- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21706 WP No. 17945 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 17945 OF 2023 (S-TR) BETWEEN: SRI. UMESH CHANDRA. D S/O LATE S. DORASWAMY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER OFF OF CHIEF ENGINEER KARNATAKA URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE BOARD, MYSORE (TEMPORARY POST) AND EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KUWS AND DB MYSORE DIVISIONAL (ADDL CHARGE) NO. P-4, 2ND FLOOR, JALA BHAVAN NO.2, CITY SBU DIVISION, JN-NURM, 10TH MAIN, 3RD CROSS, SARAWSWATHI PURAM, MYSORE - 570 009. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGARAJAPPA A, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIKAS SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDI BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR THE KARNATAKA URBAN WATER Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21706 WP No. 17945 of 2023 SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE BOARD NO.6, 1ST STAGE, 1ST PHASE, BTM LAYOUT, BANNERGHATA MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 029. 3. SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR A SON OF RAMA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANT MANGALORE DIVISION, MANGALORE - 574 239, (UNDER TRANSFER TO THE PLACE OF SMT. LAKSHMI P.R) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH NAIK G, AGA FOR R1; SMT. SINCHANA M.R, ADVOCATE FOR R2; R3 SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE ORDER OF TRANSFER DTD 14.08.2023 IN NO. KHAJAMA/HRD-1/645/2023-24 IN SO FAR TRANSFERRING THE RESPONDENT NO.3 IN THE PLACE OF THE PETITIONER AS ADDL CHARGE OF EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AT SL NO. 1 AND 3 IS CONCERNED OF IMPUGNED MODIFIED ORDER /OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM LETTER OF THE R-2 MARKED AT ANNX-F AND ALLOW THE PETITIONER TO CONTINUE AS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ADDL CHARGE) KUWS AND DB MYSORE DIVISION AS PER ORDER DTD 30.06.2023 AT ANNX-E AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21706 WP No. 17945 of 2023 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the prayer sought in the writ petition has rendered infructuous. His submission is placed on record. 2. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 50