IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT APPEAL NOs.2801-2802 OF 2019 (GM-BWSSB) BETWEEN:
BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD 1ST FLOOR, CAUVERY BHAVAN KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BENGALURU – 560 009 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN (BY SRI B.L.SANJEEV, ADVOCATE) …APPELLANT AND:
1. PURAVANKARA LIMITED (FORMERLY PURAVANKARA PROJECTS LTD.,) A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 130/1, ULSOOR ROAD BENGALURU – 560 043 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT-LEGAL MR.S.JOHN VIJAYAKUMAR 2. MR.N.H. RUSTUMJI S/O LATE SRI HOMIRUSTUMJI AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT G-15 & G-16, GROUND FLOOR RICHMOND TOWERS 12, RICHMOND ROAD BENGALURU – 560 025 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001 REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI ADITYA SUNDHI FOR SRI JOSEPH ANTHONY, ADVOCATES FOR R-1 AND R-2; SRI VIKRAM HUILGOL, HCGP FOR R3) *** THESE WRIT APPEALS ARE FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 24.06.2019 PASSED BY HE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.NO.45726/2018 AND 46002/2018 (GM-BWSSB) AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO DISMISS THE SAID WRIT PETITIONS.
THESE APPEALS ARE COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGEMENT
By the impugned judgment the present appellant was directed to consider and decide the representation submitted by the first and second respondents for the water supply and sanitary connections. There is no dispute that, accordingly, a decision has been taken by the present appellant by passing an order and in fact, the said order is the subject matter of a challenge in the writ petition.
2. In view of the above position, there is no reason to interfere with this writ appeal and the same is accordingly disposed of.
We make it clear that we have not adjudicated the matter on merits and the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties are kept open.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE VK