- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4262 WP No. 36086 of 2024 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. 36086 OF 2024 (GM-KEB) BETWEEN: POORNAPRAJNA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, BESIDE DDPI OFFICE, NEW RAILWAY STATION ROAD, CHICKBALLLAPUR - 562101. BY ITS SECRETARY SRI. N. VENKATESH, S/O.NARAYANASWAMY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, REGISTERED UNDER EDUCATION ACT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. R.P. SOMASHEKARAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAMESH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KPTCL DEPARTMENT, KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU - 560 009. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BENGALURU ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LTD, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M. RAJ KUMAR, AGA FOR R1; SRI. SRIDHAR HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4262 WP No. 36086 of 2024 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 16.12.2024 TO SUPPLY THE POWER / ELECTRICITY CONNECTION TO THE PETITIONER SCHOOL WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNX-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition and he should be given liberty to approach the respondent No.2 authority seeking electricity connection to the petitioner's premises. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents on instructions would submit that if representation is submitted, same will be considered in accordance with law. Respondent No.2 authority shall consider the representation, if submitted by the petitioner, in - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4262 WP No. 36086 of 2024 accordance with law, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the application. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE MH/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26 CT: BHK