IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 48900 OF 2018 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER UPPUNDA GRAM PANCHAYATH, KUNDAPUR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-576232 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. YOGESH KUMAR U S, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, 3^RD FLOOR, NEAR 3^RD GATE, BENGALURU-01 Digitally signed by

2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SUMA Location: KUNDAPUR TALUK PANCHAYATH, HIGH SHASTHRI CIRCLE, KUNDAPURA-576201 COURT OF KARNATAKA

3. SMT. SUNANDA @ VANITHA PRABHU W/O SRI. B. PANDURANGA PRABHU, MAHAMAYA, AMBAGILU, UPPUNDA VILLAGE AND POST, KUNDAPURA TALUK-576232 (BY SRI. B. BOPANNA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 - SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND QUASH THE ORDER DATED 15.09.2018 IN CASE NO.KA.NI.A.NYA/APPEAL-01/2018-19/208/24-9-2018 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN