Karnataka High Court
Nm Giri vs M/S Amr Power Pvt Ltd on 19 November, 2009
Author: V.G.Sabhahit
Bench: V.G.Sabhahit
BETWEEN:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 19*" DAY OF NOVEMBER
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. P.D. DINAK.APRAmA, C'i_:I-T1'?EE"i.!'}_STICE
AND
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WRIT APPEAL N_o._3;§m;W,y20o9 &~«..
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(BY SR1 MANMOHAN PN, ADV.,)';V " -. «.
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1 M/S AMR ROWER PVT LTD_
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. RESPONDENTS
I AGA FOR R3) "ACT TO CONDONE THE DELAY OF 19 DAYS IN FILING THE "APPEAL.
application filed by AMR under Section 16(1)§"ai' the Telegraph Act and in view of the notification isés'ued'--u5y."t'h.e State under Section 164 of the Electricity erection of towers and recourse.-to" »Teleg4rap.h'Al'Act can be had only where the Company is o'yv.ne'd_l the'--.iS'tate V' is not open for AMR to erectrtowers" an having recourse to Telegraph..."A--ct"'-~t,sincelit is not an instrumentality of the S't'aste.'"' -contended that the petitioners ;. _appe'l'léh't:; rate invested huge amount on "and__:'h..ave developed the same and there is __alVter'nya"tiye:__iaiid for lei-'e.c.ti'ng transmission towers and laying et-ectricét-yl'tir,a'nsm'i~--ssion lines. Lear'rire,dL_Si:ngle Judge, after hearing the learned slenior"-cvounsel for the petitioners and the learned cosinseylill"F'o'r};.res;.pondent No.1~ AMR and the learned V' _couns"'e.! for "K"arnatal<a Power Transmission Corporation ('i<P.Tci_), by order dated 2o.o7.2oo9, negatived the.hCo'ntention of the learned senior counsel for the filpetrtioners that only instrumentaiity of the State is entitled the benefit of Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, we d--..gdjirjawt>t'h'e lines 12 hold that there is no merit in these writ appeals ma pass the following order:~ .
The Writ Appeals are dis-m'is--s.ed."__ appeals are dismissed on metit, consider the application'--_:_?~»,_ fort' condonation of delay in. filingpithese a'ppealsfi.A 7 isd/-
_Ch§ef.l§E1SfiCe Sol/-
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