IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1776 OF 2025 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI A NATARAJ THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (RETD)

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MAGADI SUB-DIVISION MAGADI TALUK - 562 120 BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT RESIDENCE ADDRESS:

SRI A. NATARAJ S/O. ASHWATHNARAYANA MURTHY Digitally signed by AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS SRIDEVI S R/AT SREE RAMA NILAYA Location:

VIDHYANAGAR High Court of Karnataka TUMAKURU TOWN - 572 101 …APPELLANT (BY SRI VIVEK S. REDDY, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SRI H.B. RAJU, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI T.N. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O. SRI N. NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS PROP: SRI ASHWINI TEXTILE NARASIMHA CIRCLE KALYAGATE MAGADI TOWN - 562 120 (RAMANAGARA DISTRICT)

BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT

2. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA DISTRICT RAMANAGARAM - 562 159

4. THE TAHSILDAR MAGADI TALUK MAGADI - 562 120

5. SRI M.S. NIRANJAN BABU TAHSILDAR MAGADI TALUK MAGADI - 562 120

6. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MAGADI SUB-DIVISION MAGADI T