IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.12853 OF 2018 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

M/S. KARAM CHAND THAPAR AND BROTHERS (COAL SALES)

LIMITED A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS LOCAL HEAD OFFICE AT BUX RANKA HOUSE, N.R. SQUARE OTC ROAD, BENGALURU - 560002.

REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. DHYAN CHINNAPPA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. PUTTEGOWDA K., ADVOCATE &

SMT. M.L. SUVARNA LAKSHMI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: H IGH COURT OF KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LIMITED KARNATAKA SHAKTHI BHAVAN, 3^RD FLOOR BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. AJAY J. NANDALIKE, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH COMMUNICATIONS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT IN (I) NO.A1 M1 B3/KCT/1367 DATED 23.01.2018 (UNDER ANNEXURE-D TO THE WRIT PETITION) (II) NO.CE(FM)/MCL-RSR-KCT/309 DATED 10.02.2018 (UNDER ANNEXURE-F TO THE WRIT PETITION) AND (III) NO.A1 M1 B3/KCT/1476 DATED 14.02.2018 (UNDER ANNEXURE-G TO THE WRIT PETITION) BY ISS