IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 11758 OF 2017 (LB-UC)

BETWEEN:

K.G. MAHESHWARAPPA S/O LATE GANGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT KANIVEHALLI VILLAGE, LAKYA HOBLI, CHIKKAMAGALUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577101.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANGAMESH G. PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER LAKYA GRAMAPANCHAYATH CHIKKAMAGALUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577168.

Digitally signed by 2. THE PRESIDENT SUMA LAKYA GRAMAPANCHAYATH, Location: CHIKKAMAGALUR TALUK, HIGH CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577168.

COURT OF KARNATAKA

3. SRI. K.M. KANTHARAJ GRAMAPANCHAYATH MEMBER AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, KANIVEHALLI, LAKYA POST, CHIKKAMAGALUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577168

4. SRI. K.V. BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, GRAMAPANCHAYATH MEMBER KYATANABEEDU, LAKYA POST CHIKKAMAGALUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577168.

5. EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYTH, CHIKKAMAGALUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577101.

6. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH, CHIKKAMGALUR DISTRICT-577101.

7. SMT. PUSHPA W/O MOHANRAJ AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O KANIVEHALLI, LAKYA HOBLI, CHIKKAMAGALUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DIS