IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107151 OF 2025 (T-MVT)

BETWEEN:

SHRI SHRINIVAS S/O. SHANKARLAL GUPTA, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCCUPATION: BUSINESS, RESIDINTG AT “SRIKAR”

SY NO. 891E, PLOT NO. 31 BANASHANKARI NAGAR, BANASHANKARI TEMPLE ROAD, RANEBENNUR, TALUK: RANEBENNUR, DISTRICT: HAVERI-581115.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRUTHVIRAJ P. HITTALAMANI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by RAKESH S 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HARIHAR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT Location: High Court of BY ITS COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, AND ROAD SAFETY, Dharwad OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, 1^ST FLOOR, A BLOCK, TTMC BUILDING, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU-560027.

2. THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, RANEBENNUR, PLOT NO 103 SIDDESHWARA NAGARA, RANEBENNUR DISTRICT HAVERI 581115.

3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, HASSAN, B KATHIHALLI, ARASIKERE ROAD, HASSAN-571105.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.T.HANUMAREDDY, AGA)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO:

A. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.3 TO FORTHWITH CONSIDER THE PETITIONERS