- 1 - ! " # $ % & " $ $ !'(' % $ ) $ " !( Digitally signed by BASALINGAPPA SHIVARAJ DHUTTARGAON Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - !'' *+ " $ $ !'(' , $ $ " ) - $ ," ( & " . !,! % + ! . # # # " /01230456404078019:;81;<<611=;>?55>0<?84<?>>08@ 08 A;614078 4/6 73B63 B?46B , 08 55>0<?4078 7% 5?116B 9: 4/6 ?38?4?C? 4?46 - 3 - BD080143?40E6 309;8?> ?>?9;3?@0 =73 1/734 F4/6 309;8?>G" 2/6369: 4/6 309;8?> B6<>086B 47 @3?84 4/6 36>06=17;@/4084/6?55>0<?4078 /69306=7;4>0867==?<41>6?B08@47=0>08@7=4/6 5361684230456404078?36?1;8B63# /6 5640407863 2?1 273C08@ ?1 6<4;363 08 01430<4 81404;46 7= B;<?4078 ?8B 3?0808@ " $0H?:?5;3? : ?8 73B63 B?46B &, 011;6B 9: 361578B684 7 ?1 563 886I;36!( 361578B684 7, /6360857146B474/65>?<67=5640407863/63608?1<7;>B96 1668 =37D >7( 7= 886I;36!( @@306E6B 9: 4/6 43?81=63 73B63 4/6 5640407863 /63608 ?5537?</6B 4/6 309;8?> 08 55>0<?4078 7',%, 78 4/6 @37;8B 7= 536!D?4;3643?81=6317?>1787571408@1/72847/63?8B 204/7;4 /7>B08@ <7;816>08@ 08 463D1 7= >?2 1/6 /?1 9668 B014;396B /6 309;8?> 9: 041 73B63 B?46B ,J, ?>>726B 4/6 ?55>0<?4078 B036<408@ 4/6 361578B6841 47 <7810B63 4/6 <?16 7= 4/6 5640407863 =73 537E0B08@ 571408@ ?8B40>>/7>B08@<7;816>08@08463D17=>?287447B014;39 - 4 - 4/65640407863=37D4/653616845>?<67=571408@;34/63 79163E08@4/?44/65640407863;578011;08@7=571408@73B63 36A;036B47E?<?464/657149:/?8B08@7E634/6</?3@647 4/65631782/70157146B474/653616845>?<67=273C08@ ?1 563 886I;36!J" /6 5640407863 <?>>6B 08 A;614078 4/6 73B63 ?4 886I;36!J 5?116B 9: 4/6 309;8?> 14?46B 08 7&'%, 96=736 4/01 <7;34 8 ,4/65640407863=0>6B?D6D7166C08@>6?E67= 4/67;3447204/B3?24/6230456404078204/?>09634:47=0>6 =361/ 56404078 /?E08@ 36@?3B 47 4/6 </?8@6 7= <03<;D14?8<61 ?=463 4/6 56404078 2?1 =0>6B <<73B08@>: 4/6 56404078 2?1 B01D0116B ?1 204/B3?28 36163E08@ 4/6 >09634:17;@/4=73 , 8 4/6 0846336@8;D 4/6 361578B684 ?;4/7304061 011;6B ? 8740<6 B?46B , 886I;36! B036<408@ 4/6 5640407863 96 5361684 47 4/6 <7;816>08@ 1</6B;>6B 78 ,, ?4 ?D =7368778 ?4 4/6 7==0<6 7= 4/6 BB04078?> 7DD01107863 </77> B;<?4078 65?34D684/?32?B 886I;36!08463D17=4/6 - 5 - 73B635?116B9:4/6309;8?>14?46B726E634/6 5640407863 B0B 874 ?4468B 4/6 <7;816>08@ /6>B 78 ,, /6 4?46 ?;4/7304061 9: /7>B08@ ? B;DD: <7;816>08@ 57146B 4/6 5640407863 ?1 6?BD?1463 7E638D684 0@/ </77> ?8@?8?/?>>0 08B?@0 4?>;C $0H?:?5;3? B01430<4 ?1 563 73B63 B?46B ,, 886I;36!,";916A;684474/673B635?116B9:4/6 361578B684 ?;4/7304061 B?46B ,, 4/6 5640407863 ?