IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 100382 OF 2026 (EXCISE)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI. BASAVAREDDY V. LINGADAL, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, OCC: RETIRED GOVERNMENT SERVANT, R/O: HOUSE NO.42, 1^ST CROSS, OPP-BASAVAREDDY ITI COLLEGE, SAMPIGENAGER, DHARWAD.

2. SRI. B.T. REDDY, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, OCC: CONTRACTOR, R/O: IIND MAIN, 1^ST MAIN, SAMPIGENAGAR, DHARWAD.

3. SRI. MAHALINGESHWAR B. KATODI, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O: PLOT NO. 39, 1^ST CROSS, MA NJANNA SAMPIGENAGAR, DHARWAD.

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4. SRI. PRAVEEN ANGADI, Digitally signed by AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, MANJANNA E Location: HIGH COURT OF OCC: GOVT. SERVANT, KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.02.21 17:31:47 R/O: K H B COLONY, IIND CROSS, +0530 NEAR CHAITANYA KALYANMANTAPPA, SAMPIGENAGAR, DHARWAD.

5. SRI. MAKANDAR A K, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, OCC: RETIRED EMPLOYEE, R/O: IIND CROSS, K H B COLONY, NEAR CHAITHANYA, KALYANMANTAPPA, SAMPIGENAGAR, DHARWAD.

6. SRI. RAJSHEKARGOUDA RUDRAGOUDA PATIL, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC: RETIRED EMPLOYEE, R/O: PLOT NO. 5, SAROVER NAGAR, K C PARK, KALEGRI, DHARWAD.

7. SRI. BASAYYA C PUJAR, AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS, OCC: RETIRED EM