IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.105222 OF 2025 (LA – KIADB)

C/W WRIT PETITION No.105242 OF 2025 (LA – KIADB)

IN WRIT PETITION No.105222 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

1 . JYOTHI W/O FAKIRAPPA CHAVAN AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC.:BUSINESS / HOUSEWIFE R/O. H.NO. 32, 2^ND CROSS, DEENABHANDU COLONY KARAWAR ROAD, HUBBALLI, DISTRICT DHARWAD.

2 . ADITYA A/F. OF SHIVAJIRAO PAWAR AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS / STUDENT R/O. H.NO. 32, 2^ND CROSS, DEENABHANDU COLONY KARAWAR ROAD, HUBBALLI, DISTRICT DHARWAD.

3 . MANJUNATH @ AMOG S/O. FAKIRAPPA CHAVAN AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS R/O. H.NO. 32, 2^ND CROSS, DEENABHANDU COLONY KARAWAR ROAD, HUBBALLI, DISTRICT DHARWAD.

4 . DR. POOJA CHAVAN A/F. OF SHIVAJIRAO PAWAR AFTER MARRIAGE W/O. KAPIL KUMAR SHISHODIA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC. DOCTOR / BUSINESS NOW R/O. KULABA, NAVY NAGAR, MUMBAI. 5 . PAVITRA A/F. OF SHIVAJIRAO PAWAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC. DOCTOR / HOUSEWIFE R/O. H.NO. 32, 2^ND CROSS, DEENABHANDU COLONY KARWAWAR ROAD, HUBBALLI, DISTRICT DHARWAD.

... PETITIONERS (BY SMT.ARCHANA A.MAGADUM, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS UN