IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1969 OF 2025 (GM-KEB)

BETWEEN:

1. POWER COMPANY OF KARNATAKA LIMITED INDHANA BHAVAN, 4TH FLOOR ANAND RAO CIRCLE BANGALORE - 560 009 (REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR PROJECTS)

…APPELLANT (BY SRI SHASHIKIRAN SHETTY K., ADVOCATE GENERAL/

SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SMT. SUMANA NAGANAND, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. M/S HASSAN THERMAL POWER PRIVATE LIMITED Digitally PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS EURO INDIA POWER signed by CANARA PRIVATE LIMITED AMBIKA H B A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 21 Location:

OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 High Court HAVING ITS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AT S-327 of Karnataka GREAT KAILASH-II, NEW DELHI -110 048 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR SMT. NALINI VIJAYKUMAR W/O VIJAY KUMAR AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS

2. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY VIDHANA SOUDA, BANGALORE - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (SRI R.K. NAROOLA, ADVOCATE;

MS. PRATIBHA SHARMA, ADVOCATE;

MS. DEEPA V., ADVOCATE FOR C/R-1 &

SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4