- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2892 WP No. 5938 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 5938 OF 2020 (GM-KEB) BETWEEN: SRI CHOKKA REDDY, S/O CHIKKA REDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/O BOORAGAMAKALA HALLI, CHINTAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 562101 SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFITS IS NOT CIAIMED. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SRINIVASA K, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GENERAL MANAGER, BESCOM, K.R.CIRCLE, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER (ELE) AND APPELLATE AUTHORITY, BRAZ BESCOM/MESCOM MANGALORE - 574154. 3. THE ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELE), USD CHINTAMANI, BESCOM, CHINTAMANI, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 562101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI PRASHANTH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER ON APPEAL PASSED BY THE R-2 DATED 03.05.2017 VIDE ANNX-G AND ETC. Digitally signed by C HONNUR SAB Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2892 WP No. 5938 of 2020 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 Learned counsel for the respondents submits that since sole petitioner died on 21.09.2019, the petition has abated. He has produced the death certificate of the petitioner and the same is taken on record. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has no instruction to proceed further and he does not wish to prosecute further. The petition is dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44