IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 22568 OF 2025 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

M. N. VENKATESH S/O. NAGENDRA BHAT, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, DAILY WAGE TYPIST, TALUK PANCHAYAT, THIRTHAHALLI - 577 432, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. MURALIDHAR K.B, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYAT, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201.

Digitally signed …RESPONDENT by SHARADAVANI B (BY SRI. SHANKARANARAYANA BHAT N, ADVOCATE)

Location: High Court of Karnataka THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO BEARING NO. ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT JI.PAM.SHI/ AADALITA (1) VI, VA-35/ 2013-14 /2022-23 DATED 17.09.2022 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT (ANNEXURE T) HOLDING THE SAME AS ILLEGAL, BAD IN LAW AND ARBITRARY ONE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, the petitioner has sought for the following reliefs:

“i) Issue WRIT OF CERTIORARI, quashing the Impugned Endorsement bearing No. Ji.Pa