358 WP No. 100226 of 2025 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 31.12.2024. 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:3358 WP No. 100226 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 NAA,KGK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0