@?08=0>6B230456404078087'&%,<?>>08@08 A;614078 4/6 73B63 5?116B 9: 4/6 309;8?> B?46B ,J, 08 55>0<?4078 7',%, 17 ?>17 4/6 73B63 B?46B &, 011;6B 9: 361578B684 7 886I;36!( 08 4/6 1?0B ?55>0<?4078 36@?3B08@ 43?81=63 7= 4/65640407863/67!73B08?4668</7=4/017;344?C08@ 8746 7= 4/6 1;916A;684 43?81=63 73B63 B?46B ,, 08 463D1 7= 73B63 B?46B ,J, ;5/7>B08@ 4/6 1;9D011078 7= 4/6 >6?386B BB04078?> 7E638D684 BE7<?46 B01D0116B 4/6 56404078 36163E08@ >09634: 47 4/6 5640407863 47 ?5537?</ ?38?4?C? 4?46 BD080143?40E6 - 6 - 309;8?> 0= 1/6 01 ?@@306E6B 7= 4/6 1;916A;684 571408@ @0E6847/63 /6 ?55>0<?84 2?1 36>06E6B 78 J, ?1 563 886I;36!( /6 5640407863 <?>>6B 08 A;614078 4/6 73B63 B?46B ,, 886I;36!, 96=736 4/6 309;8?>0855>0<?40787% 5361684?55>0<?4078 08230456404078"<78468B08@4/?41/6/?1?55>06B=73>6?E6 78 , 78 D6B0<?> @37;8B 40>> , ?8B 36A;6146B 47 /7>B 4/6 <7;816>08@ ?=463 , 886I;36!726E634/636018768B7316D6849:4/6 361578B684?;4/730406136@?3B08@36<60547=1?0B?55>0<?4078 ?8B 4/636 01 87 B7<;D684 7= D6B0<?> <6340=0<?46 2/0</ 36A;0361 4/6 5640407863 47 4?C6 3614 40>> , =734/<7D08@=37D4/6?55>0<?40781?0B47/?E69668@0E68 78, 886I;36! ( /6309;8?>/?E08@<7810B636B4/6D?4630?>78 =?<4 2?1 7= 4/6 7508078 4/?4 4/6 <7;816>08@ 2?1 /6>B 78 ,, ?1 563 4/6 73B63 5?116B 9: 4/6 309;8?> ?1 26>>?19:4/67!73B08?4668</7=4/01<7;342/636084/6 - 7 - 230456404078=0>6B2?1204/B3?28204/>09634:/6309;8?> =;34/63 /6>B 4/?4 87 D6B0<?> <6340=0<?46 01 =734/<7D08@ 08 4/6?55>0<?40781?0B47/?E69668@0E6878,17 ?>17 87 68B7316D684 =734/<7D08@ =37D 4/6 361578B684 ?;4/730406136@?3B08@36<60547=4/61?D6?8B<7D61474/6 <78<>;1078 4/?4 4/6 ?55>0<?4078 ? B?: 96=736 4/6 B?: 7= <7;816>08@ 2?1 =0>6B 78>: 204/ ?8 084684078 47 ?E70B <7;816>08@ 8 4/716 <03<;D14?8<61 4/6 361578B684 ?;4/7304061 /7>B08@ B;DD: <7;816>08@ 57146B 4/6 5640407863 08 <7D5>0?8<6 7= 4/6 73B63 5?116B 9: 4/6 309;8?> ?8B 537E0B6B 571408@ ?1 6?BD?1463 7E638D684 0@/ </77> ?8@?8?/?>>0 /6 309;8?>/?1?>17<7810B636B4/6=?<44/?44/6/;19?8B7= 4/6 5640407863 01 ?>17 273C08@ 08 4/6 1?D6 ?>;C? 2/636 4/65640407863015361684>:43?81=6336B/6309;8?>/?E08@ =7;8B4/?44/643?81=6373B632?108463D17=6?3>06373B63 5?116B9:4/6309;8?>14?46B;8B63?<7;816>08@08 463D17=4/6537E0107817=>?2?55>0<?9>6474/65640407863 ?8B08E0627=4/6=?<44/?41/6/?1?>36?B:966836>06E6B - 8 - =37D 4/6 5714 B01D0116B 4/6 ?55>0<?4078 ?1 B6E70B 7= D63041 B036<408@ 4/6 5640407863 47 365734 47 4/6 B;4: ?4 43?81=6336B 5>?