IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31^ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT APPEAL NO. 596 OF 2025 (GM-FOR)

BETWEEN:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 REPT. BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY

2. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001

3. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS Digitally KUDREMUKH WILDLIFE DIVISION signed by KARKALA TALUK OFFICE JUNCTION AMBIKA H B KUKKUNDOOR POST Location: UDUPI - 574 104 High Court of Karnataka

4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT FIELD ROAD VIJAYANAGAR CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101

5. THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT FIELD ROAD VIJAYANAGAR CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101

6. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER REVENUE SUB DIVISION DISTRICT FIELD ROAD VIJAYA NAGAR CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101

7. THE TAHSILDAR BHARATHI STREET SRINGERI - 577 139 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI ANTONY PAULY MUKKANNIKKAL AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS S/O PAULY ANTONY R/O NO.18C, LINK HERITAGE KACHERIPADI, ERNAKULAM KERALA - 682 018 …RESPONDENT