Sri Chidanand Hugar v. Divisional Controller
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; Writ Petition No. 14693 of 2020 (L-KSRTC); decided 26 November 2025 by Ms. Justice Jyoti M. Petitioner Chidanand Hugar, driver cum conductor (NEKRTC/KSRTC), challenged punishment order dated 30.09.2019 of the first respondent. Key point: maintainability of writ petition by a workman against disciplinary punishment; Court held a workman cannot challenge punishment order via writ jurisdiction, declined to exercise writ jurisdiction, and dismissed the petition, directing petitioner to approach the appropriate forum if law permits. Statutes: Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India. No cases cited; no monetary amounts.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner, being a workman, cannot challenge the punishment order by invoking writ jurisdiction; hence the Court declines to exercise power under writ jurisdiction.