- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49469-DB WA No. 1881 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1881 OF 2024 (GM-BWSSB) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. N SUREKHA D/O LATE N. NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 217, 7TH MAIN HRBR LAYOUT, 1ST BLOCK KALYAN NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 043 2. SRI N. PRABHU KIRAN S/O LATE N. NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 307, 7TH A MAIN HRBR LAYOUT, 1ST BLOCK KALYAN NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 043 3. SRI N. LOKESH S/O LATE N. NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS RESIDING AT 'NAGARAIK' NO. 305, 7TH MAIN, HRBR LAYOUT II BLOCK, 80 FT. ROAD KALYAN NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 043 Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49469-DB WA No. 1881 of 2024 4. SRI. N RAVI KIRAN ALIAS RAVI KIRAN V. VEMULKAR S/O LATE N. NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 9, 1ST FLOOR 'AQUA FORTE', 12 KENSINGTON ROAD BHARATHI NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 042 5. SRI N. KUMAR S/O LATE N. NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 9, 2ND FLOOR 'AQUA FORTE', 12 KENSINGTON ROAD BHARATHI NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 042 APPELLANTS No.1 TO 5 ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR GPA HOLDER - M/S BRIGADE ENTERPRISES LTD. A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT: NO. 29 AND 30TH FLOOR WORLD TRADE CENTER 2/1, BRIGADE GATEWAY DR. RAJKUMAR ROAD MALLESHWARAM - RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE - 560 055 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY MR. UDAYA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS …APPELLANTS (BY SRI SAMMITH S., ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49469-DB WA No. 1881 of 2024 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS ENGINEER - IN - CHIEF 2ND FLOOR, CAUVERY BHAVAN K.G. ROAD BENGALURU - 560 009 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (EAST) BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD 6TH FLOOR, CAUVERY BHAVAN K.G. ROAD BENGALURU - 560 009 4. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OFFICE CUM SECRETARY BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD CAUVERY BUILDING DISTRICT OFFICES ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-1) THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION No.10020/2020 (GM-BWSSB) DATED 05.04.2024 INSOFAR - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49469-DB WA No. 1881 of 2024 AS UPHOLDING THE DEMAND OF 'ADVANCE PROBABLE PRO RATA CHARGES' ARE CONCERNED AT (ii) OF THE OPERATIVE PORTION AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Learned counsel appearing for the appellants seeks to withdraw the present appeal. 2. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. Pending applications stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44