- 1 - !!"!#$# % $"&&" ""'' (&!) * ! ! " # $%" $&'()%"& *&&' +,%%"- (%(# # +,%%' #. "! Digitally signed by RAMESH MATHAPATI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - ##"'("!# # %"%)%( "')% # # # / $! 01230 455647 89 789:6; <1= 4;>89981? @8:0 A1?96?: 1< 764=?6;A12?967<1=54=:8698:89:4B6?$25<1=<8?47;8951947 04776?38?3 C2;3>6?: 4?; 4@4=; ;4:6; %"%)%( 54996; DE =8?A8547 89:=8A: 4?; 69981?9 2;36 F 48A02=<1=901=:/:=8D2?47/!8??1"')%:089455647 89<876; =8 494G4=4C 4:0 764=?6; A12?967 92D>8::6; 455647@49<876;DEA748>4?:<1=6?04?A6>6?:1<A1>56?94:81? :@4992D>8::6;4:&%%4>1?-%%@06?A748>4?: 4?;4?1:06=56=91?@6=69:4?;8?31?8=@4=$ 4G8:47>48?=14; - 3 - 1<4774:G877436;=8G6=1<1===E?1 $%" $&'();=1G68:8? =490 4?; ?637836?: >4??6= 4?; ;4906; 4348?9: A748>4?: A4298?34AA8;6?:?948;4AA8;6?:A748>4?:929:48?6;3=86G129 8?C2=8696958:6:4B8?3:=64:>6?:06;8;?1:=6A1G6=<277E4?; 929:48?6; 56=>4?6?: 50E98A47 ;894D878:E7199 1< 64=?8?3 A454A8:E 06=6<1=6 4C690 <876; A748> 56:8:81? 2?;6= 6A:81? ",,1<A:8??1"')%4348?9:1@?6=4?;8?92=6= ( ? A1?:69: @06=68? A748> 56:8:81? @49 155196; ;6?E8?34361AA254:81?8?A1>64?;71991<64=?8?3A454A8:E1< A748>4?: :=8D2?47 <=4>6; 899269 4?; =6A1=;6; 6G8;6?A6 748>4?:6H4>8?6;08>967<4?;=4=890 4?4B452=499 4?; ( 4?; 31: >4=B6; H9- :1 " 6951?;6?:9 ;8; ?1: 4;;2A6 4?E 6G8;6?A6 D2: 31: >4=B6; 8?92=4?A6 5178AE 49 H" ) ? A1?98;6=4:81? =8D2?47 067; 4AA8;6?: 04; 1AA2==6;;26:1=4904?;?637836?:;=8G8?31<71==EDE8:9;=8G6= A748>4?:929:48?6;56=>4?6?:50E98A47;894D878:E71991<64=?8?3 A454A8:E4?;6?:8:76;<1=A1>56?94:81?4996996;49<1771@9 - 4 - 71 64;9 >12?: " 6?:47901AB4?;431?E %%%%$ 48?4?;92<<6=8?3 %%%%$ ( 1991<4>6?8:869F576492=6 %%%%$ ) 89$<832=4:81? %%%%$ 1991<6H56A:4:81?1<78<6 %%%%$ , #11; 4::6?;4?: 4?; A1?G6E4?A64?;6:A (%%%%$ ' 199 1< 8?A1>6 ;2=8?3 748;$25 56=81; ))%$ - 1991<<2:2=68?A1>6 & 6;8A476H56?969 1:47 )%%$ 8994:89<86;@8:094>6A748>4?:@498?455647 , : @49 92D>8::6; :04: ;26 :1 4AA8;6?:47 8?C2=869 A748>4?: 929:48?6; 4>52:4:81? 1< =830: 763 D671@ B?66 1@6G6=:=8D2?474@4=;6;9%%%%$64A01?7E:1@4=;9548? 4?; 92<<6=8?3 >6?:47 901AB 4?; 431?E #2=:06= 8: 4@4=;6; 3=1997E 8?4;6I24:6 4>12?: 1< 9))%$ :1@4=;9 7199 1< 8?A1>6 ;2=8?3 748; 25 56=81; : @49 92D>8::6; 4@4=; 1< 9%%%%$1?7E:1@4=;971991<4>6?8:869@06?;26:1A=290 8?C2=E A748>4?: @49 2?4D76 :1 ;1 =12:8?6 4A:8G8:869 : @49 92D>8::6; 49 56= ;6A8981? 1< 1?JD76 25=6>6 12=: 8? :=8D2?471230::104G6 1 %(!%'') - 5 - 4;;6; )%K <2:2=6 5=1956A:9 #4872=6 =6927:6; 8? 8?4;6I24:6 4@4=;4?;91230:6?04?A6>6?: ' ? 1:06= 04?; >:=66:8 4:87 67B2?;8 764=?6; A12?967 <1= =6951?;6?:$8?92=6= 155196; 455647 : @49 92D>8::6; :=8D2?47 04; 4996996; C29: A1>56?94:81? 2?;6= G4=8129064;99654=4:67E764G8?3?19A156<1=6?04?A6>6?: - 64=; 764=?6; A12?967 56=296; 8>523?6; C2;3>6?:4?;4@4=; & 9 :089 455647 89 DE A748>4?: <1= 6?04?A6>6?: 1< A1>56?94:81?1?7E518?::04:@127;4=896<1=A1?98;6=4:81?89 "% 01230 A748>4?: 9:4:6; :04: 06 @49 A11786 4?; 64=?8?3 9(%%%%$ 56= >1?:0 94>6 @49 ?1: 92D9:4?:84:6; @8:0 956A8<8A 6G8;6?A6 ? 