IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^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. 1158 OF 2026 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, OPPOSITE VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAVI SHANKAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR MS. KRUTIKA RAGHAVAN., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally 1. B. LATHA, signed by AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, REKHA R W/O RAMEGOWDA B N., Location:

High Court of Karnataka 2. PADMA T., W/O NAGARAJA H.M., AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 3. RAGHAVENDRA B.S., AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O B.M. SHANKAR, 4. SHYAMALA N., AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, W/O S RAMAMOHAN, 5. GAYATHRI S., AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, W/O S.V. RAMGOPAL, 6. HEMALATHA R B., AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, D/O LATE BASANAGOUDA, 7. K.R. GANGADARAIAH, AGE ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O LATE RAMAKRISHNAIAH, 8. DHANA LAKSHMI, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, W/O PRAKASH, 9. SAVITHA DEVI T.E., AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, W/O MAILARAPPA K SHAVI, 10. NATARAJA S.N., AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O LATE NAGARAJ, 11. J. AROKIANATHAN AGE ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O JOSEPH, 12. GIRIDHARA M., AGED ABOU