IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^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. 4105 OF 2026 (GM-MM_S)

BETWEEN:

1. KHALID AHAMED S/O. AHAMED AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RESIDING AT CHEROOTH HOUSE MEPPADAM, MAMBAD MALAPPURAM DISTRICT KERALA

2. ABDUL KADER PAZHAYERI S/O. MOLDEEN P AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS RESIDING AT PAZHERI HOUSE Digitally KARUVANKALLU signed by PERUVALLUR VEERENDRA KUMAR K M MALLAPURAM DISTRICT Location: KERALA High Court of Karnataka

3. ALTAF KHALID AHAMED S/O. KHALID AHAMED ERANHIKKAL AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS RESIDING AT CHEROOTH HOUSE MEPPADAM, MAMBAD MALAPPURAM DISTRICT KERALA

4. T.P. SHIHAB S/O. ALI AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS RESIDING AT CHELAPPURATH CHERUVADY PO MAVOOR VIA, PERUVAYAL KOZHIKODE - 673 661

5. H.S. SOMASHEKAR, S/O. H.M. SWAMY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 124 9^TH CROSS, 11^TH MAIN SARASWATHIPURAM MYSORE

6. T.V. PETER S/O. VARGHESE AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RESIDING AT THANALIMALIL KUMBLERI POST, KRISHNAGIRI WAYANAD KERALA - 673 591 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAJESWARA P.N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE DIRECTOR AND CONTROLLING AUTHORITY NO.49, KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGA