TI-IE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICEMNIK.' _"'f'ii;~:'iii"' BETW EEN: SUBRAMANYA KALAKURA » I * SIC) LAXMINARAYANAKALKURA '' AGED ABOUT 49 YEAR3. , = I" RIAT TI-IENKANIDIYUR \.(II;I-.AG-IE --.. nnnu It-IOTTAIVI POST, UOUPI' T1'='u.-i.:r\- _ 1;. } V. Vfiménrnnnc . ». ' »_ n-f In 1|-r 1|-nu I...-,= are : K suauaaaa' §:+;"3_1:§:;AvI-:uz«.4;2x:::':a5 .=»I;N.»-~p»..«Er.x--_.~.»».arI=;g ) 1 THEASLIEERIINTEH-DING'EMT'-INEEQIEITECTRICITY) Meescom; .'.*iA,NAGI.0RE D"!r$DI8TRICT~-.'j-._ , 2 THEIASSISTANTIENEGIUEFIIIEENGINEER fiflER.A?I0T€.ANfl I'.'IAII'ITE.IIIA"I"'-3 Mascom. UDUPIISUB. DIVISION um?! nssrmcgr é V RESPONDENTS
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I TI-IIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF
.”‘I-5″‘ ‘\.7»’\.’.’:’I”s’u$T~ITIJ ON OF INOIA PRAVIIIG TO QIJASI-I DETAILED BILL
DATED NIL ISSUED BY R2 VIDE ANNEX.A. AND GONSEQUENTLY THE
flI.L$*.!-$’.~$’.!ED BY THE R OT: 213.200? VIDE ANNEXB. TO
THIS WRIT PETITION. ‘ –
T THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN
‘3’ GROUP, THIS DAY. THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ”
IN THE 1-IIGH COURT 0?’ A” wmaazoaa w.::- Na 3 I-‘.”‘.2″‘.”.fi’.}’7
INTHEH 0 TO K T TB .. 0. 72/007
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Petitioner, assaiiing the conectnese. 7
impugned bck billing demand notioe..date_d K V’
second respondent vide
2007 vide Annexure B~,.__ has*”riresented the “instant
petition. H V i V
2. The it petitioner is a
consumer the eiectricity
his residential premises
bearingiM_lg.:F’ has been paying the said
bilIs_;regLiiariy ascend when they are received;
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A _ :5; vi«.ii,i’s~«.the case of petitioner that, petitioner has
been electricity bills in the range of Rs.90l- to
1461- rnonth from June 2005 to October 2006 and
A fhtihie this nnnaurnnrl-inn nu nrn nf nlu-.+rini-I-u nninu Inn
” as –.-u. 0′!-I so no 1.-mun-n.ar–rau.u.u u I: can I I u lulu.’ 51 1.; 0.:
fl’ II III III I-IE!
pefitioner. When things stood thus, to the shock and
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALDRE W.P.’No.l l727I20D7
HLEHE HIGH COURT OF KARNATALCA AT ?AN _ALQ-_E W..P-.N€,!=! 172312007
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surprise of petitioner, on 16″‘ November 2.996 th
a squad
-f respondent – Company’ raided the house of petitio’ner..u
and when petitioner was on duty at Udupi, as i’
at Udupi Post Office, the respondents; «_ it
uniiatereiiy, have issued the billing..deniian’d§inotice
vide Annexure A and :1i:i’-!_e eleotrioity bill
Vida Annexure B._ of the back
petitioner” has’? itbefore the Appellate
Authority on * 5 But, the said appeal was
returned itopppppetitioner ground that, there is rte
provisi§ion’~f*r fitning-:tn_«epp*ei under Reguiation 4;?.L’J6 in
reepectiéof The same has been intimated to
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petitioner of communication dated 29″‘ June
‘;’jhiliing notice and the consequential bill, petitioner
rushed to this Court and presented the instant writ
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petition on the around of threat of disconnection of
eiectrici'”y supply to the instaiiation of petitioner. f i’ =
4. l have heard learned counsel H
petitioner and learned standing :c:ounsa_| 7.appea’iinVp_: for
.responden…
5. When this matter tor
for preliminary hearing _thisV’Court has
granted the interim ordAer,v:l’_ ijgpondents to
restore the _ instaiiation of
petitioner__vsu’bjeet.;_:.:toV” 50% of the
amount–i_as._ A and B within two
weeks fromi__4ti1atV’::!e.teg = counsel appearing for
petu’t.iz;:{ner’~ subrnitteci______that. the said’ conditional interim
order Vgranteci,«t:y_this Court has been complied with and
tl1e’;t.,p”ti1ev.san§ie1’vhas also not been disputed by learned
Sr!!!
“counsel for res-V’-nden*..s = Company.
. After careful evaluation of the entire material
V. jilavailable on record, with specific reference to Annexure
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Qffieer of rape. den. — Cempeny, i sin of the view.j’ii’e_at,
the same is issued behind the back of petiijtinet ‘
much as the concerned OfficerV.:has..isstiedd’it
without issuing show cause notioevppasivienviseped
the rete-tent “revision of the Conditions as
the Eieotrioity Act. Therefore; iiiipof not taking an
appropriate decision and-T-‘by the decision
on the basis: ofethe iialiegired by the
Offieer, to petitioner, the
impugned oactbuiing snmt be sustained.
7. ‘ Keeping «iittiie§v—:ei’i”ti1ese factors , without going
into” of the case, would suftfice for this
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Court, .v.\:Aiiie.8~ppropriate direction is issued, to safeguard
tne’interesti’Lof’A’i5oth parties.
A {ftheii”eese, as stated above, the p’ti’tion fi’eo’ y
8. ti:-_-letting regard to the facts and circumsmnoes of
petitioner is disposed of with the following directions:
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE W.P.No.l 172712007
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l] The impugned back billing demand
notice vide Annexure A issued by it
respondent is directed to be Heated –
cause notice issued to petitioner .. T? 4′ _
ll] Petitioner is permitted to. me deteilfed.
objections to the show we notice « T.
show ceu$ej:’n_otic§f3’§V’ from
the
–« respondent is direcifl
ti’-‘I to be fiied by
Fletitioner “iappropriate order, after
” ._ ‘ ‘-‘:is}i’fcrding.’reesoh§ble opportunity of hearing to
ccmpiience
A iegrsfivprovisicns of the Electricity Act read
” .. vi relevant provision of the Conditions of
A “*€’;i:pply of Electricity of the Distribution
|._ice.n.-ee-es in t..e State of K-rrr’t’i-is and
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE W.P.No.l l727f20D’7
IN THE COJRT OF KARNATAKA AT T1353′ ‘ “”5 ‘Q’3E;§’ ‘fl.F.Ng.1l7g7i3QOZ
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diepeee of the same as exfieditiriusiy as
possibie, at any rate, within a period of el_giit:VV’:*<
weeks from the date of receipt of objeefieiee ted it
be filed by petitioner te
vide Anneuur A, w'niVch_ is directed mi it
treated as show cause"'=e?¢tic;e
petitioner. V A 2
IV] Ftirther, the..eecendt,_ree'_"ffide*t err
L5:
.. ef i’eeperide’ht 1?? Company
the Loc:4-$10
are V ” direct_ed«:.; :_:neti._ electricity
su;iaply._ — instaliatien of
petitieiieeg” t,i!!”tt1e*.see’.:;i’ind r”-pendent takes a
as ‘directed bove.
Sd,/-E
H Iudqé.
IN THE I-HG” COURT GE’ KA’n€I\iA'”:’\KA AT BANGALORE W.P.No.1 172719007