IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 1835 OF 2024 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI.B.S.GURUSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, S/O LATE SHIVABASAPPA, RESIDING AT NO. 2010/19, 7^TH MAIN ROAD, 1^ST BLOCK EAST, JAYANAGARA, BANGALORE - 560 011.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. S.B. MUKKANNAPPA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

KARNATAKA HANDLOOM Digitally CORPORATION LIMITED, signed by NO.1, REGIONAL OFFICE, REKHA R TANK BUND ROAD, HALASURU, Location:

High Court BENGALURU - 560 042.

of Karnataka NOW SHIFTED TO PRIYADARSHINI NEKARA BHAVANA, VIDYANAGAR, HUBBALLI - 580 031 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.NAGARAJ D., ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 22.10.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.No.14203/2018 AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE W.P.No.14203/2018 FILED BY THE APPELLANT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

ORAL JUDGMENT