The Karnataka Government postponed its decision on providing electricity and water connections to buildings constructed without obtaining completion certificates and occupancy certificates following an inconclusive meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday. The chief minister’s office said that while the Government must respect court orders, it must also find a solution to the problems faced by the general public. Any decision taken should benefit the people,” he said during the high-level meeting, according to a statement issued by the chief minister’s office. The chief secretary will chair the October 8 meeting, where he and ministers, the advocate-general, the chief minister’s legal advisors, and other senior officials will deliberate on the legal framework for conditional exemptions. Story continues below this adDuring the recent Cabinet meeting, the advocate-general cited sections of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act that provide for exemptions for buildings without occupancy certificates.