- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1691-DB WA No. 1353 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1353 OF 2025 (MV) BETWEEN: SANJAY SHETTY S/O SHEENA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, POONJA TRAVELS, RESIDING AT SAROJINI KORANGARAPADY UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT 574118. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. B R SUNDARA RAJA GUPTA.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORTS AND SECRETARY KSTA OFFICE AT NO.1, 1ST FLOOR, TTMC BUILDING, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU 560027. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHROITY DAKSHINA KANNADA MANGALORE MAIDAN ROAD OPP: NEHRU MAIDAN ATTAVAR, MANGALORE KARNATAKA 575001. REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1691-DB WA No. 1353 of 2025 3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY UDUPI, RAJATADRI MANIPAL, UDUPI DIST 576104. REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN 4. RATHNAKAR ADHIGIRI S/O PADHMARAJ MAHAVEER MOTORS R/AT SHIVABHAGH MAIN ROAD, MANGALORE-567502 5. RAGHAVENDRA BHAT S/O SUBRAMANYA BHAT AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, BHARATHI MOTORS, RESIDING AT LION'S MARGA BRAHMAGIRI, UDUPI KARNATAKA 576101. 6. MR. GANAPATHI HEGDE S/O K JAYACHANDRA HEGDE AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, HEGGADE MOTOR TRANSPORT RESIDING AT SRIBEEDU, UDUPI, KARNATAKA 576101. 7. SRI SUDESH MAROLI S/O RAVINDRA MAROLI, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MAROLI TRAVELS, RESIDING AT ULLALA MANGALORE KARNATAKA 575020. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE PASSED IN THE WRIT PETITION NO.19731/2025 DATED 07/07/2025 AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEFS. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1691-DB WA No. 1353 of 2025 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appeal has abated. 2. The present appeal is abated as no application has been filed for bringing the legal heirs of the deceased appellant on record. 3. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. SD/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10