- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4939 WP No. 21270 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI M WRIT PETITION NO. 21270 OF 2025 (GM-KEB) BETWEEN: 1. SRI MANJUNATHA V.R., S/O RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 2. SMT. ANITHA S W/O MANJUNATHA V.R., AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS BOTH ARE R/AT NO. 5121, 2ND CROSS, RAJIVNAGAR, WARD NO.23, VIJAYAPURA TOWN, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL - 562135. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. H.V.BHANU PRAKASH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NIRMITA KENDRA, BOMMAVARA, KUNDHANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL - 562110. 2. SHREE SHAKTHI SAMUDHAYA BHAVAN, YARTHIGANAHALLI, ANNESHWARA GRAM PANCHAYAT NIDHI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL - 562157. Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4939 WP No. 21270 of 2025 REPRESENTED BY PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, ANNESHWARA GRAM PANCHAYAT. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DEVANAHALLI SUB-DIVISION OF BESCOM, NEAR DEVANAHALLI NEW BUS STAND, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU - 562 110. 4. THE BESCOM, K.R.CIRCLE, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, NUNEGUNDLAPALLI, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 5. KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (KPTCL) K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR …RESPONDENTS 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, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.H.V.Bhanu Prakash., counsel for the petitioners appeared in person. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4939 WP No. 21270 of 2025 2. The petition is filed seeking the following prayers: To issue a writ order or direction: (i) direct the respondent authority to pay the compensation of Rs.50,00,000/- to the petitioners along with the interest at the rate of 12% from the date of death to the realization. (ii) Grant such other reliefs or further orders as this Hon'ble court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of this case, in the interest of justice and equity. 3. The writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to pay just and fair compensation of Rupees Fifty Lakhs to the petitioners for untimely death of the deceased. 4. Counsel for the petitioners urged several contentions. 5. Heard the arguments and perused the writ papers with utmost care. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4939 WP No. 21270 of 2025 6. The petitioners are seeking compensation under writ jurisdiction. Claims for payment of compensation and allegations of negligence necessitate a thorough adjudication of disputed facts and evidence, and therefore, cannot be agitated or entertained in a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. SD/- (JYOTI M) JUDGE SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7