- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26833 WP No. 19706 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 19706 OF 2024 (GM-KEB) BETWEEN: SRI. MAHESHA.N S/O NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO.67, 7TH CROSS, AMBEDKAR NAGAR, 5TH MAIN, SRIRAMPURAM, BANGALORE-560 021. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANOHAR., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. NAGARAJU.S., ADVOCATE) AND: THE BENGALURU ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD, AEE, C-1, SUB-DIVISION, RAJAJINAGARA, BENGALURU. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. H.V.DEVARAJU., ADVOCATE FOR SMT. ANUSHA PRASAD., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26833 WP No. 19706 of 2024 ORAL ORDER Sri.Manohar., counsel on behalf of Sri.Nagaraja.S., for the petitioner and Sri.H.V.Devaraju., counsel on behalf of Smt.Anusha Prasad., for the respondent have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to provide electricity connection to the house of the petitioner. 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. 4. It is said that the petitioner is a tenant of a house bearing No.67, Ground Floor, 7th Cross, Ambedkar Nagar, 5th Main Road, Srirampuram, Bangalore. The petitioner contends that at the time of occupation of the premises by him, there was no power connection, hence he had requested the authority concerned for power supply and thereafter, he has obtained the electricity connection and he has been paying the regular consumption charges as of today. Based on a complaint given by Sri.Anniyappan., the authority issued a communication - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26833 WP No. 19706 of 2024 to the petitioner on 19.04.2024 directing him to give a reply and to furnish certain documents. Accordingly, the petitioner gave a reply on 04.05.2024. Counsel Sri.H.V.Devaraju., submits that if a direction is issued, the authority would consider the reply that is submitted by the petitioner in accordance with the law. The oral submission made by counsel Sri.H.V.Devaraju., is placed on record. Admittedly, the petitioner has submitted his reply on 04.05.2024 and the same has not been considered as of today. Therefore, this court deems it appropriate to direct the authority concerned to consider the reply submitted by the petitioner and to act in accordance with law. By an interim order dated 30.08.2024, the power connection was restored to petitioner's house. The BESCOM Authority is directed not to take coercive steps to disconnect the power supply till the consideration of the reply submitted by the petitioner. Needless to observe the petitioner shall pay the regular consumption charges. 5. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26833 WP No. 19706 of 2024 This Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE TKN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18