IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 7473 OF 2023 (GM-KEB)

BETWEEN:

SRI BALASIMHA RAO, S/O SRI NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/A NO.274, 1^ST MAIN ROAD, KAMALA NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 079.

…PETITIONER [BY SRI GANAPATHY BHAT, ADVOCATE (PH)]

AND:

1. THE KARNATAKA RENEWABLE Digitally signed ENERGY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED (KREDL)

by GURURAJ D NO.39, SHANTHI GRUHA, Location: High BHARATH SCOUTS AND Court of GUIDES BUILDING, Karnataka PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR.

2. BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED (BESCOM)

OFFICE AT K.R. CIRCLE, BENGALURU - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

3. KARNATAKA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION (KERC)

NO.16, C-1, MILLER TANKBED AREA, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 052, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

…RESPONDENTS [BY SRI SUMANTH KASHYAP, ADVOCATE FOR R1;

SRI SHAHBAAZ HUSSAIN, ADVOCATE FOR R2 (PH);

SRI B.N. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR R3]

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 &

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ORDER BY SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 28.07.2016 IN O.P.NO.42/2015 PASSED BY THE 3