- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51846-DB WA No. 397 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU WRIT APPEAL NO. 397 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE GENERAL MANAGER (A AND HR), BESCOM, BESCOM K R CIRCLE, BANGALORE 560001 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC), KPTCL TL AND SS DIVISION, SRS PEENYA, BANGALORE -560058. &APPELLANTS (BY SRI. ANIRUDH A KULKARNI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. NAZEER AHMED S/O LATE ABDUL MAZEED AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/A NO. 18, 11TH B CROSS, RAJAGOPAL NAGAR, PEENYA 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE NORTH, BANGALORE - 560058. &RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K.SRINIVASA., FOR C/R1) - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51846-DB WA No. 397 of 2025 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 26.11.2024 IN WP No-28114/2024 (S-RES) AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE WP No-28114/2024 (S-RES). THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present writ appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 26.11.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.28114/2024 (S-RES). 2. Sri Anirudh A Kulkarni, learned counsel for the appellants fairly concede that there is nothing much to be argued on behalf of the appellants inasmuch as the issued involved in this writ appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of the Supreme Court in the STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS Vs. RAFIQ MASIH (WHITE WASHER) reported in (2015) 4 SCC 334. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51846-DB WA No. 397 of 2025 3. In view of the aforesaid, we dismiss the present writ appeal. (D K SINGH) JUDGE (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE NG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3 Digitally signed by DINESH KUMAR SINGH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by TARA VITASTA GANJU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNTAKA