- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3385 WP No. 107671 of 2017 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.107671 OF 2017 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SURAESH HUDDAR S/O. SHRINIVAS HUDDAR, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC: WORKING AS CONDUCTOR, BELAGAVI 1ST DEPOT, BELAGAVI DIVISION, BELAGAVI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAVI HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, N.W.K.R.T.C., BELAGAVI DIVISION, BELAGAVI. 2. DEPOT MANAGER, BELAGAVI 1ST DEPOT, N.W.K.R.T.C., BELAGAVI DIVISION, DIST: BELAGAVI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI PRASHANT S. HOSAMANI, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 19.06.2017 BEARING NO. ªÁPÀgÀ¸Á/¨É«/¹§âA¢/1210/ ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 VIDE ANNEXURE-G INSOFAR AS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED AND B) CONSEQUENT UPON QUASHING THE AFORESAID ORDER, DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PERMANENTLY CHANGE THE CADRE OF PETITIONER ON LIGHTER DUTY TILL HIS RETIREMENT AND ETC., Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3385 WP No. 107671 of 2017 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) Learned counsel Shri Prashant Hosamani appearing for the Corporation submits that petitioner has taken voluntary retirement on 04.02.2019 and therefore the prayer that he has sought for in the subject petition would not survive for consideration. In that light, the petition is disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP/CT-ASC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 22