IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST 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. 35420 OF 2024 (GM-MM_S)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 35424 OF 2024 (GM-MM-S)

IN W.P. No. 35420/2024 BETWEEN:

1. MR H.K. LAKSHMAN GOWDA S/O H.T. KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS OLD RESIDING AT MYSORE - MADIKERE ROAD CHILKUNDA VILLAGE, HANAGODU HOBLI HUNSURU TALUK MYSORE - 571 105 …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAKSHITH B.V.M., ADVOCATE FOR Digitally SRI SURESH T.S., ADVOCATE)

signed by K P SWETHA AND:

Location:

High Court of Karnataka 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPRESENTED BY ITS SENIOR GEOLOGIST KHANIJA BHAVAN, KBL CENTURY PHASE- I NEAR KSRTC LAYOUT RAYANAKERE POST YADAHALLI ROAD MYSORE - 570 008

2. STATE OF KARNATAKA KARNATAKA FOREST DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS OFFICE OF DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS HUNSUR MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 105

3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

3^RD GATE, 5^TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001

4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MYS