IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 4429 OF 2021 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. MR. G. VIJAYA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, S/O G PAPANNA R/AT FLAT 001, A BLOCK, GARADI APARTMENTS BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU - 560 004. 2. M/S SAI PAINTERS PROPRIETORSHIP FIRM HAVING ITS OFFICE AT 1/4-A OFF BEGUR VILLAGE HOBLI BENGALURU - 560 114 REP BY ITS PROPRIETOR Digitally signed by MR. VASANTH HANGE SHARADAVANI B S/O MR VITTHAL RAO Location: High Court of AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS.

Karnataka

3. MR BHANU MURTHY VENKATA SATCHIDANANDA PANGANAMAMULA, S/O MR. VENKAT SURYA PRAKASA RAO PANGANAMAMULA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT C/O PVL PADMAVATHI HNO. 6-3-347/22/B, F-302

3RD FLOOR, JHANSI RESIDENCY PUNJAGUTTA ERRAMANZIL HYDERABAD, TELANGANA - 500 082.

4. MS. MARTHALA RADHA D/O MR. RAMASUBBA REDDY MEKALA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT 8-3/671/1/1 PLOT NO. 401, JAYAPRAKASH NAGAR, YELLAREDDY GUDA, KHAIRATABAD, SRINAGAR COLONY, HYDERABAD - 500 073.

5. SRI. JAISHANKAR B C S/O MR. CHANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT 89, 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN, HRUSHIKESHNAGAR HOSKERAHALLY, BSK 3RD STAGE BENGALURU - 560 085.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VENKATES