IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 444 OF 2025 (KLR-LG)

BETWEEN:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT DISTRICT COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE STATE BANK ROAD, MANGALURU-575 001.

3. THE TAHSILDAR Digitally signed OFFICE OF THE TAHSILDAR by PRABHAKAR ULLALA TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT-576 101.

SWETHA KRISHNAN …APPELLANTS Location: High Court of (BY SMT NAMITHA MAHESH B G, AGA )

Karnataka AND:

1. MR. RAMANATHA SHETTY S/O KRISHNA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDENT OF KAKKEMAJALU HOUSE DARALAKATTE POST, MANGALURU-574 199.

…RESPONDENT THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL BY SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 11/09/2024 PASSED IN WP NO.14790/2024 AND ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. V