IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019 BEFORE:
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION No.11072/2017 (GM – KEB) BETWEEN:
SRI M.R.KRISHNEGOWDA S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT OPP. G.R. MILL TUMKUR-MADHUGIRI ROAD ANTARASANAHALLY TUMKUR TALUK & DISTRICT. ... PETITIONER [BY SRI H.V.MANJUNATH, ADV.] AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001. BY ITS SECRETARY.
2. THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION COPORATION LIMITED DISTRICT OFFICE ROAD AMBEDKAR VEEDHI SAMPANGI RAMA NAGAR BENGALURU-560009.
3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER [ELEC.] MAJOR WORKS DIVISION, KPTCL TUMKUR-572102.
4. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER [POWER] No.4, MAJOR WORKS DIVISION KPTCL, TUMKUR-572102. …RESPONDENTS [BY SMT JYOTHI.M., AGA FOR R-1;
SRI H.V.DEVARAJU, ADV. FOR R-2 TO R-4.] THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMMUNICATION DATED 10.06.2016 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT No.4 VIDE ANNEXURE-A.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R The petitioner has challenged the communication dated 10.06.2016 issued by the respondent No.4 vide Annexure-A to the writ petition.
2. Learned counsel for the respondent Nos.2 to 4 submits that pursuant to the writ petition filed before this Court challenging the communication dated 10.06.2016, the tower and high tension power lines have been erected in the land of the petitioner with the consent of the petitioner and appropriate compensation amount is also awarded. Hence, the petition does not survive for consideration.
3. The said submission is placed on record.
Writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous with liberty to the petitioner to seek for revival of the same, if the petition otherwise survives for consideration.
Sd/- JUDGE NC.