IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.2350 OF 2023 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

SMT. RADHAMMA W/O PADMANABHA REDDY AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/A KADIRAMPALLI VILLAGE BALTMARI POST, SRINIVASAPURA TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT-563134 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAHUL S REDDY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001 Digitally signed by SUMA 2. THE KARNATAKA UPALOKAYUKTA, Location:

REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, KARNATAKA MULTI STORIED BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001

3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND AUTHORISED CHIEF SECRETARY (GRAMA PANCHAYAT)

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ MULTI STORIED BUILDING, 3^RD FLOOR, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001

4. THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE DIVISION, 2^ND FLOOR, BMTC BUILDING, K.H. ROAD SHANTI NAGAR, BENGALURU-560027 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. BOPANNA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1, 3 AND 4 (VAKALATH NOT FILED);

SRI. VENKATESH ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT