IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M WRIT PETITION NO. 105377 OF 2021 (L-KSRTC)

BETWEEN:

THE MANAGEMENT OF NWKRTC, HUBBALLI DIVISION, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. M. M. KHANNUR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SHIVAJI BALAPPA DONGARE, AP: ANKALAGI, TQ: GOKAK, DIST: BELAGAVI-591 101.

…RESPONDENT (BY SMT. KALPANA T. M., ADVOCATE)

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 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.M.M.Khannur, counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Kalpana. T.M., counsel for the respondent have appeared in person.

2. The short facts are these:

The respondent was employed as a Conductor in the establishment of the Corporation. He was appointed on 10.11.1998 under the ex-servicemen quota. On 11.01.2017, he met with an accident and sustained a fracture, for which implants were inserted in his right leg. Consequently, he applied for l