IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 1349 OF 2025 (LA-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI HANUMANTHA RAO GAIKWAD, S/O. PANDURANGA GAIKWAD, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, RESIDING AT:

SRI GULLAMMA TEMPLE BEEDHI, RANGAPPA CIRCLE, BHADRAVATHI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 301.

2. SRI. RAMACHANDRA RAO GAIKWAD, D igitally S/O. PANDURANGA GAIKWAD, signed by AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, REKHA R RESIDING AT:

Location : SRI GULLAMMA TEMPLE BEEDHI, High Court RANGAPPA CIRCLE, of BHADRAVATHI, Karnataka SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 301.

3. SRI. DAULATH RAO GAIKWAD S/O. PANDURANGA GAIKWAD, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT:

SRI GULLAMMA TEMPLE BEEDHI, RANGAPPA CIRCLE, BHADRAVATHI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 301.

4. SMT. RATNABAI PAWAR, D/O. PANDURANGA GAIKWAD, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, RESIDING AT:

SRI GULLAMMA TEMPLE BEEDHI, RANGAPPA CIRCLE, BHADRAVATHI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 301.

5. SMT. JIJABAI KADAM D/O. PANDURANGA GAIKWAD, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT:

SRI GULLAMMA TEMPLE BEEDHI, RANGAPPA CIRCLE, BHADRAVATHI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 301.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. BHARAT S RAO., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF