- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37627-DB WP No. 7324 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO.7324 OF 2023 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: SRI. GOPALKRISHNA.S S/O. LATE S.SOMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, WORKING AS JOINT DIRECTOR & MEMBER SECRETARY, SATELLITE TOWN RING ROAD PLANNING AUTHORITY, BMRDA PREMISES, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BANGALORE -560 052. R/AT NO.81, FLAT NO. 401, "NANDA DEEPA", DOLLAR SCHEME LAYOUT, BENGALURU -560 096. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RANGANATH.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & TOWN PLANNING,), NO.436, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37627-DB WP No. 7324 of 2023 2. SRI. VENKATADURGA PRASAD KUNCHALA, MAJOR, WORKING AS JOINT DIRECTOR, (UNDER ORDERS OF TRANSFER), BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP), BENGALURU -560009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.SHIVAREDDY, AGA FOR R1; SRI. M.K.PRITHVEESH, ADV. FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 28.03.2023. PASSED IN APPLICATION No.844/2023 BY THE HON'BLE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL (ANNEXURE-A) AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 28.03.2023 PASSED IN APPLICATION No. 844/2023 BY THE HON'BLE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL (ANNEXURE-A) AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE SAID APPLICATION No. 844/2023 FILED BY THE PETITIONER HEREIN BEFORE THE HON'BLE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BANGALORE (ANNEXURE-B), IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37627-DB WP No. 7324 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) The petitioner is before this Court questioning the order dated 28.03.2023 in Application No.844/2023, whereunder he has challenged Notification dated 17.02.2023 posting respondent No.2 in his place and directing the petitioner to report at Urban Development Department. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate would submit that subsequently under Notification dated 01.04.2023, the petitioner was again deputed to work as Joint Director of Town and Country Planning in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). Therefore, he submits that the present writ petition would no more survive for consideration. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37627-DB WP No. 7324 of 2023 3. The submission of learned Additional Government Advocate is placed on record. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE SMJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1