IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 31795 OF 2025 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. SHANKARAMURTHY N.C., S/O CHANDAIAH N.C., AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, ADHYAKSHA OF NIDAGATTA GRAM PANCHAYATH, RESIDING AT NIDAGATTA VILLAGE, SAKRAYAPATTANA HOBLI, KADUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577 548.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARISH KUMAR M C., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS Digitally UNDER SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RURAL signed by SUMA DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ, Location: VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001.

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TARIKERE SUB DIVISION, TARIKERE, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 228.

3. THE NIDATTA GRAMAPANCHAYATH PANCHAYATH, RPTD BY ITS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, NIDAGATTA VILLAGE, SAKRAYAPATTANA HOBLI, KADUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577 548.

4. SRI. RAJAPPA N.K., S/O. KARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, MEMBER OF NIDAGATTA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, 5. SRI. VISWANATHA N.C. S/O. CHANDAIAHKARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, MEMBER OF NIDAGATTA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, 6. SMT. GEETHA N.C, W/O. TIRUMALEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, MEMBER OF NIDAGATTA GRAMA P