IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT APPEAL NO. 562 OF 2025 (KLR-CON)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI NAGARAJA REDDY, S/O LATE NANJA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS.

2. N JAYARAM REDDY, S/O LATE NANJA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS.

BOTH ARE R/AT SURYAKANTHI ROAD, K.V LAYOUT, K R PURAM, BENGALURU-560 036. 3. N ASHOK REDDY, Digitally S/O LATE NANJA REDDY, signed by AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS.

NANDINI R Location:

4. N SURESH REDDY, HIGH COURT OF S/O LATE NANJA REDDY, KARNATAKA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS.

BOTH ARE R/A: MARAGONDANAHALLI, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU-560 036.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI D.R. RAVISHANKAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SRI SARAVANA S, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPT. BY ITS SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE DISTRICT, BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVAN, KEMPEGOWDA NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 009. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, KRISHNARAJAPURAM, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU-560 036.

4. MUNIREDDY, S/O. LATE NADUPANNA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/A MARAGONDANAHALLI, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGAL