- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25548-DB WP No. 19486 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 19486 OF 2023 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: SRI.S. MUDDAIAH S/O SANNARANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, WAS WORKING AS MANAGING DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA HANDLOOM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED, NO 24, KUMARA PARK WEST, BANGALORE 560020 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SATISH K.,ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE(TEXTILES) REPESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIKAS SOUDHA, BANGALORE 560001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.V.SHIVAREDDY, AGA) Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25548-DB WP No. 19486 of 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED PRAYING TO a) CALL FOR THE RECORDS FROM THE HONBLE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BANGALORE, IN RESPECT OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 23/08/2023 PASSED IN APPLICATION No. 2172/2023 (ANNEXURE-A) AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 23.08.2023 PASSED BY THE HONBLE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BANGALORE IN APPLICATION No. 2172/2023 (ANNEXURE-A) AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE SAID APPLICATION No. 2172/2023 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER AS PRAYED FOR BEFORE THE HONBLE TRIBUNAL (ANNEXURE-B), IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Sri.K.Sathish, learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo dated 11.07.2025 stating that the petition has rendered infructuous, as the petitioner retired from service on 31.12.2023 during the currency of suspension order dated 01.06.2023. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25548-DB WP No. 19486 of 2023 2. Submission of the learned counsel as well as memo filed is placed on record. 3. The writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. However, it is open for the petitioner to make a representation seeking regularization of the period of suspension, if no charge memo is issued as on this date. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE MPK CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53