The High Court of Karnataka disposed of a writ petition filed by a driver seeking quashing of orders and a lighter job. The court held the petition infructuous as the petitioner had attained superannuation while on a lighter job.
The petition is disposed of as having become infructuous.
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HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 102932 OF 2018 (S-KSRTC)
BETWEEN:
SHIVASHANKAR HOMBARDI S/O. BASALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER PRESENTLY ON LIGHTER JOB, "B" BLOCK, BASAVESHWAR NAGAR, 1ST CROSS, PATRI BUILDING, HAVERI, DIST:HAVERI.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. RAVI HEGDE, ADVOCATE)
AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. PRAKASH N. HOSAMANE, ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2)
Digitallysigned byVISHALNINGAPPAPATTIHAL VISHALNINGAPPAPATTIHAL Location:High Court ofKarnatakaDharwadBenchDate:2025.10.2815:45:49+0530
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER QUASHING THE OFFICE ORDER DATED 06.10.2017 BEARING NO. VAKARASA/HAVI/ SIBBANDI/C-2/1790 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1, VIDE ANNEXURE-"R" AND ALSO QUASH THE LETTER DATED 08.03.2018 BEARING NO. VAKARASA/HAVI/SIBBANDI/C-2/2854 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 VIDE ANNEXURE-"T". CONSEQUENT UPON QUASHING THE AFORESAID ORDER, DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO PERMANENTLY PROVIDE LIGHTER JOB AS HAS BEEN GIVEN IN THE ORDER DATED 09.10.2014 BEARING NO.VAKARASA /KEKA/ HU/ SIBBANDI/A-5(438)/2297 VIDE ANNEXURE-"N" PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND FURTHER DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO PAY
NC: 2025:KHC-D:14069 WP No. 102932 of 2018
HC-KAR
THE SALARY FROM 12.10.2017 TILL THE LIGHTER JOB IS ALLOTTED/GIVEN, TREATING THE PERIOD ON DUTY AND ETC.,
THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
ORAL ORDER
(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA)
following prayer:
HC-KAR
petitioner and Sri.Prashanth S. Hosamani, learned counsel for respondent Nos1 and 2.
Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA)
JUDGE
AC/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 102
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the writ petition seeking quashing of orders regarding lighter job allocation survives given the petitioner has already attained superannuation.
Whether the petitioner was continued in a lighter job and reached superannuation age.
SHIVASHANKAR HOMBARDI
THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, NWKRTC, HAVERI DIVISION
THE CHIEF PERSONNEL MANAGER NWKRTC, CENTRAL OFFICE
M. NAGAPRASANNA
As recorded by the court registry
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