IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.40705/2018 (S-TR) BETWEEN G RAMASWAMY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, S/O G RANGAIAH WORKING AS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MAJOR WORKS DIVISION, BESCOM NEAR BM ROAD, NEXT TO RAILWAY STATION RAMANAGARA ... PETITIONER (BY SRI M NAGA PRASANNA, SR. COUNSEL FOR M/S.NAGA PRASANNA ASSOCIATES, ADVOCATES) AND 1. KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED HEAD OFFICE CAUVERY BHAVAN, K G ROAD, BENGALURU-560 002 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR 2. DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION & HUMAN RESOURCES) KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, HEAD OFFICE CAUVERY BHAVAN, K G ROAD, BENGALURU-560 002 3. DAWOOD BEIG MAJOR BY AGE WORKING AS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CORPORATE OFFICE, HRD, HESCOM, HUBBALLI DHARWAD DISTRICT-580 001.
(BY SRI S.S.NAGANAND, SR. COUNSEL FOR M/S.JUST LAW, ADVOCATES FOR R1 AND R2 ... RESPONDENTS SRI M.SUBRAMANYA BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS LEADING TO THE TRANSFER ORDER DATED 6.09.2018, QUASH OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM DATED 6TH SEPTEMBER, 2018 (UNDER ANNEXURE-E TO THE WRIT PETITION) ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT IN SO FAR AS IT CONCERNS THE PETITIONER AND THE 3RD RESPONDENT AND GRANT ALL CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER R.DEVDAS J., (ORAL):
The learned Counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 has filed a memo dated 04.01.2019 stating that during the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner vide representation dated 29.11.2018 had requested respondent- Corporation to transfer him to O & M Division, Shivamogga.
2. Acceding to the said request, the petitioner is transferred to his place of request and therefore the petition has become infructuous.
3. The said memo is taken on record.
4. The learned Senior Counsel Sri M.Nagaprasanna, representing the petitioner would admit of the said factum and therefore the petition requires to be dismissed.
5. The petition is accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous.
SD/- JUDGE JT/-