- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3391 WP No. 106321 of 2018 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.106321 OF 2018 (S-KSRTC) BETWEEN: SHRI NAGAPPA S/O. SHIVAPPA DEVARADDI, AGED ABOUT: 42 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER, (ASSIGNED WITH LIGHTER JOB), R/O: and POST: SALAPURA, TQ: RAMDURGA, DIST: BELAGAVI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAVI HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DIVISIONIAL CONTROLLER, N.W.K.R.T.C., BELAGAVI DIVISION, BELAAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI. 2. CHIEF PERSONNEL MANAGER, N.W.K.R.T.C. CENTRAL OFFICE, GOKUL ROAD, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI LINGARAJ MARADI, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 15.04.2015 BEARING NO. . ªÁPÀgÀ¸Á/KE,KA/¹§âA¢/A-5(438)/2)/777 VIDE ANNEXURE-"D" ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 INSOFAR AS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED RESTRICTING THE PERIOD OF LIGHTER JOB FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS INSTEAD OF PERMANENTLY. CONSEQUENTLY UPON QUASHING THE AFORESAID ORDERS, DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PERMANENTLY CHANGE THE CADRE OF PETITIONER ON LIGHTER DUTY AND DIRECT THEM TO PAY THE WAGES FROM 1-2-2016 TILL PROVIDING THE LIGHTER JOB AND ETC., Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3391 WP No. 106321 of 2018 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 dismissed from service on 11.11.2020 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.: 27