IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 8934 OF 2026 (GM-RES)

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1. H S SEETHARAM S/O SANJEEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS WORKING AS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT RESIDING AT NO.280 VASISTA ESHWARA TEMPLE STREET JIGANI OPP RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY MATTA JIGANI ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE 560105 MOBILE NO. 9845135764 Dig itally EMAIL HSS.HALEYUR@GMAIL.COM signed by PAN NUMBER ASUS9928F, NIRMALA DEVI AADHAR NUMBER 983063150127 Location:

HIGH 2. SHIVARAJA M COURT OF S/O MANI M KARNATAKA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.96 NEAR SRI YALLAMMA DEVI TEMPLE VINAYAKA NAGAR JIGANI ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU 560105 PAN NUMBER EMFPS5111B AADHAR NUMBER 386237132623

3. SRINIVAS B S/O BAJJAPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.166/1, B J R NAGAR JIGANI ANEKAL ALUK BENGALURU 560105 PAN NUMBER AYCPS2662Q AADHAR NUMBER 767626340771 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VISWANATHA, ADVOCATE)

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1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU 560009

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