IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 40178 OF 2018 (LB-BMP)

BETWEEN:

CHALET HOTELS LTD., HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT RAHEJA TOWERS, PLOT C, BLOCK G, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX, BANDRA (EAST), MUMBAI-400050 BRANCH OFFICE AT 75 EPIP AREA, NEXT TO SATYA SAI HOSPITAL, WHITE FIELD, BENGALURU-560066.

REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY, MR.VISHWAS SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O LATE SOMAYA MANJAPPA SHETTY …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BANNIKATTI DEEPAK, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. LATHA S SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by HEMALATHA 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA J REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, Location:

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HIGH COURT OF VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

KARNATAKA

2. THE COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N.R.SQUARE, BENGALURU-560002.

3. THE ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N.R.SQUARE, BENGALURU-560002.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. BOPANNA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

SRI. S.N.PRASHANTH CHANDRA, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF I