- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3381 WP No. 105346 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.105346 OF 2016 (S-KSRTC) BETWEEN: ABDUL RAHAMAN S/O. MALIKSAB SANGESHKOPPA, AGED ABOUT:58 YEARS OCC: DRIVER, R/O: DIVITIGI ONI NEAR LINGARAJ CIRCLE, HOUSE NO.582/1, SAVADATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAVI HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: THE MANAGEMENT OF NWKRTC, DHARWAD DIVISION, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, DHARWAD DIVISION, DHARWAD, TQ AND DIST. 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 QUASH THE OFFICE ORDER DATED 09.01.2016, BEARING NO. ªÁPÀgÀ¸Á/zsÁ«/¹§âA¢/ZÁ/¹-2/82/15-16 VIDE ANNEXURE-D ISSUED BY RESPONDENT 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, Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3381 WP No. 105346 of 2016 ISSUE DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENT TO CHANGE THE CADRE OF THE PETITIONER PERMANENT AND ETC., 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 31.05.2018 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.: 13