IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M WRIT PETITION NO. 106603 OF 2023 (L-KSRTC)

BETWEEN:

THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, N.E.K.R.T.C.

KALABURGI DIVISION, KALABURGI, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF LAW OFFICER, KKRTC, CENTRAL OFFICE, KALABURAGI-585102.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. S. C. BHUTI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI. NEELAKANTAPPA S/O. SIDDARAMAPPA, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: CONDUCTOR, R/O. SHANTA NAGAR, JEWARGI KALABURAGI-585 102, DIST: KALABURGI.

…RESPONDENT (NOTICE TO RESPONDENT IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

S A A YU M B REEN DsSAD iAY i E gg UMn S ite HBR adl N E by E U yN R DESHNURLHCK o AOIcG RU aH N t R i A o T n T O : AFKA THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS.

THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

Sri.S.C.Bhuti., counsel for the petitioner has appeared in person.

The notice to the respondent was ordered on 06.11.2023.

The office note depicts that the respondent is served and unrepresented. The respondent has neither engaged the services of an advocate nor conducted the case as a party in pe