IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.12428 OF 2020 (GM-CPC)

BETWEEN:

P N MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O LATE B.A.NATARAJ PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NANDIGUNDA VILLAGE, SHANIVARASANTHE HOBLI, SOMWARPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT-571235 EMPLOYED AS PLANTER.

...PETITIONER (BY SMT SINDHU V, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . SHANIVARASANTHE GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SHANIVARASANTHE, SOMWARPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT-571235.

2 . THE PRESIDENT SHANIVARASANTHE GRAMA PANCHAYATH SHANIVARASANTHE, SOMWARPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT-571235.

3 . PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SHANIVARASANTHE GRAMA PANCHAYATH SHANIVARASANTHE HOBLI SOMWARPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT-571235.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M.N.MADHUSUDHAN, ADVOCATE FOR R-1 AND R-3;

R2 – SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1908, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS OF O.S.NO.09/2017 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SOMVARPET, KODAGU AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED MARCH 4, 2020 AT ANNEXURE-A PASSED IN IA NO.3 IN O.S.NO.9/2017 BY THE LEARNE