IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 107570 OF 2025 (LB-TAX)

BETWEEN:

THE VIJAYA VINAYAKA ACADEMY TRUST, (REGISTERED TRUST), 18/13, BOMMANHAL ROAD, MUNDALUR COMPOUND, MILLERPET, BALLARI-583 101, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, M. RAJKUMAR S/O. M. RAMAPPA, AGE ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC. SECRETARY, R/O. 18/13, BOMMANHAL ROAD, MUNDALUR COMPOUND, MILLERPET, BALLARI-583 101.

… PETITIONER Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR (BY SMT. GAYATRI S.R., ADVOCATE)

LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH AND

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-01.

2. THE BALLARI CITY CORPORATION, R/BY ITS COMMISSIONER, GADAGI CHENNAPPA CIRCLE, (ROYAL CIRCLE), BALLARI-583 101.

3. THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, DIVISIONAL OFFICE-1, THE BALLARI CITY CORPORATION, GADAGI CHENNAPPA CIRCLE, (ROYAL CIRCLE), BALLARI-583 101.

… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARANABASAVARAJ C.S., ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3;

SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF IN