- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4242 WP No. 14243 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 14243 OF 2023 (GM-KEB) BETWEEN: PRAMOD R KAMAT, S/O RAMDAS M KAMAT, NO.85, 1ST MAIN ROAD,1ST CROSS, OKALI PURAM, BENGALURU - 560 012,AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHRIDHAR PRABHU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT K.R. ROAD, BENGALURU- 560 001. (REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR). 2. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELEC.) O AND M N3 SUB-DIVISION, BESCOM, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 0105. 3. ELECTRICITY OMBUDSMAN, A BODY CONSTITUTED UNDER SECTION 42(6) OF THE ELECTRICITY ACT HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.16,C-1, MILLERS TANK BED AREA, VASANTH NAGAR (BEHIND JAIN HOSPITAL) BENGALURU- 560 052. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI H V DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4242 WP No. 14243 of 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD 30TH MAY, 2023 PASSED IN CASE NO.OMB/B/G-479/2022 BY THE R3 OMBUDSMAN PRODUCED HEREIN AS ANNEXURE-A CONSEQUENTLY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, the respondents have granted substantive reliefs to the petitioner in terms of the interim order granted by this Court on 15.09.2023. He would further submit that for the remaining reliefs which are sought in the writ petition, the petitioner would approach the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Hence the following: ORDER (i) Writ petition is disposed of. (ii) Liberty is granted to the petitioner to approach the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum subject to the law of limitation. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4242 WP No. 14243 of 2023 (iii) Time spent in prosecuting the present writ petition from the date of filing the writ petition till this date has to be excluded for the purpose of limitation. (iv) Three weeks time is granted to approach the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum. (v) This Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the claims to be submitted before the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum. (vi) All contentions are kept open. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE BRN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 63