IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^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. 1876 OF 2024 (SC-ST)

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1. SMT. BHARATHAMMA D/O LATE RAMAKRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT NO.17, THIPPANAHALLI VILLAGE NUGITHAHALLI MAJARA NANDI HOBLI CHICKBALLAPUR TALUK - 562 101 CHICKBALLAPUR DISTRICT …APPELLANT Digitally (BY SRI RAJESH P. MAHALE, SENIOR ADVCOATE A/W signed by SRI MADHUKAR NADIG, ADVOCATE FOR SRIDEVI S SRI HANUMANTHAPPA HARAVI B. GOWDAR, ADVOCATE)

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High Court of Karnataka AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHICKBALLAPUR DISTRICT CHICKBALLAPUR - 562 101

3. THE ASST. COMMISSIONER CHICKBALLAPUR SUB-DIVISION CHICKBALLAPUR - 562 101

4. THE TAHASILDAR CHICKBALLAPUR - 562 101

5. SRI H RAJRATHNAM S/O H.D. HANUMANTHARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS R/AT NUGATHAHALLI VILLAGE NANDI HOBLI CHICKBALLAPUR TALUK - 562 101 CHICKBALLAPUR DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-1 TO R-4 & SRI M. SHIVAPRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR R-5)

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