IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 29412 OF 2023 (S-KSAT)

BETWEEN:

KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA MS BUILDING, DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE 560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JOSEPH ANTHONY.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally si gned by 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REKHA R REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO Location: GOVERNMENT, High DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, Court of (MINOR IRRIGATION), Karnataka M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001.

2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE -560 001.

3. MUKUNDAPPANAVAR N.S.

S/O LATE SHIVAJI, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RETIRED SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT GROUND WATER AUTHORITY, DHARWAD, PERMANENTLY R/AT H NO. 90B /4, SIDDARAMESHWARA COLONY, RANI CHANNAMMA NAGAR, DHARWAD - 580 001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHIVA REDDY, AGA FOR R1 AND R2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE

226 OF THE CONSITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF A WRIT THEREBY QU