WP No. 17364 of 2025 HC-KAR AND 1 OTHER IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND W.P.NO.28243/2025 (S-KSAT)

C/W W.P.NO.21218/2024, W.P.NO.17364/2025 AND W.P.NO.19183/2025 (S-KSAT)

IN WP No. 28243/2025 BETWEEN:

SRI S MANOHAR AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS S/O SRI SHANMUKAPPA RETIRED ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (RETIRED ON 31.10.2021)

OFFICE OF THE CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHITRADURGA-577501 R/AT NO.94/A, 7^TH MAIN ROAD, Digitally signed by NANJUNDACHARI NANDAKUMAR LAYOUT Location: H IGH RAMANJEYANAGARA COURT OF BENGALURU-560061.

KARNATAKA …PETITIONER (BY SRI. R NAVEEN KUMAR, ADV. FOR SRI RAJASHEKAR P., ADV.)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VIKASA SOUDHA WP No. 17364 of 2025 HC-KAR AND 1 OTHER DR. AMBEDKAR BEEDHI BENGALURU-560001.

2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MINOR IRRIGATION AND GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT VIKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR BEEDHI BANGALORE-560001.

3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER MINOR IRRIGATIN (NORTH)

JALANAGAR, VIJAYAPURA -586109.

4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER COMMUNICATIONS AND BUILDINGS (SOUTH), K R CI