- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15049-DB WP No. 147866 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. WRIT PETITION NO. 147866 OF 2020 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE HON’BLE UPALOKAYUKTA REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF ENQUIRIES-10 KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. MALAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SRI. P.MANJUNATHA AGE : 54 YEARS, S/O. LATE SRI.PAKEERAPPA WORKING AS SENIOR MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTOR Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.11.15 10:45:40 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15049-DB WP No. 147866 of 2020 OFFICE OF REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, KOLAR-563101 NOW UNDER AN ORDER OF DEPUTATION TO THE OFFICE OF REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, HOSPET, BALLARI DISTRICT-583201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRL. GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. SATISH K. AND SRI. SURESH S. BHAT, ADVOCATES FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, CALL FOR RECORDS IN RESPECT OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 20-11-2019 MADE IN APPLICATION NO.5376/2017 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BELAGAVI AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 20-11-2019 MADE IN APPLICATION NO.5376/2017 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-B PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BELAGAVI BY ISSUE OF WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER SUITABLE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTIONS AND ETC.,. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15049-DB WP No. 147866 of 2020 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Heard learned counsel Sri.Santhosh B. Malagoudar for petitioners and learned counsel Sri.G.K.Hiregoudar, Prl. Govt. Advocate for respondent No.1, Sri.Satish K. and Sri.Suresh S.Bhat, learned counsels for respondent No.2. 2. Learned counsel Sri.Satish K. would submit that memo dated 23.10.2025 is filed stating that respondent No.2 died during the pendency of the writ petition on 05.08.2025 and the challenge of respondent No.2 was to the order of entrustment of enquiry to the petitioner dated 16.01.2017 and consequential Articles of charge dated 17.02.2017 which was allowed by the Tribunal, the present writ petition would no more survive for consideration. 3. From the impugned order it is seen that the Tribunal has quashed the order of entrustment of enquiry dated 16.01.2017 as well as consequential Articles of charge dated 17.02.2017. As the delinquent official- - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15049-DB WP No. 147866 of 2020 respondent No.2 died during the pendency of the writ proceedings, the writ petition would not survive for consideration. 4. In view of the above developments, writ petition stands closed. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE HMB CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 1