IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 2074 OF 2026 (GM-TEN)

BETWEEN:

MR. CHANNAVEEREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MAKALI VILLAGE MAKALI POST CHANNAPATANA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 562160, …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGABUSHANA M.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA AND CULTURE, Digitally signed VIKASA SOUDHA, by CHAITHRA A BENGALURU - 560001.

Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA AND CULTURE, KANNADA BHAVANA, J,C ROAD BENGALURU - 560002.

3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, RAMANAGARA 562159.

4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING DIVISION, DISTRICT PANCHYATHI BUILDING

3RD FLOOR RAMANAGARA 562159.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA FOR SRI. B RAVINDRANATH, AGA)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO IMMEDIATELY RELEASE THE BALANCE AMOUNT OF RS.4,24,240/- TO THE PETITIONER FOR THE WORK COMPLETED UNDER WORK ORDER NO. 52/2018-19 DATED 18.01.2019, ALONG WITH INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 18 PE