IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT APPEAL NO. 3256 OF 2019 (L-KSRTC)

BETWEEN:

THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER K.S.R.T.C., DAVANAGERE DIVISION DAVANAGERE - 577 001 NOW REPRESENTED BY: THE CHIEF LAW OFFICER K.S.R.T.C., CENTRAL OFFICES K.H. ROAD, SHANTHI NAGAR Digitally signed by K G BANGALORE-560 027 RENUKA MBA Location:

HIGH COURT …APPELLANT OF (BY SRI. B S SRINIVAS, ADV. FOR KARNATAKA SRI. B L SANJEEV, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI J RAMULU S/O ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, KSRTC BUS DRIVER, DAVANAGERE DEPOT, DAVANAGERE DIVISION DAVANAGERE-577 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. M T JAGAN MOHAN, ADV. FOR CAVEATOR/RESPONDENT IN CP NO.783/2019)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 18/07/2019 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.16342/2018 AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS WP NO.16342/2018.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI)

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