IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M WRIT PETITION NO. 11036 OF 2016 (L-KSRTC)

BETWEEN:

THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, KSRTC, CHIKKABALAPURA DIVISION, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 101.

NOW REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER:

KSRTC, CENTRAL OFFICE, SHANTHINAGAR, SARIGE SADANA, BENGALURU - 560 027.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANJEEV B.L., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI. M.B.KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O. LATE BYRAPPA M., Digitally signed by THEJAS DRIVER-CUM-CONDUCTOR KUMAR N TOKEN NO.2546, Location: HIGH R/AT: 9^TH BLOCK, COURT OF SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL ROAD, KARNATAKA BAGEPALLI TOWN & TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 562 101.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. GURUPRASAD S., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. A.J.SRINIVASAN, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS.

THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

Sri.Sanjeev.B.L., counsel for the petitioner and Sri.Guruprasad.S., counsel on behalf of Sri.A.J.Srinivasan., for the respondent have appeared in person.

2. The brief facts are these:

The respondent joined the service of the corpora