IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 168 OF 2025 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M S BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR …APPELLANT (BY SRI. K PRASANNA SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Digitally signed by PANKAJA S M.S BUILDING, BENGALURU -560 001 Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 2. THE COMMISSIONER BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE N.R SQUARE, BENGALURU -560 002

3. SRI. V PRASANNA S/O VENKATESH J AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, ASSISATANT ENGINEER KEMPEGOWDA NAGAR SUB-DIVISION, H. SIDDAIAH ROAD, BBMP OFFICE, BANGALORE-560 001 R/AT FLAT NO. 303, VAISHNAVI LAYOUT PRAKRUTHI KRISHNA APARTMENT, VIDYARANYAPURA BANGALORE- 560 097 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 05.12.2022 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP No-7060/2021 AND ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL FILED BY THE APPELLANT.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN A