IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 23117 OF 2025 (GM-R/C)

BETWEEN:

SMT. MANORAMA S SHETTY AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS, W/O. B. SHEKARA SHETTY, R/AT ABHINETRI HOUSE, KUNJAL HOUSE, BRAHMAVARA, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 213.

Digitally signed by …PETITIONER VANAMALA N (BY SRI. A. ABHINAV RAMANAND., ADVOCATE FOR Location:

SRI. VIJAY KRISHNA BHAT. M.,ADVOCATE)

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, H R I AND CE DEPARTMENT, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001.

2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENT, ALUR VENKATARAO ROAD, CHAMARAJAPET, BENGALURU 560 018.

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, HRI AND CE DEPARTMENT, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI 576 101.

4. THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI 576 101.

5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HRI AND CE DEPARTMENT, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI 576 101.

6. SRI. SUDHAKARA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, S/O. BHOJAGOWDA R/AT. NADU ACTOLI, SEETANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 112.

7. SRI VARADARAJA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, S/O. ANNAPPA, R/AT. KULAL, MELBANDI MUTT, SEETANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DI