IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 211 OF 2024 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD REGISTERED OFFICE AT No.6, ALI YAVAR JUNG MARK BANDRA EAST, MUMBAI - 400 051

2. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD MYSURU DIVISION OFFICE No. L 36/A, 1^ST FLOOR B.N. ROAD MYSURU TRADE CENTER OPP. KSRTC BUS STAND MYSURU - 570 001 Di gitally REP. BY DIVISIONAL RETAIL HEAD signed by MYSURU - 570 001 AMBIKA H B …APPELLANTS Location :

(BY SRI AMBRISH, ADVOCATE FOR High Court SRI NAGARALE SANTOSH SUBHASHCHANDRA, ADVOCATE)

of Karnataka AND:

1. SRI N. LINGARADHYA SON OF K NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT NO. KALLESHWARA NILAYA

13^TH CROSS, SRINAGAR DEVARAYAPATNA POST TUMKUR - 572 104 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI GANAPATHI BHAT VAJRALLI, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE FINAL JUDGMENT DATED 31.07.2023 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION No.9660/2020 AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE PETITION & ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: