IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 5214 OF 2025 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. N.A. VENUGOPAL SON OF LATE N.M.ANNAIAH AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.18/21, 7^TH CROSS, 2^ND BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560011.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. OM KUMAR R., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. CHANNARAYAPATTANA GRAM PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, CHANNARAYAPATTANA, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562135.

Digitally 2. EXECUTIVE OFFICER, signed by DEVANAHALLI TALUK PANCHAYAT, SUMA Location:

DEVANAHALLI TOWN, HIGH BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562110.

COURT OF KARNATAKA

3. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, DODDABALLAPUR, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-561203.

4. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYATRAJ DEPARTMENT, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU -560001

5. SRI. SUBRAMANI S/O CHOWDAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT IRIGENAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.

6. SRI. HARISHA M.

S/O MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT IRIGENAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRIC