Updated: March 16, 2021 21:40 IST Court directs Bescom to file an affidavit on whether it can install transformers on footpaths without consent of BBMP Share Article AAA Bescom contends that it does not require permission from BBMP to install transformers on footpaths, as the State government has not framed rules under provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003. | Photo Credit: SREENIVASA MURTHY V Court directs Bescom to file an affidavit on whether it can install transformers on footpaths without consent of BBMP The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday said it hopes that heads of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (Bescom) and Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will evolve a scheme to permit installation of electricity transformers on footpath without compromising the safety of pedestrians.