- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41818-DB WA No. 396 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 396 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE GENERAL MANAGER (A AND HR) BESCOM KR CIRCLE, BANGALORE 560001. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELEC), KPTCL TL AND SS DIVISION, SRS PEENYA, BANGALORE -560058. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. VASHISTA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ANIRUDH A KULKARNI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. T. VENKATESH S/O LATE THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/A NO. 51, 5TH B CROSS, NEAR TRIVENI SCHOOL, DEFENCE COLONY, BAGALAGUNTE, BANGALORE NORTH, BANGALORE - 560073. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K.SRINIVASA., ADVOCATE FOR C/RESPONDENT) THIS WRIT APPEAL 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 08/11/2024 IN WP NO.28592/2024 AND CONSEQUENTLY, DISMISS WP NO.28592/2024, ETC. Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41818-DB WA No. 396 of 2025 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) Mr. Vashista, learned counsel appearing for the appellants fairly concede that there is nothing much to be argued on behalf of the appellants inasmuch as the issue involved in this writ appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of the Supreme Court in STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS Vs. RAFIQ MASIH (WHITE WASHER) reported in (2015) 4 SCC 334. 2. In view of the aforesaid, we dismiss this appeal. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE NG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10