Karnataka High Court

WP/421/2025 of SRI KRISHNA MURTHY Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 6 August 2026

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CNR: KAHC010011532025 NC: 2026:KHC:41476-DB WP No. 421 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 421 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL)

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

WRIT PETITION NO. 421 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL)

BETWEEN:

1.

KRISHNA MURTHY

AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS

S/O. LAKSHMINARAYANA TUNGA

R/O. SHIVAPURA VILLAGE

OLD KOPPA ROAD

MADDUR TALUK

MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 429

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI KRISHNA MURTHY, PARTY-IN-PERSON)

AND:

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY ITS

CHIEF SECRETARY

M.S. BUILDING

DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI

BENGALURU - 560 001

2.

CHIEF MINISTER OF KARNATAKA

ROOM No.323A, 3RD FLOOR

VIDHANA SOUDHA

Digitally

signed by

AMBIKA H B

Location:

High Court

of Karnataka

HC-KAR

DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI

BENGALURU - 560 001

3.

THE MINISTER

KARNATAKA ELECTRICITY BOARD

KAVERI BHAVAN

BENGALURU - 560 001

4.

THE CHAIRMAN

KARNATAKA ELECTRICITY BOARD

KAVERI BHAVAN

BENGALURU- 560 001

5.

THE DIRECTOR

CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY BOARD

VIDYANAGAR 2ND STAGE

MYSURU - 570 011

…RESPONDENTS

(SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT

ADVOCATE FOR R-1 AND R-2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226

AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH RULE

14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PUBLIC

INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A

WRIT OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTION/S OR ORDER/S AND THE

RESPONDENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE ORDER OF 200 UNITS

FREE TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF KARNATAKA AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

HC-KAR

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

and

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

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ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)

1. The petitioner appears in person and seeks to withdraw the present petition.

2. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE

Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE

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