IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH WRIT APPEAL NO. 1625 OF 2025 (KLR-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI B H SHIVARAMU S/O HEGGALEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS RESIDING AT SHANTHINAGAR PANDAVAPURA MANDYA DISTRICT-571434 2. SRI RAGHAVENDRA S P S/O SHIVARAMU B H AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDING AT SHANTHINAGAR Digitally PANDAVAPURA signed by MANDYA DISTRICT-571434 VASANTHA …APPELLANTS KUMARY B K (BY SRI M R RAJAGOPAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR Location:

HIGH SRI THILAK RAJ S V, ADVOCATE)

COURT OF KARNATAKA AND:

1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA-571438

2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER PANDAVAPURA SUB-IVISION PANDAVAPURA MANDYA DISTRICT-571438

3. THE TAHSILDAR PANDAVAPURA TALUK PANDAVAPURA MANDYA DISTRICT-571438

4. SMT. SAKAMMA W/O LATE KALEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT BANAGHATTA VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571438

5. SRI B K LINGARAJU S/O LATE KALEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS RESIDING AT BANAGHATTA VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571438

6. SRI A S PUNITH S/O LATE KALEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS RESIDING AT ALAGUDU VILLAGE ARAKER