Sri K Narayana Murthy v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous disposal of writ petition due to petitioner's retirement (28.02.2026) during pendency; transfer dispute; District Skill Development Officer, Department of Skill Development Entrepreneurship and Livelihood; Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bangalore, Application No. 4830/2023, order dated 12.07.2024; Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India; W.P. No. 19190 of 2024 (S-KSAT); State of Karnataka v. K Narayana Murthy; decided 03.06.2026. Contains no merits adjudication and no case citations — usable only to illustrate the practice of disposing petitions as infructuous on superannuation.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous, following counsel's submission that the petitioner retired from service on 28.02.2026 during pendency and the petition would no more survive.