IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO.978/2023 (SC/ST)

BETWEEN:

MR. M.K. BALADEVKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SON OF LATE MRS. SAROJAMMA R/AT. HOSAMANE EXTENSION SHIMOGA-577301. Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM …APPELLANT Location: HIGH (BY SRI. DHYAN CHINNAPPA, SR. ADV., FOR COURT OF SRI. SUNDARA RAMAN M.V. ADV.,)

KARNATAKA AND:

1. MR. SACHIDANANDA MURTHY S/O LATE MR. A. HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS DHARMASHREE NILAYA MISSION COMPOUND BESIDE CHINMAYA HOSPITAL KUVEMPU ROAD, SHIMOGA-577201.

2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT SHIMOGA-577201.

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT SHIMOGA-577201.

4. DR. H.R. RAJESHWARI DEVI AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS D/O LATE MR. A. HANUMANTHAPPA R/A VENLOCK HOSPITAL MANGALORE-575001.

5. MRS. H. GEETHANJALI AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS D/O LATE MR. A. HANUMANTHAPPA R/A DHARMASHREE NILAYA MISSION COMPOUND BESIDE CHINMAYA HOSPITAL KUVEMPU ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577201.

6. MRS. H. RAJANI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS D/O LATE MR. A. HANUMANTHAPPA R/A DHARMASHREE NILAYA MISSION COMPOUND BESIDE CHINMAYA HOSP