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. 107571 OF 2025 (LB-TAX)

BETWEEN:

DEVI EDUCATIONAL TRUST (REGISTERED TRUST), VIJAYA NAGAR COLONY, HAVAMBHAVI, BALLARI-583 101, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, B. VENKTATA RANGA REDDY, AGE ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC. SECRETARY, R/O. VIJAYANAGAR COLONY, SIRUGUPPA ROAD, HAVAMBHAVI BALLARI-583 101.

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

LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF AND KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH

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 INDIA, PRAYING TO I DECLARE THAT THE PETITIO