<6 68?9>08@ 4/6 361578B684 7, 47 365734 474/6B;4:474/65>?<67=5640407863=37D2/6361/62?1 43?81=6336B 4 01 4/01 73B63 7= 4/6 309;8?> <?>>6B 08 A;614078084/01230456404078 & 6?3B 30 ?/61/ ?40> >6?386B <7;816> ?556?308@=734/65640407863D4?:?>6?386B0@/ 7;347E638D684>6?B63=73361578B6847147?8B 30/;1?36>6?386B<7;816>?556?308@=73361578B684 7,563;16B4/66840362304564040785?5631 ' 30 ?/61/ ?40> 204/ ?>> E6/6D68<6 <78468B 4/?4 4/6 <7;816>08@ 2?1 B786 08 /63 ?9168<6 9: 2?: 7= B;DD:<7;816>08@084/6536168<67=4/6?55>0<?4078=0>6B 9:/63166C08@=73>6?E626>>96=7364/6B?467=<7;816>08@ 01 874 1;14?08?9>6 08 >?2 ?8B ?D7;841 47 E07>?4078 7= 5308<05>61 7= 8?4;3?> H;140<6 ?1 1/6 2?1 874 @0E68 ?8: </?8<6 7= </70<6 ?1 563 4/6 3;>61 ?55>0<?9>6 47 4/6 43?81=63/6309;8?>/?1=?0>6B47<7810B634/01?156<47= - 9 - 4/6D?4463?8BD636>:96<?;164/63601B;DD:<7;816>08@ ?8B 1/6/?1 9668 36>06E6B =37D 4/6 5>?<6 B01D0116B 4/6 ?55>0<?4078<<73B08@>:/617;@/447?>>724/656404078 164?10B64/673B635?116B9:4/6309;8?>?8BA;?1/4/6 73B637=43?81=63B?46B,, J 6=;408@ 4/6 1;9D0110781 7= >6?386B <7;816> ?556?308@ =73 4/6 5640407863 >6?386B 0@/ 7;34 7E638D684>6?B63?126>>?1>6?386B<7;816>?556?308@ =73 361578B684 7, E6/6D684>: 1;9D0446B 4/?4 4/6 56404078633656?46B>:?5537?</08@4/67;34?8B<7D08@08 4/62?:7=0D5>6D684?40787=43?81=6373B630836156<47= 361578B684 7, 2/0</ 2?1 B786 08 <7D5>0?8<6 7= 4/6 73B635?116B9:4/6309;8?>/6<7;816>08@2?1/6>B08 463D17=4/673B635?116B9:4/6309;8?>108<687571408@ 2?11/728474/65640407863?44/640D67=43?81=6373B63 ?=463 011;?8<6 7= 8740<6 7= <7;816>08@ 78 , 04/7;4=0>08@?8:?55>0<?40784/65640407863/?136D?086B ?91684 =37D 5?340<05?408@ 08 4/6 <7;816>08@ /6 ?55>0<?4078B?46B,1?0B47/?E6966853616846B - 10 - 9:/63474/6/0@/637==0<6301/0@/>:;896>06E?9>6=734/6 36?1784/?44/636018768B7316D684=73/?E08@36<60E6B 4/6 1?D6 9: ?8: 7= 4/6 ?;4/7304061 17 ?>17 4/6 1?0B ?55>0<?4078 B761 874 <784?08 ?8: D6B0<?> 36<73B 2/0</ 1;@@61414/?41/636A;036B361440>>,/61?0B ?55>0<?4078 01 ?8 ?=463 4/7;@/4 47 7E63<7D6 =?0>;36 47 ?4468B4/6<7;816>08@/6>B78,,/6<78B;<47= 4/6564040786301?@?08144/673B635?116B9:4/6309;8?> 04/ 4/01 4/6 >6?386B 0@/ 7;34 7E638D684 >6?B63 17;@/4 47 B01D011 4/6 56404078 ?1 4/6 1?D6 01 B6E70B 7= D63041 30 /;1?36 ?B75408@ 4/6 1;9D011078 7= >6?386B0@/7;347E638D684>6?B63=;34/63?BB14/?4 4/65640407863;886<611?30>:B3?@@6B361578B6847,=0=4/ 40D6 08 >6@?