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2025 DAILYLAW 27668 (KAR)

SMT KUSUMA v. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ELECTRICAL

WP/16348/2025 · 2025-06-19

Jyoti Mulimani

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21131 WP No. 16348 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 16348 OF 2025 (GM-KEB) BETWEEN: SMT. KUSUMA W/O LATE HONNASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, RESIDING AT KELAGANA BEEDI, HULIYURUDURGA, HOSAPETE, KUNIGAL - 572 123. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVIKUMARA.B.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL), KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (KPTCL), PROJECT SUB-DIVISION, TUMAKURU-572 101. 2. KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (KPTCL), REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU-560 009. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (KPTCL), PROJECT DIVISION, TUMAKURU-572 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.V.DEVARAJU., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21131 WP No. 16348 of 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 PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Ravikumara.B.R., counsel for the petitioner and Sri.H.V.Devaraju., counsel for the respondents have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking following reliefs: (a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari to quash the impugned notice dated:02.05.2025 issued by the first respondent vide Annexure-C. (b) Issue a Writ of Certiorari to quash the impugned letter dated:20.05.2025 issued by the third respondent vide Annexure-E. (c) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents not to construct the power transmission tower on the petitioner's land bearing Survey No.484/10 situated at Hasiga Hobli, Kunigal Taluk, Tumakuru District. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21131 WP No. 16348 of 2025 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. 4. Counsel Sri.H.V.Devaraju., on instructions submits 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 is placed on record. 5. If at all the petitioner has any grievance, she may put forth her contentions and agitate her grievance before the District Magistrate. 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.: 1