IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT

AND

THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

WRIT APPEAL NO. 100148 OF 2024 (S-KSRTC)

BETWEEN:

SHAHABUDDIN ISMAILSAB VAKKUND

AGE. 62 YEARS, OCC. NIL,

R/O. RATTIHALLI, TQ. HIREKERUR,

DIST. HAVERI.

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI AMIT KADALLI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI S.G. KADADAKATTI,

ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed

by BHARATHI H 1. THE KARNATAKA STATE ROAD

M

Location: HIGH TRANSPORT CORPORATION,

COURT OF

KARNATAKA R/BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND M.D.,

DHARWAD

BENCH CENTRAL OFFICES,

Date:

2025.12.19 SHANTINAGAR, BANGALORE-560027.

17:07:39 +0530

2. THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER

NWKRTC, HAVERI DIVISION, HAVERI. 3. CHIEF STAFF MANAGER NWKRTC,

CENTRAL OFFICE, HUBBALLI, DHARWAD DIST.

…RESPONDENTS

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S.4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO, MODIFY THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.112052/2014 ORDER DATED. 07.02.2024 BY ALLOWING THE WRIT APPEAL.

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

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT)

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