- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3382 WP No. 103647 of 2016 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.103647 OF 2016 (S-KSRTC) BETWEEN: SRI BASAVANAGOUDA S/O. RAMANAGOUDA TIMMAPUIR, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, AT POST: HOOLI, TQ: SAVADATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAVI HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: THE MANAGEMENT OF NWKRTC, DHARWAD DIVISION, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, DHARWAD DIVISION, DHARWAD. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI PRASHANT S. HOSAMANI, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE OFFICE ORDER DATED 16.11.2015, ªÁPÀgÀ¸Á/zsÁ«/¹§âA¢/ZÁ/¹-2/3118/15-16 VIDE ANNEXURE-F ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 ONLY INSOFAR AS IT RELATES TO EMPLOYING THE PETITIONER IN THE LIGHTER JOB TEMPORARILY FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS AS PER CIRCULAR 1491 AND. CONSEQUENT UPON QUASHING THE AFORESAID ORDER, ISSUE DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENT TO CHANGE THE CADRE OF THE PETITIONER PERMANENTLY AS PER CIRCULAR 681/87, VIDE ANNEXURE-J AND. DIRECT TO PAY THE SALARY OF THE PETITIONER FROM 18.08.2015 TILL 16.11.2016 AS THE RESPONDENTS STOPPED WORK TO THE PETITIONER WITHOUT ANY FAULT ON HIS PART AND ETC., Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3382 WP No. 103647 of 2016 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 retired from service on 31.05.2023 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.: 12