IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 07TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.17187/2018 (S-RES) BETWEEN SRI. KEMPARAMAIAH S/O. LATE. NAGI KEMPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WORKING AS ENGINEERING-IN-CHIEF, BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD, CAUVERY BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD, BANGALORE 560009.
(BY SRI. M. S. BHAGWAT, ADVOCATE) ... PETITIONER AND 1. THE BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, I FLOOR, CAUVERY BHAVAN, K. G. ROAD, BANGALORE 560009.
2. THE BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER-CUM-SECRETARY, I FLOOR, CAUVERY BHAVAN, K. G. ROAD, BANGALORE 560009.
3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALROE 560001.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. KIRAN KUMAR T. L., AGA FOR R3 SRI. B.L. SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS FROM R-2 IN RESPECT OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 13.04.2018, QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 13.04.2018 PASSED BY R-2 ON THE APPROVAL OF THE R-1 AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER R.DEVDAS J., (ORAL):
The respondents No.1 and 2 have filed a memo dated 17.12.2018 stating that the petitioner has sought for quashing the order dated 13.04.2018 passed by the respondent No.2, at Annexure-A whereby the petitioner was reverted to the post of Chief Engineer from the post of Engineer-in-Chief. It is stated by the respondents that by an order dated 20.11.2018, the respondent No.2 has withdrawn the impugned order dated 13.04.2018 at Annexure-A, and therefore, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. Copy of the order dated 20.11.2018 has been filed along with the memo dated 17.12.2018.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner admits the fact that the respondents have passed another order dated 20.11.2018 whereby the impugned order dated 13.04.2018, stands withdrawn.
3 In view of the order, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous and therefore, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
SD/- JUDGE DL