IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R.DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.54227 OF 2018 (S-KSRTC) BETWEEN T. VENKATACHALAPATHI S/O LATE THIMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT CHANDRABHAVI, KYATHAGONDANA HALLI POST, MADHUGIRI TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572133 (BY SRI M.C.BASAVARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KSRTC,CENTRAL OFFICES, K.H.ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE-560027 2. THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER KSRTC, SHIVAMOGGA DIVISION, SHIVAMOGGA-577401 ... PETITIONER ... RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED OFFENCE MEMO DATED 28.11.2018 VIDE ANNEXURE-F TO THE WRIT PETITION ISSUED BY CHECKING SQUAD OF R-2 AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER R.DEVDAS J., (ORAL):
The petitioner is a driver in the respondent- Corporation. The petitioner is aggrieved by the issuance of Offence Memo dated:28.11.2018, according to which, the petitioner is guilty of being absent from the bus as the second driver.
2. The petition is pre-mature, in as much as the petitioner is called upon to answer the Offence Memo issued by the respondent and it is for the petitioner to cause a reply and proceed in accordance with law.
3. In that view of the matter, the petition requires to be dismissed and is accordingly dismissed.
SD/- JUDGE KLY/