- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28962-DB WA No. 1519 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO.1519 OF 2026 (L-KSRTC) BETWEEN: K.L. KRUPAKARA, S/O LATE LAKKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, R/A KANTHARAJAPURA VILLAGE, SHRAVANABELAGOLA HOBLI, CHENNARAYAPATNA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. BASAVARAJU M.C., ADVOCATE) AND: KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BANGALORE CENTRAL DIVISION, BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER K.H. ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 027. …RESPONDENT THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE PASSED IN WP NO.27273/2019 DATED:18.12.2023 AND ETC., Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28962-DB WA No. 1519 of 2026 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) This intra-court appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 18.12.2023 passed by the Writ Court. 2. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation1 filed the writ petition impugning the award passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Mysore, in Reference No.18/2016 dated 22.11.2018, whereby the learned Industrial Tribunal allowed the reference and set aside the order of minor punishment inflicted on the appellant for four months long absence from the duty i.e., from 09.04.2008 to 24.07.2008 (106 days). 1 For short ‘KSRTC’ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28962-DB WA No. 1519 of 2026 3. The appellant was appointed as Traffic Controller in the establishment of the KSRTC. He remained unauthorisedly absent from duties from 09.04.2008 to 24.07.2008. The appellant was issued call letters on 06.05.2008 and 10.07.2008 calling upon him to join his duties, but the call letters remained unanswered. 4. When the appellant did not answer call letters, he was issued with Article the Charge on 15.07.2008 for long absence from duties from 09.04.2008 to 24.07.2008. The Enquiry Officer submitted the report dated 03.11.2009 finding the charges proved. The Disciplinary Authority inflicted the punishment vide order dated 27.11.2009. Said order of punishment came to be challenged after lapse of six years. The learned Single Judge has considered all aspects of the matter and has come to the conclusion that the order passed by the learned Industrial Tribunal is unsustainable. The learned Industrial Tribunal has lost sight of the fact that the order of punishment was challenged after six long years. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28962-DB WA No. 1519 of 2026 5. We have gone through the impugned judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge and we find no error either in law or of facts, which requires interference in this appeal. Therefore, we dismiss this writ appeal. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE DR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3 ct-vn