Reserved on : 05.12.2025 Pronounced on : 21.02.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.108776 OF 2025 (GM-TEN)

C/W WRIT PETITION No.108777 OF 2025 (GM-TEN)

IN WRIT PETITION NO.108776 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

DUKE PUMPING SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD., A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS BRANCH OFFICE AT NO.56/5B, ROOM NO.5, 2^ND FLOOR, NANDI TOWERS, AVK COLLEGE ROAD, 2^ND MAIN, P.J.EXTENSION, DAVANAGERE – 577 002 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER AND AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY BASAVARAJA.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI PRITHVEESH M.K., AND SRI RANGANATH R., ADVOCATES)

AND:

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . KARNATAKA VISHWAKARMA COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED NO.16/D, 4^TH FLOOR, DEVARAJ URS BHAVAN, MILLERS TANK BED AREA, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 052 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI T.HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R-1;

SRI D.R.RAVISHANKAR, SR.ADVOCATE FOR SRI SHIVRAJ S.BALLOLI, AND SRI ARUN GOUDA, ADVOCATES FOR R2)

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