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SMT SHAKUNTHALA DEVI v. BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LTD

WP/5461/2024 · 2025-07-24

Jyoti Mulimani

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28157 WP No. 5461 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 5461 OF 2024 (GM-KEB) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SHAKUNTHALA DEVI W/O LATE B.RAMESH CHAND, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, 2. SRI. SURESH KASHYAP S/O LATE B.RAMESH CHAND, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 3. SMT. JYOTHI D/O LATE B.RAMESH CHAND, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 4. SMT. PINKY D/O LATE B.RAMESH CHAND, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 4 ARE R/AT GROUND FLOOR, PROPERTY BEARING NO.29/B, 1ST CROSS, BANGYAPPA GARDEN, LANGFORD ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 016. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ANIL KUMAR SHETTY., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHAKER SHETTY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LTD., CAUVERY BHAWAN, Digitally signed by THEJAS KUMAR N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28157 WP No. 5461 of 2024 K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED, S-2, WILSON GARDEN, BENGALURU-560 027. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.V.DEVARAJU., ADVOCATE FOR SMT. ANUSHA PRASAD., ADVOCATE FOR R1 & 2) 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: ORAL ORDER Sri.Anil Kumar Shetty., counsel on behalf of Sri.S.Shaker Shetty., for the petitioners and Sri.H.V.Devaraju., counsel on behalf of Smt.Anusha Prasad., for the respondents have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to restore the power supply and install electric meter bearing R.R.No.S2EH4637 with consumer I.D.No.0295997000 in respect of the property - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28157 WP No. 5461 of 2024 No.29/B, Ground Floor, 1st Cross, Bangyappa Garden, Langford Road, Shanthinagar, Bengaluru - 560 016. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. 3. Counsel Sri.Anil Kumar Shetty., submits that a memo has been filed furnishing true copy of the Decree and a Compromise Petition filed in O.S.No.334/2015. Counsel, therefore, submits that the memo may be placed on record and a direction may be issued to the authority for restoration of power supply. The oral submission made by counsel for the petitioners and the memo is placed on record. 4. A perusal of the compromise petition reflects that the petitioners are in possession of the ground floor of the property in question. However, there is no power supply to their property as of today. Therefore, this Court deems it proper to direct the petitioners to make a representation for restoration of the power supply with necessary documents - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28157 WP No. 5461 of 2024 within a week's time from the receipt of certified copy of this order. Upon receipt of such a representation, the authority concerned shall consider the same within two weeks thereon in accordance with the law. This Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. 5. With the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21