IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU WRIT APPEAL NO.682 OF 2023 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LIMITED A GOVERNMENT COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF COMPANIES ACT, 2013 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT:

No.82, SHAKTI BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR ...APPELLANT (BY SRI. AKHILESHA BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRADYUMNA L. NARASIMHA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . SMT. M.S. RAJESHWARI W/O LATE M.S. SURYAPRAKSH Digitally signed AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS by RAKSHA R/AT.1130/1136 Location: High Court of KAVITHA JAIN ROAD, II PHASE Karnataka GIRINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 085

2 . SMT. N. GANGA DEVI W/O LATE RAMALINGAM AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT. No.230, 1^ST CROSS VIJAYASHREE LAYOUT NEAR WONDER BLUE GARMENTS MYLASANDRA BENGALURU-560 059

3 . SMT. CHAYA VIJAY W/O LATE VIJAYA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT. No.57, 20^TH MAIN ROAD

1^ST BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU-560 010

4 . SMT. NAGARATHNA W/O Y. JANARDHANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT. SHIVANILAYA NANDEESH LAYOUT

15^TH CROSS TUMAKURU-572 103

5 . STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SECRETAR