- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13124 WP No. 14268 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 14268 OF 2022 (S-KSRTC) BETWEEN: 1. SHRIKANT B KARANI S/O BASHETTEPPA KARANI AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/A SRIVENKAT 2ND CROSS, SHANKARIPURAM NEAR SHASTHAS HOUSE HASSAN CITY HASSAN DISTRICT-573201 2. SANGANABASAPPAGOUDA PATIL S/O SIDDANAGOUDA PATIL AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/A SRIVENKAT 2ND CROSS, SHANKARIPURAM NEAR SHASTHAS HOUSE HASSAN CITY HASSAN DISTRICT-573201 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. H. SHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAVINDRANATH K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT M S BUILDING AMBEDKAR VEEDHI Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13124 WP No. 14268 of 2022 BENGALURU-560001 2. THE JOINT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT KOUSHALYA BHAVAN DAIARY CIRCLE BENGALURU-560029 3. KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY SENIOR DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER HASSAN DIVISION HASSAN-573201 FORMED UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION ACT 1950 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M. RAJKUMAR, AGA FOR R1 & R2 SMT. H.R. RENUKA, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO (I) QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE R3 IN NO.KARNATAKA RAJYA SARIGE / HASSAN DIVISION / EMPLOYEE / NE / 812 / 2022-23 DTD 18.06.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-L; (II) ISSUE SIMILAR DIRECTIONS TO THE R3 AS ORDERED BY THE DIVISION BENCH OF THE HON’BLE COURT IN THE WA.NO.261/2020 DTD 09.11.2020 AS PER ANNEXURE-M; (III) ISSUE DIRECTION TO THE R2 TO SUBMIT THE REPORT IN RESPECT OF THE MARKS CARDS OF THE PETITIONERS TO THE R3 IMMEDIATELY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13124 WP No. 14268 of 2022 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petition has become infructuous and the same may be dismissed accordingly. 2. Submission of the learned counsel is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE RK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26