> 9?44>6 420<6 96=736 4/6 309;8?> ?8B 4/30<6 96=7364/017;3408<>;B08@4/6536168456404078 /7;@/4/6>09634:2?1@3?846B4/6<78B;<47= 4/65640407863B0168404>61/63=37D?8:36>06=?44/6/?8B1 7= 4/01 7;34 /?4 ?5?34 4/6 1?D6 ?D7;841 47 ?9;16 7= - 11 - 537<611 7= >?2 D?C08@ 361578B684 7, 47 3;8 ?37;8B 50>>?3 47 5714 9: ?556?308@ 08 ?>> 4/6 <?161 9: ?55708408@ 4/6 <7;816> <?;108@ D780473: 9;3B68 =73 87 =?;>4 7= /63 ?8B17;@/447B01D0114/656404078204/<714 ?E08@/6?3B4/6>6?386B<7;816>?556?308@=73 4/6 5?34061 563;16B 4/6 684036 56404078 5?5631 4/6 78>: 570844/?4?30161=737;3<7810B63?407801# /64/63 4/6 309;8?> 01 H;140=06B 08 B01D01108@4/6?55>0<?4078K ;3?81263474/6?97E657084=73<7810B63?4078 01?812636B08?==03D?40E6=734/6=7>>7208@# , 4 01 874 08 B015;46 4/?4 =37D &, 4/6 5640407863 2?1 604/63 96=736 4/6 309;8?> 73 96=736 4/01 7;34 B3?@@08@ ?>> 4/6 361578B684 ?;4/7304061 ?8B 530E?46 361578B684 08 ?8 ;82?33?846B >6@?> 9?44>6 <?;108@ D780473:9;3B68784/64?46?126>>?14/6530E?465?34: 4 =0314 0814?8<6 4/6 73B63 7= 43?81=63 </?>>68@6B 78 4/6 - 12 - <7;844/?487571408@2?11/72847/639:<7;816>08@4/?4 /?19668?812636B9:4/6309;8?>08/63=?E7;3B036<408@ 4/6361578B684?;4/730406147/7>B<7;816>08@?8B537E0B6 /63571408@204/?<>6?3=;34/63B036<40784/?40=4/6571408@ 011/728474/6564040786356404078630136A;036B47E?<?46 4/6 5714 9: /?8B08@ 7E63 4/6 </?3@6 47 4/6 563178 2/7 /?1966843?81=6336B47/635>?<6;916A;684474/673B63 5?116B 9: 4/6 309;8?> 4/6 5640407863 ?5537?</6B 4/01 7;34087&'%,?8B204/B3?284/61?D678 , 204/ >09634: 47 =0>6 =361/ 56404078 ?8B 1;916A;684 47 5?1108@ 7= 4/6 73B63 7= 43?81=63 B?46B ,,?@?084/65640407863?5537?</6B4/017;3408 7'&%,<7D5>?0808@?@?08144/61?D673B63 ,J, 08 55>0<?4078 7',%, 5?116B 9: 4/6 309;8?>/01<7;34/?E08@4?C6887467=4/6=?<44/?44/6 361578B684 ?;4/7304061 0DD6B0?46>: ?=463 4/6 73B63 B?46B ,J, 5?116B 9: 4/6 309;8?> /6>B <7;816>08@ 78 ,,?8B43?81=6336B4/65640407863477E638D684 0@/63 30D?30>: </77> ?8@?8?/?>>0 08B?@0 4?>;C - 13 - $0H?:?5;3? B01430<4 ;5/6>B 4/6 <7846840781 7= 4/6>6?386B BB04078?> 7E638D684 BE7<?46 ?8B B01D0116B 4/6 56404078/726E63>09634:@3?846B47</?>>68@64/673B630= 4/6 5640407863 01 ?@@306E6B @?08 4/6 5640407863 ?5537?</6B 4/6 309;8?> 78 4/6 <7;84 4/?4 4/6 73B63 7= 43?81=632?15?116B08/63?9168<6204/7;4537E0B08@/63 ?8: 755734;804: 47 5?340<05?46 08 4/6 <7;816>08@ B615046 /63 D7E08@ ?8 ?55>0<?4078 166C08@ =73 >6?E6 78 D6B0<?