IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 917 OF 2024 (GM-KIADB)

BETWEEN:

1. THE KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD #49, 4^TH AND 5^TH FLOOR EAST WING, KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & EXECUTIVE MEMBER

2. THE JOINT DIRECTOR Digitally THE KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA signed by DEVELOPMENT BOARD AMBIKA H B NO.49, 4^TH & 5^TH FLOOR Location: EAST WING, KHANIJA BHAVAN High Court of RACE COURSE ROAD Karnataka BENGALURU - 560 001 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI B.B. PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. M/S MALEMAPATI INDUSTRIES NO.23, 5^TH MAIN, 1^ST CROSS 'B' BLOCK, VINAYAKANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 017 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR JAGANNADHARAO M

2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDIA BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (R-1 IS SERVED & UNREPRESENTED;

BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 1