IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 101385 OF 2024 (SC-ST)

BETWEEN:

NAGARAJ DANAPPA HOSUR S/O DANAPPA HOSUR, AGE. 53 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, VADDAL, TQ. SIRSI, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA-581 401.

… PETITIONER (BY SRI. LAXMESH P. MUTAGUPPE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, UTTAR KANNADA, DIST. KARWAR-581 301.

CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI DCKAHig TAit TNa I l MDyRA sAN igSI nHeEdK bAyR LAXMAN LKD+ oaa0 crt5ena 3: ta 0 i 2toa0 nk2 :a 5 H, .D1 ig 1hh .a2 Cr7wo 1 ua2 rdt : 5 Bo 4ef :n3c6h 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SIRSI SUB-DIVISION, SIRSI, DIST. KARWAR-581 401.

3. SRI. MANJUNATH NARAYAN HEGDE S/O NARAYAN HEGDE, AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SIRSI, TQ. SIRSI, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581 401.

4. BASAVARAJ BANGARAPPA NANDIKESHWAR S/O BANGARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. DASANAKOPPA, TQ. SIRSI, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA, PIN-581 358.

… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA FOR R1 AND R2;

SRI. S.H. MITTALKOD, ADVOCATE FOR R3;

NOTICE TO R4 IS SERVED)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A W