- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38315 W.P. No.7213/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V. HOSMANI WRIT PETITION NO.7213/2025 (GM-KEB) BETWEEN: JNANAGANGA HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (REGD) A CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE ACT, 1959 HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO.1112 NEW NO.F-30/2, JLB ROAD OPPOSITE HP PETROL BUNK NEXT TO CANARA BANK VIDYARANYAPURAM, MYSURU-570 008 REPRESENTED BY ITS CONSULTANT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHRIDHAR PRABHU, ADV.,) AND: 1. CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION (CESC) CIN : U40109KA2004SGC035177 A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT CESC MYSORE, CORPORATE OFFICE, 29 VIJAYANAGARA 2ND STAGE, HINKAL MYSURU-570 017 E-mail : md@cescmysore.org REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER (ELECTY) CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION, O & M ZONE, CESC HAVING ITS OFFICE AT Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: High Court of karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38315 W.P. No.7213/2025 BESIDE 66/11 KV MUSS DATTAGALLI RING ROAD KANAKADASA NAGAR, MYSURU 570 022. 3. KARNATAKA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION (KERC) ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 19 OF THE KARNATAKA ELECTRICITY REFORMS ACT, 1999 HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO.16 C-1, MILLERS BED AREA, VASANT NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 052 EMail : chairmankerc@karnataka.gov.in REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SUMANA NAGANAND, ADV., FOR R1 & R2 SRI. B.N. PRAKASH, ADV., FOR R3) - - - THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION TO QUASH THE DEMAND NOTICE BEARING NO.MUEM(VI)/AEM(V)SAKANAEM(KA)-1/2024-25/3005-08 DATED 23RD AUGUST 2024, ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT CEE, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT DEMANDS THE PETITIONER TO BEAR THE CHARGES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SUBSTATION BY ARBITRARILY CLUBBING INDEPENDENT LAYOUTS NOS. 1 TO 5, WHICH IS ULTRA VIRES REGULATION 3.2.4 OF THE KERC (RECOVERY OF EXPENDITURE FOR SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY) (THIRD AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2004 AS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38315 W.P. No.7213/2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for petitioner has filed memo for withdrawal of writ petition as settled amicably. 2. Taking note of memo, writ petition is dismissed as settled out of Court. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE RV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18