IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH

WRIT PETITION NO.25543 OF 2022 (GM-FOR)

BETWEEN:

1. GANGADHARA

S/O LAXMANA

AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS

OCC-AGRICULTURE

R/O MALALICHANNENHALLI VILLAGE

THARIKERE TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577228.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. HIREMATHAD MAHESHIAH RUDRAYYA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY ITS SECRETARY

Digitally signed by DEPARTMENT OF FOREST AND ECOLOGY

ARUNKUMAR M S

M S BUILDING

Location: HIGH

COURT OF DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI

KARNATAKA

BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST

CUM THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY

SHIVAMOGGA CIRCLE

SHIVAMOGGA-577204.

3. ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FOREST

CUM THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY

THARIKERE SUB DIVISION THARIKERE CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577228.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO THE ORDER DATED 13.10.2022 PASSED IN APPEAL 86/2019-20 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE -M CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE ORDER DATED 07.09.2019 PASSED IN ENQUIRY NO. SA.A.SAM.LAKKAVALLI. TA.U.VI.OTTUVARI.112/2019 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-K.

THIS PET