- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33166-DB WP No. 7336 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION No. 7336 OF 2025 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPTD. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (ACS), DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, 1ST FLOOR, BMTC COMPLEX, K.H.ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGLAURU-560 027. 3. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, SHIVAMOGGA DIVISION, SHIVAMOGGA-577 597. 4. THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, (A.R.T.O.), TARIKERE TALUK AND POST, TARIKERE, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 543. 5. THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER (A.R.T.O.), YELLAPUR ROAD, Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33166-DB WP No. 7336 of 2025 SAGAR TALUK AND POST, SHIVAMOGGA-577 540 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI V. SHIVAREDDY, AGA) AND: 1. SRI N. ESHWAR, S/O LATE NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, INSPECTOR OF MOTOR VEHICLE, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT, REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER (ARTO), THARIKERE TALUK AND POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, (NOW UNDER SUSPENSION) R/O THARIKERE TOWN, THARIKERE TALUK AND POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. …RESPONDENT THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 19/10/2023 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BENGALURU IN APPLICATION No.2393/2023 VIDE ANNEXURE- A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33166-DB WP No. 7336 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Sri. V. Shivareddy, learned AGA files memo stating that the writ petition itself has rendered infructuous. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. Writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE VBS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21