IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO. 10773 OF 2021 (S-KSAT)

BETWEEN:

THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M S BUILDINGS DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001.

REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. K PRASANNA SHETTY, ADV.)

AND:

1. M.R. RAGHAVENDRA S/O LATE M G RANGARAO AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RETIRED EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (EAST), MYSURU CITY CORPORATION, MYSURU, Digitally signed by R/AT NO.25, C-13, SBM COLONY, NANJUNDACHARI SRIRAMPURAM 2^ND STAGE, Location: HIGH MYSURU-570023.

COURT OF KARNATAKA

2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PUBLIC WORKS, PORTS AND INLAND WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

4. THE MYSURU CITY CORPORATION REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER MYSURU, MYSURU DISTRICT-570001.

5. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF ENQUIRY-10 KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA M S BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADV. FOR C/R1 SRI V SHIVAREDDY, AGA FOR R2 & R3)

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