- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16353 WP No. 6430 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 6430 OF 2024 (GM-BWSSB) BETWEEN: 1. SRI P M CHANGAMMA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, S/O LATE MUNISHAMA RAJU @ MUNISWAMY RAJU, RESIDING AT NO.7, NEW NO.50/7, 16TH MAIN, 39TH CROSS, 4 T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560041 2. SRI P M HEMANTHA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, S/O LATE MUNISHAMA RAJU @ MUNISWAMY RAJU, RESIDING AT NO. 185, MUNISWAMY RAJU LAYOUT, KOTHANUR DINNE, J.P NAGAR 8TH PHASE, BANGALORE-560076. 3. SRI P M THIRUMALA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O LATE MUNISHAMA RAJU @ MUNISWAMY RAJU RESIDING AT NO. 185, MUNISWAMY RAJU LAYOUT, KOTHANUR DINNE, J.P NAGAR 8TH PHASE, BANGALORE-560076. 4. SRI P M DAMODAR RAJU, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, S/O LATE MUNISHAMA RAJU @ MUNISWAMY RAJU RESIDING AT NO.185, MUNISWAMY RAJU LAYOUT, KOTHANUR DINNE, J.P NAGAR 8TH PHASE, BANGALORE-560076. 5. SMT JAYAMMA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16353 WP No. 6430 of 2024 W/O LATE MUNISHAMA RAJU MUNISWAMY RAJU RESIDING AT NO. 185, MUNISWAMY RAJU LAYOUT, KOTHANUR DINNE, J.P NAGAR 8TH PHASE, BANGALORE-560076. 6. SMT M PREMA @ LAKSHMI, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, D/O LATE MUNISHAMA RAJU @ MUNISWAMY RAJU, RESIDING AT NO.20, 2ND MAIN, 1ST CROSS, VASANTHAVALLABHA NAGAR, KOTHANUR DINNE, J.P NAGAR 8TH PHASE, BANGALORE-560076. PETITIONERS ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR GPA HOLDER M/S M SQUARE INFRA BY ITS PARTNER SRI C MADHUSUDHANA RAO. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI SUDHAKAR G V.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001. 2. BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD, 2ND FLOOR, CAUVERY BHAVAN, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BANGALORE-560001, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER(SOUTH), BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD, 6TH FLOOR, CAUVERY BHAVAN, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BANGALORE-560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1, SRI B L SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16353 WP No. 6430 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) QUASH THE GOVERNMENT ORDER BEARING NO. UDA/194/MNI/2015, BANGALORE DATED 12/02/2016 ISSUED BY THE R1 (ANNEXURE-F) IN SO FAR THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri Sudhakar G.V., learned counsel for petitioners, Sri. Mohammed Jaffar Shah, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent No.1 and Sri B.L. Sanjeev, learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3. 2. The charges levied against the petitioners, in the case at hand, are either few or all of these charges viz., Beneficiary Capital Contribution Charges, Greater Bangalore Water Sewerage Project charges, Advance Probable Pro Rata Charges and Treated Water Charges for Construction. These very charges were considered by this Court in W.P.No.20016 of 2021 c/w W.P.No.10020 of 2020, disposed on 05-04-2024, wherein this Court has upheld the Advance Probable Pro Rata Charges and Treated Water Charges for - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:16353 WP No. 6430 of 2024 Construction and has quashed Beneficiary Capital Contribution Charges and Greater Bangalore Water Sewerage Project charges, by the following order: “35. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER (i) The Writ Petitions are allowed in part. (ii) The demand of Advance Probable Pro Rata Charges and Treated Water Charges for Construction are upheld. (iii) The demand of Beneficiary Capital Contribution Charges and Greater Bangalore Water Sewerage project charges are held to be illegal. (iv) The obliteration as found in clause (iii) supra will not come in the way of the State or the Board to bring in the charges that are held to be illegal under the provisions of the Act or the Rules, by making suitable amendments to the Act, Rules or the Regulations. (iv) Petitioners in these petitions who have deposited amounts demanded as Beneficiary Capital Contribution Charges and Greater Bangalore Water Sewerage project charges is entitled to refund of the same, for which purpose the petitioners shall submit a representation. The same shall merit consideration within 12 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. (v) In cases where in the event the petitioners has deposited the amount before this Court, as a condition precedent for grant of the interim order, the Registry shall refund those amounts to the petitioners, in case of any deposit of the kind.” - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:16353 WP No. 6430 of 2024 3. In the light of the issues answered by this Court supra standing covered to the case at hand on all its fours, the writ petition stands disposed on the very same findings and observations. Ordered accordingly. I.A.No.1 of 2024 is disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 464