Reserved on : 17.10.2025 Pronounced on :25.11.2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.104795 OF 2025 (GM – RES)

BETWEEN:

SMT. SOUMYA W/O. LATE SURESH RAO (AS LATE SRINIVASRAO IN THE IMPUGNED ORDER)

AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.2, WARD NO.23 NEAR SARVODAYA SCHOOL, SIDDARTHNAGAR, BALLARI – 583 104.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI SRINIVAS NAIK, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by AND:

RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, 1 . SMT. RATNAKUMARI Dharwad Bench, Dharwad W/O. S. BABURAO AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.2, WARD NO.23, NEAR SARVODAYA SCHOOL, SIDDARTHNAGAR, BALLARI – 583 104.

2 . SMT. ARUNA W/O. NAGESHWAR RAO AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O. HOUSE NO.2, WARD NO.23, NEAR SARVODAYA SCHOOL, SIDDARTHNAGAR, BALLARI – 583 104.

3 . THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND AUTHORITY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS TRIBUNAL BALLARI – 583 104.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V.S.KALASURMATH, AGA FOR R3;

SMT.GAYATRI S.R., ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 17.06.2025 P