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, MARATHA