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2025 DAILYLAW 48588 (KAR)

SMT JYOTHI S B v. THE DIRECTOR

WP/19947/2025 · 2025-12-09

Ashok S Kinagi

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52027 WP No. 19947 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 19947 OF 2025 (S-TR) BETWEEN: SMT. JYOTHI S B W/O MANJUNATHA L, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, CITY SUB-DIVISION - I, NEAR VIDYARTHI BHAVAN, BESCOM, DAVANAGERE 577 002. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIRUPAKSHAIAH P.H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES), KPTCL, CORPORATE OFFICE, KAVERI BHAWAN, BANGALORE 560 009. Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52027 WP No. 19947 of 2025 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER (ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES), CORPORATE OFFICE, BESCOM, K.R. CIRCLE, BANGALORE 560 009. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELE.) CITY SUB-DIVISION - I, NEAR VIDYARTHI BHAVAN, BESCOM, DAVANAGERE 577 002. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER O AND M DIVISION, HADADI ROAD, BESCOM, DAVANAGERE - 577 002. 5. SMT. KAVITHA. K.S AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DAVANAGERE RURAL SUB-DIVISION, BESCOM, DAVANAGERE - 577 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. LIKITH R. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R4 R5 SERVED-UNREPRESENTED) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52027 WP No. 19947 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT IN THE SIMILAR NATURE QUASHING THE TRANSFER ORDER DATED 30/06/2025 BEARING NO BESCOM/BC31/4098/2025-26/232 VIDE ANNEXURE-C PASSED THE 2ND RESPONDENT AUTHORITY IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO POSTING THE RESPONDENT NO.5 IN PLACE OF THE PETITIONER AT SL. NO. 6. IS CONCERNED HOLDING THE SAME IS ILLEGAL AND WITHOUT APPLICATION OF MIND. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this writ petition challenging the order of transfer dated 30.06.2025 vide Annexure-C passed by respondent No.2 authority. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the petitioner challenged the order of transfer on the ground that the said transfer is in violation of the transfer policy dated 12.05.2025 as she was not given any posting. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52027 WP No. 19947 of 2025 He submits that on the same day the petitioner was posted at Harihar division. In view of the same, nothing survives for consideration and the petition may be dismissed having become infructuous. 3. Submission is placed on record. 4. In view of the posting given by the respondents nothing survives for consideration in this petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. 5. In view of dismissal of the petition, pending IAs, if any, do not survive for consideration and they are disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SKS CT:KHV