HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU WRIT APPEAL NO.1338 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M)

C/W WRIT APPEAL NO.1912 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

IN WA No.1338/2024:

BETWEEN:

1. LAKSHMANE GOWDA S/O PUTTASWAMY GOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT NO.26, 13^TH CROSS, JAYALAKSHMAMMA LAYOUT ANNAPOORNESHWARI NAGAR, WSSS NAGARBHAVI, 2^ND STAGE, BANGALORE – 560 027 Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: HIGH 2. T. RAJAKUMAR COURT OF KARNTAKA S/O LATE K.D. NAYAR AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT NO.37, AKSHAYA D CROSS, BRINDAVAN LAYOUT, L.B. SHASTRI NAGAR, VIMANAPURA POST

3. N R UMESHA S/O RANGAPPA HC-KAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO.2/6, 1^ST MAIN, 8^TH CROSS, KOTTEGEPALYA, BANGALORE – 560 091

4. B KRISHNAMURTHY S/O BYANNA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.364, 4^TH MAIN ROAD, 2^ND STAGE, WEST OF CHORD ROAD, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM, BANGALORE – 560 086 5. H S VIJAYAKUMAR S/O SHANTHASAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO.FA(M) 431, 13^TH BLOCK, IIND CROSS, HAL CTS, MARATHALLI POST, BANGALORE – 560 037

6. H K CHANDRASHEKARA S/O KALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.FA-663, 4^TH FLOOR, CTS, HAL COLONY, MARATHALLAI (POST), BANGALORE – 560 037 7. K S SHIVAKUMAR S/O KEMPAHONNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.28, 3^RD MAIN ROAD, MANASA LAYOUT, K.S.TOWN, BANGALORE – 560 060

8. SRI SEKSHAVALI S/O SYED HUSSAIN SAB, RESIDING AT NO.36, BEHIND ASKHAYA RESIDENCY, 19^TH CROSS, 5^TH BLOCK, H.B.R, HC-KAR

9. B R HEMA PRAKASHA S/O B.G.RAMA KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NO.119, 3^RD MAIN, M.S.R.LAYOUT, T.DASARAHALLI, BANGALORE – 560 057

10. T K GOPALA KRISHNA S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NO.FA657, 4^TH FLOOR, HAL CENTRAL TOWNSHIP, BANGALORE – 560 037

11. UMESH V S/O LATE VENKATESH.M, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT SRI.VENKATESHWARA NILAYA, #772, BAJANTHRI STREET, VARTHUR POST, BANGALORE – 560 087

12. B VENKATESH S/O BANGARACHAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.10, ACHAR STREET, JNGALPALYA, BANNERGHATTA POST, BANGALORE – 560 083

13. NAGAREDDY S/O LATE BALA REDDY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT NO.G-5, 1^ST CROSS, 2^ND MAIN, OLD TOWN SHIP, HAL COLONY, BANGALORE – 560 017

14. J KUMARAVELU S/O LATE M JAYA RAMAN R/AT #18, 2^ND STAGE, 2^ND MAIN, ROAD 2^ND CROSS, GOWTHAMAPURAM ULSOOR, BENGALURU - 560 008 HC-KAR

15. SACHIN KUMAR S/O BOJA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RA/T G-699, 2^ND CROSS, 2^ND MAIN, CENTRAL TOWNSHIP HAL MARATHAHALLI BANGALORE – 560 037

16. B S RAGHAVENDRA S/O B.P. SREENIVASAN AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT NO.38, VALLAPURA, NANJAREDDY LAYOUT, VARTHUR, BANGALORE – 560 087

17. M CHIKKATHIMMAIAH S/O M CHIKKATHIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS RESIDING AT HOTTAPANAPALYA LAKSHMIPURA POST, DASANAPURA HOBLI BANGALORE NORTH TALUK BANGALORE – 562 122

18. P SREENIVAS S/O PADMANABHAN AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.17, SRI VINAYAKA LAYOUT, OPP BIBLE COLLEGE, BAGALUR MAIN ROAD KOTHANUR POST BANGALORE – 560 077

19. B ASHRAFH S/O BABU P K RESIDING AT NO.G-108, 4^TH MAIN, 5^TH CROSS OLD TOWNSHIP, HAL COLONY VIMANAPURA POST HC-KAR

20. L GANGADHAR S/O G.LAKSHMI NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.230, 1^ST MAIN ROAD, 3^RD PHASE, W.O.C. ROAD, MANJUNATH NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 010

21. ASHOK H R S/O H.D.RAMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT G-568, 7^TH CROSS, 1^ST MAIN, CTS, HAL, MARATHAHALLI (P)

BANGALORE - 560 037

22. JAYANTH N S/O K.J.NAGARAJA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT NO.7, 16^TH CROSS, 3^RD MAIN, S.R.NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 027

23. G SRINIVASULU S/O BALAVENKATAIAH, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT G-1148, 8^TH CROSS, HAL CENTRAL TOWNSHIP, MARATHALLI POST, BANGALORE – 560 037

24. AMAL RAJ S/O KARNAL RAJ, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO.210, 3^RD FLOOR, 1^ST MAIN, BAPUJINAGAR, MYSORE ROAD, 25. VINAYA KUMAR S/O VITTAL D SHETTY, R/AT NO.70/11, 22^ND CROSS, HC-KAR

6^TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 082 26. SHYAMARAJU K B S/O BOBE GOWDA K.K., AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO.7, REGENCY PARK, N.NAGENAHALLI, SRK NAGAR POST, BANGALORE - 560 077

27. MALLAPPAGUGGARI S/O BASAPPAGUGGARI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT FA-481, HAL COLONY, O.T.S