IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 39950 OF 2013 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. LAKSHMAN RAO B R S/O LATE RAJOJI RAO AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS OCC:NIL R/O B H ROAD BESIDE PANDURANGA VITTALA TEMPLE BIRUR TOWN KADUR TALUK CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT-577116 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S V PRAKASH.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S 1. STATE OF KARANATAKA Location: H IGH REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY COURT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS M S BUILDING DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI K R CIRCLE BANGALORE-1

2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT(C & B)

DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI K R CIRCLE, BANGALORE-1

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT CHIKMAGALUR-577101

4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BIRUR SUB DIVISION BIRUR CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT-577116

5. THE SUPDT. ENGINEER NATIONAL HIGHWAY CIRCLE K R CIRCLE BANGALORE-1

6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BIRUR SUB DIVISION BIRUR, KADUR TALUK CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT-577116 7. TOWM MUNICIPALITY BIRUR REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF OFFICER CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT-577116

8. THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI-111001