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2025 DAILYLAW 54583 (KAR)

TOWER AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS v. STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/5328/2020 · 2025-11-18

E S Indiresh

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47244 WP No. 5328 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.5328 OF 2020 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. TOWER AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION HAVING ITS OFFICE AT 2ND & 3RD FLOOR, 7 BHAI VEER SINGH MARG, GOLE MARKET, NEW DELHI-110001 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES, MR ABHISHEK SRIVASTAVA AND MRS. ANURADHA REDDY. 2. INDUS TOWERS LTD KARNATAKA CIRCLE OFFICE AT NO.12, 7TH FLOOR, TOWER D, SUBRAMANYA ARCADE, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560029 REPRESENTED BY ITS HEAD LEGAL KARNATAKA, MR. ABHISHEK SRIVASTAVA 3. ATC TELECOM INFRASTRUCTUTE PRIVATE LIMITED HM TOWER, I FLOOR, MAGRATH ROAD JUNCTION, BRIGADE ROAD, ASHOK NAGAR, Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47244 WP No. 5328 of 2020 BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL LEGAL HEAD, MRS. ANURADHA REDDY. 4. TOWER VISION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED 18/3, VARMA CHAMBERS, IST FLOOR, WOOD STREET, ASHOK NAGAR, BENGALURU- REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY MANAGER-LEGAL, KARNATAKA, MR. GAUTHAM M S …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GURURAJ D.M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, HAVING THEIR OFFICE AT VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SANCHAR BHAWAN, NEW DELHI-110001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1; SRI. H. SHANTHIBHUSHAN, DSGI FOR R2) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47244 WP No. 5328 of 2020 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE KARNATAKA INSTALLATION OF NEW TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE TOWERS REGULATIONS, 2019 AT ANNEXURE-J TO THE PETITION IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL; DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, QUASHING OR SETTING ASIDE KARNATAKA INSTALLATION OF NEW TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE TOWERS REGULATIONS, 2019 AT ANNEXURE-J TO THE PETITION; AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. In this writ petition, petitioners are assailing the Gazette Notification dated 29.05.2019 issued by the first respondent notifying the Karnataka Installation of New Telecommunication Infrastructure Towers Regulations, 2019, as per Annexure-J to the writ petition. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has filed a memo today stating that the aforesaid Regulations as per - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47244 WP No. 5328 of 2020 Annexure-J was withdrawn by the respondent -State by Notification dated 12.01.2022 and thereby the prayer made in this writ petition has become infructuous. In that view of the matter, I am of the view that, no further orders are required to be made in this writ petition. 2. Accordingly, the memo dated 18.11.2025 is accepted and the writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn. 3. In view of the disposal of the petition, the pending applications if any, shall stand disposed of as not surviving for consideration. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6