IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV

WRIT PETITION NO. 45503 OF 2018 (T-IT)

BETWEEN:

1. THUMPUDI SRIKANTH BHAGAVAT

AGED 51 YEARS

S/O TKK BHAGAVAT

R/ # 4072, 30^TH CROSS,

BANASHANKARI 2^ND STAGE,

BENGALURU - 560 070

… PETITIONER

(BY SRI. S.S. NAGANAND, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR

SMT. SUMANA NAGANAND., ADVOCATE)

AND: Digitally

signed by 1. UNION OF INDIA

PRAKASH N

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Location:

HIGH COURT DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,

OF

KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,

NORTH BLOCK,

NEW DELHI - 110 001

THROUGH THE SECRETARY

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX

CIRCLE - 1(2), PUNE 2^ND FLOOR, A WING,

ROOM NO.204,

PMT COMMERCIAL COMPLEX,

SHANKAR SETH ROAD, SWARGATE PUNE - 411 037 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. Y.V. RAVI RAJ, ADVOCATE)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 29.08.2018 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE 2^ND RESPONDENT AND ETC.

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV

ORAL ORDER

The present petition has been filed by the petitioner who was non-executive Director of subsidiary company viz.,