Writ appeal against refusal to direct BESCOM to disconnect electricity supply to a building allegedly constructed illegally on the appellant's land. The Divisional Bench concurred with the Single Judge that the matter belongs in the pending civil suit and dismissed the appeal.
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NC: 2026:KHC:162-DB WA No. 1464 of 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1464 OF 2025 (GM-KEB)
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
SMT PUSHPALATHA W/O SRI K. KATHROY, D/O LATE KC JAYALAKSHMI, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 3/1, VAIBHAV HOTEL BUILDING, BESIDE GOVT. SCHOOL, SARJAPURA ROAD, KAIKONDRAHALLI VILLAGE, VARTHUR HOBLI, BENGALURU-560035.
…APPELLANT
(BY SMT. BHARMAL SHISIN SHABBISBHAN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MENTO ISAC, ADVOCATE)
AND:
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BENGALURU METROPOLITAN AREA ZONE (BESCOM), NO. 14/3, 3RD FLOOR, MAHARISHI ARAVINDA BHAVAN, CFC BUILDING, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001
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RESPONDENT No.5 TO 8 ARE RESIDING AT NO. 24, SUNNY BROOKS, SARJAPURA MAIN ROAD, NEAR WIPRO CORPORATE OFFICE, DODDAKANNALLI, CARMELARAM, BENGALURU-560035
…RESPONDENTS
THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 22/07/2025 PASSED IN WP NO.2565/2025 BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HONBLE COURT PRODUCED AND ETC.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA
ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)
HC-KAR
building named as 'Sri Balaji Vaibhav' which has been raised on a land described in Survey No.41 situated at Kaikondrahalli Village, Varthur Hobli, Bengaluru East Taluk, Bengaluru [ subject property ].
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and cannot compel the State Authorities to disconnect the utilities in order to assert her rights.
from raising her contentions in any pending civil action or for availing appropriate remedies.
Sd/(VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/(C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE
BS
List No.: 2 Sl No.: 24
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ appeal seeking direction to BESCOM to disconnect electricity supply to a building on land claimed by the appellant should be entertained despite a pending civil suit over the same pro
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Smt Pushpalatha W/o Sri K. Kathroy
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd
Chief Engineer, Bengaluru Metropolitan Area Zone (BESCOM)
Executive Engineer (Electricity) (O and M), BESCOM HSR Layout Division
Assistant Executive Engineer (Electricity) (Com.O and M), BESCOM-S11 Sub-Division
Sri A. Ramappa
Vibhu Bakhru
C.M. Poonacha
As recorded by the court registry
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