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. 30130 OF 2019 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

ZAKIR AHMED, SON OF MOHAMMED SULEMAN, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT GULAB BAGH, AL-FATHIMA MANZIL, PERMUDE POST, THENKA YEKKAR VILLAGE, MANGALORE TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 575 005.

REPRESENTED BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER NOOR AHMED SON OF MOHAMMED SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDING AT "BITHAL AL-NOOR, PERMUDE POST, BAJPE, MANGALORE-574 509 …PETITIONER Digitally (BY SRI. S. RAJASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR signed by SRI. MAYURA KEERTHI, ADVOCATE )

SUMA Location: AND:

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 1. THE VILLAGE PANCHAYATH PERMUDE, MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 575 001 REPRESENTED BY PACHAYATH

2. THE VILLAGE PANCHAYATH BAJPE, MANGALORE TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 575 001 REPRESENTED BY PANCHAYATH

3. THE PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT MANGALORE, REPRESENTED BY DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT ZILLA PANCHAYAT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT OFFICE, ASHOK NAGAR POST, KOTTAR, MANGALORE, D.K. DISTRICT-575006.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. P.P.HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VENKATESH SOMAREDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R