> @37;8B140>>, 1 <7;>B 96 1668 =37D 4/6 36<73B ?1 30@/4>: <78468B6B9:4/6>6?386B0@/7;347E638D684>6?B63 ?126>>?1>6?386B<7;816>?556?308@=73361578B6847, ?8B4/679163E?407817=4/6309;8?>4/6?55>0<?40781?0B 47/?E69668@0E68166C08@D6B0<?>>6?E678, 471?8<4078D6B0<?>>6?E640>>,B761874<784?08 ?8: 68B7316D684 9: 4/6 ?;4/7304061 =73 /?E08@ 36<60E6B 4/61?0B?55>0<?40787?>17874/08@=734/<7D08@=37D4/6 1?0B ?55>0<?4078 36@?3B08@ ?8: D6B0<?> <6340=0<?46 9608@ ?886I6B?10136A;036B;8B63>?2/01<>6?3>:1/7214/?4 - 14 - 4/6564040786378>:47B6>?:4/6537<66B08@17=43?81=63?8B 471A;?4784/61?D65>?<62/0</01B036<4>:08<7843?3:47 4/6 B036<40781 011;6B 9: 4/6 309;8?> 73B63 B?46B ,J, 2/63608 4/6 309;8?> 156<0=0<?>>: 14?46B ?1 =7>>721# ( /6 <78B;<4 7= 4/6 5640407863 D636>: 1;@@6141 4/?4 4/6 1/6 01 17D6/72 47 B6>?: 4/6 73B63 47 96 6I6<;46B?8B<?;108@;886<611?3:/08B3?8<6?8B<7D08@ 084/62?:7=0D5>6D684?40789:?5537?</08@4/6309;8?> ?8B 4/01 7;34 40D6 ?8B ?@?08 B3?@@08@ 4/6 361578B684 ?;4/7304061?126>>?14/6530E?46361578B684;886<611?30>: - 15 - 204/7;44/6369608@?8:<?;1673/?3B1/05/6<7;816>08@ /6>B 08 /63 ?9168<6 B615046 8740<6 2/0</ 01 <>6?3 6E68 ?<<73B08@47/63084/6?55>0<?40781?0B47/?E69668@0E68 78,/?1966836<60E6B9:/63?8B1/601?2?36 7=4/6B?467=<7;816>08@84/6?9168<67=?8:D6B0<?> 36<73B1474/66==6<44/?41/60108B66B1;==6308@D6B0<?>>: 2/0</ B01?9>61 /63 47 ?556?3 08 4/6 <7;816>08@ 4/6 <7846840787=4/65640407863<?887496<7;8468?8<6B/6 6840365>?:14?@6B9:/630178>:47?E70B<7;816>08@?8B 471A;?4784/65>?<608B01796B068<67=4/673B635?116B 9:4/6309;8?>78,J,/01?D7;84147?9;167= 537<611 7= >?2 /7;@/ 4/6 >09634: /?1 9668 @3?846B 9: 4/01 7;34 4/?4 >09634: <?8874 96 D01;16B 47 <?;16 ;886<611?3: /?3?11D684 47 4/6 74/631 B3?@@08@ 4/6D 47 ;886<611?3: >6@?> 9?44>61 4/6 >09634: 1/7;>B 96 ;16B =73 4/6 <?;16 ?8B 874 ?4 4/6 <714 7= 74/631 8B63 4/616 <03<;D14?8<614/017;34017=4/675080784/?44/656404078 9608@ B6E70B 7= D63041 96 B01D0116B 204/ 6I6D5>?3: <714 - 16 - ?1 26 =08B 87 08=03D04061 08 4/6 73B63 5?116B 9: 4/6 309;8?> & 73 4/6=736@708@36?178126 537<66B47 5?11 4/6=7>>7208@# 0" /6 2304 56404078 01 D63041 ?<<73B08@>: B01D0116B204/<7147=1%! 00" /6 5640407863 1/?>> B657104 <714 7= 1%! 204/08 427 266C1 =37D 47B?: 204/4/66@0143:?0>08@2/0</4/636@0143: 01B036<46B47011;6?<6340=0<?46?1?336?317= >?8B36E68;6?8B36<7E634/61?D6=37D4/6 1?>?3:7=4/65640407863?8B36>6?164/61?D6 08 =?E7;3 7= 361578B684 7, ?=463 537563 0B6840=0<?4078 !" #$% !" 0147#>7# #