IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 530 OF 2026 (APMC)

BETWEEN:

1. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE SHIVAMOGGA APMC YARD SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 …APPELLANT (BY SRI CHETAN RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI NANDA KISHORE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by MAYAGAIAH VINUTHA 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Location: High Court of REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY Karnataka DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001

2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND APPELLATE AUTHORITY No.16/11, RAJABHAVANA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001

3. SHRI SUBRAMANYA K.J.

S/O SHRI. JAGADISH K.S.

AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS WORKED AS WEIGHMEN R/AT LAKSHMI NILAYA E BLOCK SWAMI VIVEKANANDA BADAVANE SHIVAMOGGA - 577 202 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.K.S.HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2;

SMT.SHILPA RANI, ADVOCATE FOR R3)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGEMENT AND ORDER, DATED 11/11/2025, PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION NO.8501 OF

2024 (APMC) & ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMI