IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA WRIT PETITION NO. 24160 OF 2022 (GM-RES)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 17726 OF 2022 (GM-RES)

AND WRIT PETITION NO. 19135 OF 2022 (GM-RES)

IN WP No. 24160/2022 BETWEEN:

1. SRI. PATHA PETTALU MOHAN, S/O RANGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO.47/64, 12TH A CROSS, VYALIKAVAL, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560 003.

2. SRI.BALAKRISHNA, S/O BYLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.611, 8TH MAIN, 8TH CROSS, K N EXTENSION, YESHAWANTHAPUR, BANGALORE-560 022.

3. SRI.D.NAGARAJ, S/O DASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT NO.8/2, 11TH CROSS, MALLATHALLI, 9TH BLOCK, M.V.LAYOUT, BANGALORE-560 056.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI.DHANANJAY V.JOSHI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI.PRAKASH.K.A, ADVOCATE)

AND:

DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INDIA (PRIVATE COMPANY WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY), A COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED ADDRESS AT:

125-B, ITS REGISTERED CHAMBER-15, BHIKAJI CAME PLACE, NEW DELHI-110 066.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI.ABHINAV MUKERJI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI.BALARAM.M.L, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227