IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 04^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.101702 OF 2025 (GM-CC)

BETWEEN:

RAVI S/O CHANDRAPPA KASAMALAGI AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE AND BANGLES VENDING R/O MUGAD TALUK AND DISTRICT: DHARWAD – 580 007.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI CHETAN T. LIMBIKAI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHAN SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DHARWAD DISTRICT DHARWAD – 580 001.

3 . MANJUNATH S/O NINGAPPA SHEREWAD AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O MUGAD TALUK AND DISTRICT: DHARWAD – 580 007. 4 . RAVINDRA S/O FAKKIRAPPA KENGANUR AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O MUGAD TALUK AND DISTRICT: DHARWAD – 580 007.

5 . RAMESH S/O RAJAPPA HANAMUR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS OCC: CONTRACTOR R/O MUGAD TALUK AND DISTRICT: DHARWAD – 580 007.

6 . THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DHARWAD REVENUE SUB DIVISION DHARWAD – 580 001.

7 . TAHASILDAR GRADE II DHARWAD TALUK TAHASILDAR OFFICE DHARWAD – 580 001.

8 . THE REVENUE INSPECTOR DHARWAD REVENUE CIRCLE DHARWAD – 580 001.

9 . THE VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT MUGAD VILLAGE, MUGAD TALUK