4D96?A6 :=8D2?47 @49 C29:8<86; 8? 4996998?38:?1:81?477E4:9")'%$<1=E64=%494;15:6; DE 4=?4:4B4 :4:6 6347 6=G8A69 2:01=8:E D68?3 <1= 96::76>6?:1<A4969D6<1=61B;474:0 "" 748>4?: 929:48?6; 4>52:4:81? 1< =830: 763 D671@ B?66 454=: <=1> 1:06= 74A6=4:6; 8?C2=869 <1= @08A0 4@4=; 1< - 6 - 9"%%%%%$ :1@4=;9 >6?:47 901AB 4?; 431?E 548? 4?; 92<<6=8?3@127;D63=1997E8?4;6I24:6:@127;D6455=15=84:6 :16?04?A68::19"%%%%$ " =8D2?47 4@4=;6; 9%%%%$ :1@4=;9 >6;8A47 6H56?969 4348?9: D8779 5=1;2A6; @08A0 89 C29: 4?; 5=156= 8B6@896 8: 4@4=;6; 9%%%%$ :1@4=;9 <11; ?12=890>6?: 4?; A1?G6E4?A6 G6? :01230 4@4=; 1< 9%%%%$ :1@4=;9 ;89$<832=4:81?<1=8?$54:86?:56=81;9%%%%$:1@4=;971991< 6H56A:4:81? 1< 78<6 4?; 9%%%%$ :1@4=;9 7199 1< 4>6?8:869 9654=4:67E@127;?1:D6C29:8<86;:1:479"%%%%$@127;D6 C29: 4?; 5=156= 49 56= ;6A8981? 1< !" ! #6?A6:06=689?16?04?A6>6?: "( #1=4>52:4:81?1<71@6=78>DA748>4?:@127;04G6 9:4E6; 4@4E <=1> 6>571E>6?: <1= 4:$7649: , >1?:09 4B8?3 94>649748;$2556=81;A748>4?:894@4=;6;9--%%$ ") ( 4996996; 56=>4?6?: 50E98A47 ;894D878:E 4: '%K ;26 :1 4>52:4:81? 1< =830: 763 D671@ B?66 @08A0 @49 C29:8<86; 748>4?: @49 ) E64= 17; A11786 86 967<$6>571E6; 9 56= ;6A8981? 1< 1?JD76 12=: 8? A496 1< $ 2 %""!()( - 7 - 925=4! <2:2=6 5=1956A:9 4: )%K 049 :1 D6 4;;6; 4?; >27:85786=45578A4D76@127;D6"-029A1>56?94:81?1<71991< <2:2=671998?A1>6@127;D6 9")'%$L)%K!H'%KH"H"-M9("-%$ " #2=:06= :=8D2?47 049 ?1: 4@4=;6; 4?E A1>56?94:81?:1@4=;9<2:2=6>6;8A476H56?96906?A748>4?: 929:48?6; 4>52:4:81? 1< 71@6= 78>D 06 @127; D6 6?:8:76; <1= A1>56?94:81? :1@4=;9 4=:8<8A847 78>D 8:9 56=81;8A >48?:6?4?A6 4?; =6574A6>6?: 06=6<1=6 8: 89 <8: :1 4@4=; 9"%%%%%$ :1@4=;9<2:2=6>6;8A476H56?969 ", 029:1:47A1>56?94:81?@127;D6 71 64;9 >12?: " 6?:47 901AB 431?E 48? 4?; 92<<6=8?3 "%%%%$ 199 1< 4>6?8:869 89$ <832=4:81? 199 1< 6H56A:4:81? 1<78<6 "%%%%$ ( #11; 4::6?;4?: 4?; A1?G6E4?A66:A (%%%%$ ) 199 1< 8?A1>6 ;2=8?3 748;$25 56=81; --%%$ 1991<<2:2=68?A1>6 ("-%$ , 6;8A476H56?969 %%%%$ ' #2:2=6>6;8A476H56?969 1:47 (,,%'-%$ - 8 - "' 18?: <1= A1?98;6=4:81? 89 4?9@6=6; 54=:7E 8? 4<<8=>4:8G61?96I26?:7E<1771@8?3 ! 8 55647894771@6;8?54=: 88 2;3>6?: 4?; 4@4=; ;4:6; %"%)%( 54996; DE =8?A8547 89:=8A: 4?; 69981?9 2;36 F 48A02=<1=901=:/:=8D2?47/!8??1"')% 89>1;8<86; 888 748>4?: 89 067; 6?:8:76; <1= =6$4996996; A1>56?94:81? 1< 9(,,%'-%$ 49 4348?9: 9)%%$ 4@4=;6; DE =8D2?47 @8:0 8?:6=69: 4: ,K 56= 4??2> <=1> ;4:6 1< A748> 56:8:81? :877 ;65198: 8G 6951?;6?:$8?92=6=:1;65198:94>6D6<1=6=8D2?47 @8:08?98H@66B9 G ? ;65198: A1?;8:81?9 8>5196; DE :=8D2?47 <1= ;65198: 4?; =676496 90477 4557E :1 6?04?A6; A1>56?94:81?5=151=:81?4:67E "+, (&&") $! >9= 89:1"71)