IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M. SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR WRIT APPEAL NO. 100400 OF 2024 (GM-FOR)

BETWEEN:

SMT. SMITHA, W/O. VINAYAK JADHAV AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: PROMOTER / PROPRIETOR WHISTLING WOODZS BADAGUND VILLAGE, AT. PO. GANESHGUDI, OIDA TALUK, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA, REGIOSTERED OFFICE, JADHAV BUILDING, OPP. VRL LOGISTICS LIMITED, 9TH CROSS, MARATHA COLONY, DHARWAD, DIST. DHARWAD-580001 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. V. M. SHEELVANT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

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1. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST VANAMALA N AND APPELLATE AUTHORITY, Location:

CANARA CIRCLE, SIRSI-581401, HIGH COURT OF DIST: UTTARA KANNADA, KARNATAKA

2. THE ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, DANDELI SUB-DIVISION, DANDELI DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581325, 3. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST,HALIYAL DIVISION, HALIYAL-581329,TQ: HALIYAL, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581329.

4. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER DANDELI DIVISION, DANDELI DIST. U. KANNADA-581325 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.GANGADHAR J. M, ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE GENERAL;

SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S.4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT