{"id":253917,"date":"2008-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/prabhat-rai-so-balakrishna-rai-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-4-april-2008"},"modified":"2014-01-23T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T07:30:29","slug":"prabhat-rai-so-balakrishna-rai-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-4-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/prabhat-rai-so-balakrishna-rai-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-4-april-2008","title":{"rendered":"Prabhat Rai S\/O Balakrishna Rai vs The State Of Karnataka on 4 April, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Prabhat Rai S\/O Balakrishna Rai vs The State Of Karnataka on 4 April, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: N.K.Patil<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">IN !\ufb02E HIGE COURT OF KARNATAKA A\n\n \n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT B.A.I\\!I'\u00a7.A.L_,_.f\n\nDATED THIS THE 4TH my 0:? 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V \u00ab\n\nLi&#039;? MADE THIT: FOLLGWING:  _ \n\nPe\ufb01tioner in thie&#039;  for quashing\n\nthe demand@_r_aotic{=\u00a7B  May 2006 in\n \ufb01de&#039; Annexure E passed\n\nht: ng*lr&#039;I&#039;h&quot;  05&#039;-&#039;1 nu!-H-innar I-use annn 1- ing-\nIl &#039;JZVIII &#039;I. U &#039;  &#039;Edy&#039; v&quot;l&#039;  &#039;H. &#039;I l\u00a2I &#039; rag&#039;-III&#039;-&quot; &#039;9&#039; I I353  It \nquaehing \u00ab the _  ~ dated 6*&#039; January 2006 in\n\nNo.\u00a73E$c0&#039;M:(CE-E1t(C&#039;l5jIAO (COM) 2005 - 03 I cvs I\n\n  411    respondent vide Annexure D.<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">reeponeertte 1 to 4 to levy and charge the eiectricity<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;3Qn_SnUtTIi)tiDn charges in respect of the installations of the<\/p>\n<p>\u00b0p.&#8217;e\ufb01ti_ner as per the tariff applicable fer in_ue..iee er as<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>\/;&#8217;:\u00b0z___<\/p>\n<p>\/ft<\/p>\n<p>IN THE HIGH. COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE W.PNo.8788l2OD6<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;n-us wan&#8221; PETITION comma or\u00bb: \u00e9aa <\/p>\n<p>per &#8230;e ssvsmmsnt Ords I wauzisati\ufb01\ufb01 u t<\/p>\n<p>1997 issued by first respondent vide Annexur_eA;&#8217;.&#8217;:   2 V.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">2. Lemed counsel ppeering for   <\/p>\n<p>the outset submitted that; the  <\/p>\n<p>_.|J.-\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">this est\ufb01sn is -s&#8221;&#8216;ecuy oojvsred bathe order:<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">this Court dated 6&#8243;&#8216;    in<br \/>\nW.P.No.2802I2006 (ms.  iNAYSIDE<br \/>\nFACILITY \\!S,.1$TATE&#8230;C.3:F  ANOTHER)<br \/>\nsnd   filed by petitioner<br \/>\nalso njsyibs  of the said order.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\"> &#8211;.  appearing for petitioner<\/p>\n<p> V&#8217;p..;.ein\u00a7.._&#8217;tiie submission made by iearned<\/p>\n<p> .   for respondents, as stated supra, on record, the<\/p>\n<p> L&#8217; .:.if1&#8242;:&#8217;=*\u00bb.taAr*:i:4:1\\Iiv&#8217;!&#8217;:,iifV\u00abg:)&#8217;:&#8217;eti..tion may be disposed of.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">4. &#8216;i.Tiie submission made bu leerned ceunsei<br \/>\n. h  J&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;E\\<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;5. !.n. the ligh f the &#8230;tbm!eeion made by learned<\/p>\n<p>I win. &#8216;cl<\/p>\n<p>counsei appearing for both parties, the writ pet\u00e9tiortf\ufb01ied<\/p>\n<p>by petitioner is disposed of following the   <\/p>\n<p>this Court dated 6&#8243;&#8216; March zmepaasad in<\/p>\n<p>FACILITY vs. STATE   AND dd<\/p>\n<p>ANOTHER) for the rim-ain.% the said<br \/>\norder has been&#8217;con\ufb01rmgdA:.Vbtr&#8217;._Vdte  \ufb02enoh of<br \/>\nCourt ii&#8217;:   12*&#8221; iviarch<br \/>\n2oo7    and others Vs.<br \/>\nStatgivlgf  Further it is needless to<\/p>\n<p>clarify that;  \ufb01e  the petitioner to redress his<\/p>\n<p> \u00ab_ \u00a7riei;\u00e9jrjt;:e_vfor&#8217;cenpeeeion, if any, extended to petitioner<\/p>\n<p> &#8216; end. o.tAher;*tA.,\u00ab:&#8221;before the State Government, by way of<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;:_reoresentation, if he is so advised or need<\/p>\n<p> ertee;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_6\">\/<\/p>\n<p>SILMK, Sup<\/p>\n<p>vaicaiafn on behaif of respondents 2 to 4 withih1\u00bb:&#8217;i\u00e91f&#8217;e.e<\/p>\n<p>weeks from today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Prabhat Rai S\/O Balakrishna Rai vs The State Of Karnataka on 4 April, 2008 Author: N.K.Patil IN !\ufb02E HIGE COURT OF KARNATAKA A IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT B.A.I\\!I&#8217;\u00a7.A.L_,_.f DATED THIS THE 4TH my 0:? 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