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. 711 OF 2023 (SC-ST)

BETWEEN:

SMT. POOJAMMA, SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS, SRI. RAVI, S/O LATE VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, AK COLONY, MUDUGALLAMMA TEMPLE ROAD, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI AKARSH KUMAR GOWDA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM

1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, Location: HIGH COURT OF BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001.

2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DODDABALLAPURA SUB DIVISION, DODDABALLAPUR - 561 203.

3. THE TAHSILDAR, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI - 562 110.

4. SRI G. SHANKAR, S/O G. VENKATARAMANA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, NO.39, VENKATADRI, M

22^ND MAIN, AYAODYA NAGAR, 5^TH PHASE, J.P.NAGAR, BANGALORE - 56 0 011.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-3)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO BE PLEASED TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND PLEASED TO a) SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED IN WP No-15068/2015 (SC/ST) DATED

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