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2025 DAILYLAW 18722 (KAR)

SMT YASHODHAMMA v. BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED (BESCOM)

WP/6491/2025 · 2025-03-14

M Nagaprasanna

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- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10752 WP No. 6491 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 6491 OF 2025 (GM-KEB) BETWEEN: SMT. YASHODHAMMA W/O LATE SHAMAPPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.183, KUDLU MAIN ROAD NEAR VENKATESHWARA TEMPLE BOMMANAHALLI, BENGALURU – 560 068. …PETITIONER (BY SRI LEELARAJU M. N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED (BESCOM) REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR CORPORATE OFFICE, K.R.CIRCLE, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC) BESCOM, S-13 SUB-DIVISION AECS LAYOUT, KUDLU BENGALURU – 560 068. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI H.V.DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 13.02.2025, ISSUED BY THE Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10752 WP No. 6491 of 2025 SECOND RESPONDENT, HEREWITH PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE- E. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is seeking the following prayer: “1) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction quashing the impugned notice dated 13.02.2025, issued by the second respondent, herewith produced as Annexure – D. 2) Pass such other and further reliefs as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Heard Sri Leelaraju M.N., learned counsel for petitioner and Sri H.V.Devaraju, learned counsel for respondents. 3. The apprehension of the petitioner is that, there would be disconnection of the electricity to the warehouse. 4. Sri H.V.Devaraju, learned counsel for the respondents would submit that what is issued is a notice seeking production of the documents with regard to the building and the electricity - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10752 WP No. 6491 of 2025 taken to that building. Even before the reply to the notice, the petitioner is before this Court. 5. In the light of the aforesaid submission, reserving liberty to the petitioner to submit his reply to the notice within 45 days from today, the petition stands disposed. 6. Till the reply is considered and the decision thereon is communicated to the petitioner, the electricity supply to the warehouse of the petitioner shall not be disconnected, subject to all necessities under the statute. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 31 CT:SS