- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24381 WP No. 7266 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 7266 OF 2025 (GM-KEB) BETWEEN: 1. RATNAMMA AGED 75 YEARS, W/O BASAVARAJAPPA, R/AT DOOR NO.152, CHIKKAJOGIHALLI VILLAGE, POST CHIKKAJOGIHALLI-577 214. SHIKARIPURA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. 2. SHUBHASH CHANDRA.P.C. AGED 56 YEARS, S/O CHANNABASAPPA, R/AT DODDAJOGIHALLI ROAD, CHIKKAJOGIHALLI VILLAGE, POST CHIKKAJOGIHALLI-577 214. SHIKARIPURA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. 3. RADHA.B.R. AGED 48 YEARS, W/O REVAPPA, R/AT DOOR NO.55, MARIKAMBA BEEDI, ISSUR, POST ISSUR-577 214. SHIKARIPURA TALUK. SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. 4. SANTOSH.K AGED 43 YEARS, S/O SANGAPPA.K., R/AT NO.5, Digitally signed by THEJAS KUMAR N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24381 WP No. 7266 of 2025 NEAR BASAVESHWARA TEMPLE, CHIKKAJOGIHALLI VILLAGE, POST CHIKKAJOGIHALLI-577 214. SHIKARIPURA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SUDESH KUMAR ACHARYA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, CORPORATE IDENTITY, NUMBER (CIN) U40109 KA 1999SGC025521, CORPORATE OFFICE, KAVERI BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009. REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER (TECK), KPTCL. 2. KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, MAJOR WORKS DIVISION, PRASARANA BHAVAN, M R S COLONY, SHIVAMOGGA-577 203. REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (V). 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT DC OFFICE, SIR M.V.ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. SHIVAMOGGA-577 203. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SAGARA-577 401, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24381 WP No. 7266 of 2025 5. M/S. SMS CONSTRUCTIONS, NO.86, 3RD MAIN, 4TH CROSS, J.P.NAGAR, 4TH PHASE, BENGALURU-560 078. REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.V.DEVARAJU., ADVOCATE FOR R1 & 2; SRI. RAJAKUMAR.M., AGA FOR R3 & 4; NOTICE TO R5-DISPENSED WITH V/O DATED:07.07.2025) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Sudesh Kumar Acharya.U., counsel for the petitioners has appeared through video conferencing. Sri.H.V.Devaraju., counsel for respondents 1 and 2 and Sri.Rajakumar.M., AGA for respondents 3 and 4 have appeared in person. 2. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24381 WP No. 7266 of 2025 3. Counsel Sri.H.V.Devaraju., submits that a memo has been filed stating that the KPTCL has filed the petition under Section 16(1) of Indian Telegraphic Act for removal of the obstruction. The oral submission made by counsel for the petitioner and the memo is placed on record. 4. Suffice it to note that the KPTCL has filed the petition under Section 16(1) of Indian Telegraphic Act for removal of the obstruction. If at all the petitioners have any grievance, they may put forth their contentions and agitate their grievance before the District Magistrate. Till the consideration of the case by the District Magistrate, the KPTCL shall not precipitate the matter as far as the petitioners are concerned. With the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. This Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14