IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 4356 OF 2026 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. NAGABHUSHAN D. GOUDAR, S/O DUNDAPPA S. GOUDAR, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, RESIDING AT: GURUBASAVA NILAYA, SECTOR 62, PLOT NO. S-69/70, SANJIVINI BADAVANE, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT, KARNATAKA – 587 103.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. P. P. HEGDE, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. ASHOKA T., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LIMITED (KPCL)

REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, NO. 82, SHAKTI BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA – 560 001.

Digitally signed by

2. THE DIRECTOR (HR), CHANDANA KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LIMITED, B M NO. 82, SHAKTI BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, Location:

BENGALURU, KARNATAKA – 560 001.

High Court of Karnataka

3. KARNATAKA EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY (KEA)

REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 18^TH CROSS, SAMPIGE ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA – 560 012.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. AJAY J. NANDALIKE, ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2;

SRI. N. K. RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR R3)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 06.0