AND 2 OTHERS IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT APPEAL NO. 906 OF 2025 (MV)

C/W WRIT APPEAL NO. 848 OF 2025 (MV), WRIT APPEAL NO. 863 OF 2025 (MV), WRIT APPEAL NO. 948 OF 2025 (MV), WRIT APPEAL NO. 962 OF 2025 (MV)

IN WA No. 906/2025 BETWEEN:

1. ANI TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED REGD. UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 REGENT INSIGNIA, NO.414 Digitally signed by 3^RD FLOOR, 4^TH BLOCK PRABHAKAR 17^TH MAIN, 100 FEET ROAD SWETHA KRISHNAN KORAMANGALA Location: High BENGALURU Court of KARNATAKA - 560 034 Karnataka THROUGH ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE MS. MRINALINI TALUKDAR …APPELLANT (BY SRI K. ARUN KUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SRI FAISAL SHERWANI, ADVOCATE &

SRI ADITYA VIKRAM, ADVOCATE )

AND 2 OTHERS AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001

2. THE COMMISSIONER ROAD AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND CHAIRMAN STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY KARNATAKA, 1^ST FLOOR, TTMC BUILDING A-BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027

3. ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY

1^ST FLOOR, TTMC BUILDING A-BLOCK, SHANTINA