- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27223-DB WA No. 769 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT APPEAL NO. 769 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LTD. CORPORATE OFFICE, CAUVERY BHAVAN BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DIRECTOR OF ADMIN AND HR KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LTD. CORPORATE OFFICE, CAUVERY BHAVAN BENGALURU - 560 001 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI VIKRAM HUILGOL, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SRI YATHISH S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. H.S. VENKATESH S/O LATE H. V. SRINIVAS AGED 45 YEARS WORKING AS SENIOR ASSISTANT O & M SUB-DIVISION, AVALAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 049 2. MR. ANIL KUMAR A. V. S/O LATE VENKATESH GUPTA Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27223-DB WA No. 769 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELE) O & M DIVISION BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY (BESCOM) HOSKOTE, DIST: BENGALURU RURAL HOSKOTE - 561 116 3. MR. CHANDRAPPA AGED 48 YEARS WORKING AS ACCOUNTS OFFICER O & M DIVISION OFFICE BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY (BESCOM) KANAKAPURA - 562 117 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SREENIVASA PATAVARDHAN K.R., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24.04.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P. No. 3777/2025 (S-RES) AND CONSEQUENTLY, VACATE THE IMPUGNED ORDER. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU ,CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The appellant [Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited] has filed the present appeal impugning an ad-interim - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27223-DB WA No. 769 of 2025 order dated 24.04.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby the learned Single Judge has directed the appellant to grant promotion to the respondents, notwithstanding the punishment imposed on them, if they were entitled to any such promotion. The said order was passed in the context of the challenge made by the respondents to the order imposing punishment pursuant to the disciplinary proceedings. The disciplinary authority had directed withholding of two increments of the respondents. 2. The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellants submits that the impugned order is an ad-interim order, and it would be apposite if the matter is remanded to the learned Single Judge with a request for an early disposal. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents joins the learned Senior Counsel for the appellants in this request. 4. In view of the above, we dispose of the present appeal by directing that the appellants shall file their objections within a period of two weeks from date and the respondents may file their rejoinder within a period of one week thereafter. We - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27223-DB WA No. 769 of 2025 request the learned Single Judge to consider the request for early disposal of the writ petition. In the meanwhile, if a meeting of the Departmental Promotion Committee [DPC] is held, the DPC shall consider all factors including the punishment, as imposed on the respondents for the purpose of taking any decision in regard to the promotion of the respondents. The said decision would be subject to the outcome of the writ petition. 5. The appeal is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. 6. All pending applications are also disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE AHB, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23