Smt. I.B. Sudha, v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Karnataka Municipalities Act 1964 — Section 187 (provisional and confirmation orders); Section 322 (revision/appeal); Articles 226 and 227 Constitution; notice issued in the name of a stranger to the property; no show-cause notice to owner; procedural infirmity; defective notice cannot be sustained; quashing of municipal and revisional orders; liberty for fresh proceedings with due opportunity; Regional Commissioner and Appellate Authority, Mysuru Division; Case No. MUN. RP 22/2025; electricity disconnection notice by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Ltd.; earlier writ W.P.No.21002/2025 (interim order 15.07.2025; disposed 02.09.2025). Neutral citation: NC: 2026:KHC:29686. Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice B M Shyam Prasad (oral order). Outcome: petition allowed; all four impugned instruments quashed without prejudice to fresh proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed: the Provisional Order dated 05.06.2025, the Confirmation Order dated 03.07.2025, the Order in revision dated 08.04.2026 and the third respondent's Communication dated 10.07.2025 are quashed, without prejudice to the Authorities beginning fresh proceedings in the petitioner's name but with due opportunity.