- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47074-DB W.A. No.1368/2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO.1368/2023 (S-TR) BETWEEN: SATISH B.G. S/O GOVINDE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS CHIEF OFFICER, TMC, MADDUR MANDYA DISTRICT-571428. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. NANDISH G.B. ADV., FOR SRI. NAGARAJ S. JAIN, ADV.,) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE UNDER SECRETARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA-571428. Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: High Court Of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47074-DB W.A. No.1368/2023 4. SRI. ASHOKA S/O LATE RACHAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS PREVIOUSLY WORKING AS A CHIEF OFFICER, TMC MADDUR, MANDYA DISTIRCT-571428. RESIDING AT NO.45, HPO AND RMS LAYOUT SATHAGALLI, RAJKUMAR MAIN ROAD MYSORE-570029. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RANGANATH PRASAD B.S. ADV., FOR C/R4 SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 03.10.2023 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP No.18248/2023 AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE OFFICIAL RESPONDENTS TO CONTINUE THE APPELLANT AS CHIEF OFFICER, TMC, MADDUR AS PER THE TRANSFER ORDER DATED 08.08.2023 & ETC., THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47074-DB W.A. No.1368/2023 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) Learned counsel for the appellant submits that this appeal is rendered infructuous. In view of the said submission, the appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE BSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17