- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10767 WP No. 24508 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 24508 OF 2022 (GM-KEB) BETWEEN: M/S BIG BAGS INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD., NO 8, EPIP INDUSTRIAL AREA, GANJIMUTT MANGALURU – 574 144. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 1956, REP BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY SHRINATH SHASHIDHARA ADY S/O LATE NARAYANA ADYANATHAYA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS GENERAL MANAGER R/AT: NO 3, E-18-1555/25, FALT NO.803, MONT TLARA APARTMENT, NANTHOOR CROSS, NANTHOOR, MANGALORE DISTRICT – 575 002. …PETITIONER (BY SRI KALYAN R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF POWER AND ENERGY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001. REP BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. MANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LTD., (A GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA UNDERTAKING) REG. OFFICE ‘MESCOM BHAVAN’ KAVOOR CROSS ROAD, BEJAJ MANGALURU – 575 004. REP BY MANAGING DIRECTOR. Digitally signed by BASALINGAPPA SHIVARAJ DHUTTARGAON Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10767 WP No. 24508 of 2022 3. THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR GOVT., OF KARNATAKA NIRMAN BHAVAN, 2ND FLOOR RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU – 10. 4. THE DIRECTOR TECHNICAL MESCOM, ‘MESCOM BHAVAN’, KAVOOR CROSS ROAD, BEJAI, MANGALURU – 575 004. 5. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (ELECT) (COML) OFFICE ‘MESCOM BHAVAN’, KAVOOR CROSS ROAD, BEJAI, MANGALURU – 575 004. 6. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ELE) O AND M ZONE, MESCOM KAVOOR ZONE, OPP TO KIOCL TOWN SHIP AIRPORT ROAD, KAVOOR MANGALURU – 575 015. 7. THE EXECUTIVE EINGINEER (ELE) MESCOM, O AND M DIVISON KAVOOR, MANGALURU – 575 015. 8. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELC) O AND M SUB DIVISION, MESCOM KALIKAMBA, KAMMIKAMBA POST, MANGALURU – 579 151. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAJAKUMAR, A.G.A. FOR R1 TO R3; SRI RAKSHITHA D.J., ADVOCATE FOR R2, R4 TO R8) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER DIRECTING OR ANY OTHER WRIT AND TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED BILL DATED 12.10.2022 ISSUED FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2022 AND BILL DATED 01.011.2022 FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2022 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.8 AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND A1 TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10767 WP No. 24508 of 2022 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner appearing through video conference submits that the petitioner intends to withdraw the petition and seeks liberty to challenge the virus of Section 3(1)(a)(b) of the Act of 2018 as amended in the year 2018. The submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. The petitioner is at liberty to file the petition if advise in law. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CHS (VC) List No.: 19 Sl No.: 9