IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 102131 OF 2024 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

SHIVAPPA HANUMAPPA BHAJANTRI AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: NOW NIL, R/O. LINGANABANDI VILLAGE, P/O. HIREHARALAHALLI, TQ: YALBURGA, DIST: KOPPAL-583277.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. AVINASH S. MALIPATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, DsGB i YI igg RA ni I te HJ adAA l b T y Ay T.I KOPPAL, DIST: KOPPAL-583231.

G BY IR A I H JA A T A T . I LHOKDBD21+ 04 o E AH a F 0 IcG 2: tN R 54 A e a 6 H 3 N 6 C: R t . 0 i 0: A H o W 4 C 2 n T 8 O . A : 1 A U D 1 K R A T 3. THE PRINCIPAL MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, LINGANABANDI, TQ: YELBURGA, DIST: KOPPAL-583236.

4. THE PRESIDENT KOPPAL DISTRICT PUBLIC RESIDENTIAL HOSTELS, WORKERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, R/O. GURUBASAVANILAYA SATHYA DHYANA PURA BADAVANE, PROMOD TEMPLE ROAD, KOPPAL-583231.

5. UMESH HANAMAPPA JAMBALI AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICUTLURE, R/O. LINGANABANDI VILLAGE, P/O. HIREHARALAHALLI, TQ: YELBURGA, DIST: KOPPAL-583277.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NANDINI B.SO