WA No. 1312 of 2023 HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO. 1006 OF 2023 (S-RES)

C/W WRIT APPEAL NO. 1162 OF 2023 (S-RES) WRIT APPEAL NO. 1312 OF 2023 (S-RES)

IN W.A. No. 1006/2023 BETWEEN:

Digitally signed by 1. THE REGISTRAR GENERAL PRAKASH N HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Location:

HIGH COURT DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI , OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001 … APPELLANT (BY SRI. S.S NAGANAND., SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SMT. SUMANA NAGANAND, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI PAVANESH D S/O LATE SURESH D AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS WA No. 1312 of 2023 HC-KAR NOW WORKING AS REGISTRAR HON'BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA TILAK MARG, NEW DELHI DELHI - 110 201

2. SRI H J MARULASIDDARADHYA S/O JAYAMANGALARADAHYA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS NOW WORKING AS ADDL. REGISTRAR GENERAL HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENCH AT KALABURAGI, KALABURAGI - 585 103

3. SRI SUDINDRANATH S S/O SAINATH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS NOW WORKING AS XIII ADDL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE BENGALURU CITY (MAYO HALL UNIT )

OPPOSITE CENTRAL MALL M G ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001

4. SRI SYED BALEEGUR RAHAMAN S/O SYED KALEEMULLA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS NOW WORKING AS ADDL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC- I, BAGALKOT - 587 101

5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF LAW JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS WA No. 1312 of 2023 HC-KAR VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001

6. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560 001

7. SMT A K NAVEEN KUMARI RETIRED DISTRICT JUDGE AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT K NARENDRA BABU MARUTHI SERVICE STATION NO.2621/15 , 3^RD MAIN V V MOHALLA, MYSURU - 570 002

8. SRI C RAJASHEKARA RETIRED DISTRICT JUDGE AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.539, 5^TH CROSS, 3^RD MAIN, HEALTH LAYOUT, ANNAPOORNESHWARI NAGAR, NAGARABHAVI BENGALURU - 560 072

9. SRI . K. SUBRAMANYA RETIRED DISTRICT JUDGE AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.166, 6^TH CROSS NAVILU ROAD, WA No. 1312 of 2023 HC-KAR KUVEMPU NAGAR MYSURU - 570 023

10. SRI K R NAGARAJA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS NOW WORKING AS MEMBER KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL M S BUILDING , DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001

11. SMT RAJESHWARI N HEGDE AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS NOW WORKING AS PRL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE DAVANGERE - 577 006

12. SRI MOHAMED MUJAHID ULLA RETIRED DISTRICT JUDGE AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RESIDING AT SWARNA MERIDIAN APARTMENTS, FLAT NO.FT2, 4^TH FLOOR, 29^TH MAIN BTM 2^ND STAGE, N S PALYA BENGALURU - 560 076

13. SMT B V RENUKA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS NOW WORKING AS CHIEF JUDGE COURT OF SMALL CAUSES BENGALURU CITY , CIVIL COURT COMPLEX, K G ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009 14. SMT B S REKHA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS WA No. 1312 of 2023 HC-KAR NOW WORKING AS PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE CHITRADURGA - 577 501

15. SRI SHUBHAVEER V RETIRED DISTRICT JUDGE, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT 'ANI' KAYERMAJAL, BEHRU NAGAR POST, PUTTUR TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA - 574 203

16. SMT MEENAXI M BANI RETIRED DISTRICT JUDGE AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT RAVIWAR PETH, NEAR LAXMI NARAYAN TEMPLE, DHARWAD - 580 004

17. SRI.S. DESHPANDE GOVINDRAJ RETIRED DISTRICT JUDGE, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.704, 5A BLOCK OLEANDER, PROVIDENT PARK SQUARE APARTMENT, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, KANAKAPURA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 062

18. SRI H CHANNEGOWDA RETIRED DISTRICT JUDGE AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RESIDING AT B/O L N GOWDA NO.253, 5^TH CROSS, WA No. 1312 of 2023 HC-KAR

13^TH MAIN, M C M LAYOUT MALLATHAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 056

19. SRI NINGAPPA PARASHURAM KOPARDE AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS NOW WORKING AS DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE RAMANAGARA - 562 159

20. SRI MADHUSUDHAN B RETIRED DISTRICT JUDGE AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT C/O B KISHNARAO ADVOCATE TEGGINA ONI, KUSHTAGI TALUK KUSHTAGI DISTRICT KOPPAL - 584 121

21. SRI SHANTAVEER SHIVAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS NOW WORKING AS PRL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE UDUPI - 576 101

22. SRI RAVIND