IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.52195 OF 2019 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. SHAMANTHA D.S.

W/O RAGHU M L AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS OWNER-CUM-DEALER OF GUTHYAMMA FUEL STATION AND KISAN SEVA CENTRE, MAGUNDI, N R PURA TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 160.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASHANTH H.S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, SHARMA ANAND CHAYA M.S.BUILDING Location: HIGH COURT OF DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001 REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

3. M/S BHARATH PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED NEAR APMC YARD, NH-66 BAIKAMPADY MANGALURU - 575 011 REPRESENTED BY ITS TERRITORY MANAGER (RETAIL).

4. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MAGUNDI GRAM PANCHAYAT N.R.PURA TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 160.

5. SRI PRAVINA KUMAR C S/O CHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDENT OF BOMMANAKATTE KALLIHAL POST, BHADRAVATI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 233.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1 & R2;

SRI. SHIVAPRASAD SHANTANGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R5;

SRI. N.J. KUMAR, ADV