- 1 - !"# $ % & && ' (") * ! " # $ % "&' ( " )" " '" "" $ " " *$ ' %'+ $! Digitally signed by SUMITRA SHERIGAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - % % " ,&! % % $ '"'"''# "'&'' " %" % $ - "" % " ./0122314/05/436789.3:41/;1<91=1/<099.3 >?6=;3<9 1<6 1@1A6 61936 '"'"''# 210036 78 9.3 66/9/B<143</BA/C/4?6=31<6""""1417?A1=/D5BA 0.BA9 EA/7?<14FG /< B"'&'' 033H/<= 3<.1<:3;3<9B5:B;23<019/B<" '" .3 /<>?A36 :41/;1<9 1=36 # 831A0 6B/<= 417B?A @BAH ;39 @/9. 1< 1::/63<9 B< 'I"&"'' 1<6 0?091/<36=A/3CB?0/<>?A/30"35/436:41/;239/9/B<735BA3 9.3A/7?<14033H/<=:B;23<019/B<B50"'".3 A/7?<14 1593A :B<0/63A/<= 9.3 3<9/A3 3C/63<:3 B< A3:BA6 1@1A636 9.3 :B;23<019/B< B5 0"',I @/9. /<93A309 19(J23A1<<?;5AB;9.36193B5239/9/B<9/44A314/K19/B< - 3 - 1<66/A3:936A302B<63<9 B"'<0?A1<:3 B;21<8 9B 218 9.3 :B;23<019/B<" ==A/3C36 78 9.3 01/6 1@1A6 9.3 1223441<9:41/;1<9.102A353AA369./0122314" &" 31A6 1A=?;3<90 B5 7B9. 9.3 21A9/30 1<6 23A?0369.3;193A/1401C1/41743B<A3:BA6" #" .3;1/<:B<93<9/B<B59.31223441<9/09.19.3 3L1;/<369.3 B:9BA10$'@.B.10:431A480919369.19 1223441<9:41/;1<9 /0 0?553A/<= 5AB; #J 6/017/4/98 9B 9.3 @.B437B687?99.3A/7?<141@1A636B<48J6/017/4/98" %?A9.3A /9 /0 :B<93<636 9.19 9.3 1223441<9 @10 31A</<= 0"23A;B<9.786B/<=1=A/:?49?A14417B?A@BAH 7?99.3A/7?<1410030036B<480"&,23A;B<9."9 /0 5?A9.3A :B<93<636 9.19 9.3 A/7?<14 .10 <B9 1@1A636 1<8:B;23<019/B<5BA5?9?A3;36/:143L23<030".3A35BA3 431A<36:B?<0345BA9.31223441<92A1805BA3<.1<:/<=9.3 :B;23<019/B<A310B<1748" " 9 /0 0?7;/9936 78 9.3 431A<36 :B?<034 5BA A302B<63<9 B"' M <0?A1<:3 B;21<8 9.19 9.3 - 4 - :B;23<019/B<1@1A636789.3A/7?<14/0>?091<62AB23A 1<6<3360<B/<93A53A3<:3" (" 223441<9.100?091/<365A1:9?A3B59.343590.159 53;?A @./:. /0 =A/3CB?0 /< <19?A3" $' M B:9BA .10 632B036105B44B@0 !" #$ " % & ! % " " ' ($ ) ) * + # - 5 - + ' ) , ' - ' ) , ) * % . - ' )) ) ) ) ) % /00123 ) !"4 $ ) 001!"4 5 ," B<0/63A/<= 9.3 3C/63<:3 B5 $' 1<6 1=3 B::?219/B< 1<6 B9.3A A343C1<9 51:9BA0 9./0 B?A9 5/<60 /9 >?091<6A310B<17439B91H3&A6B5#J10030036789.3 B:9BA@./:.:B;309BJ" - 6 - " .B?=. :41/;1<9 091930 9.19 .3 @10 31A</<= 0" 23A ;B<9. .3 .10 <B9 2AB6?:36 1<8 6B:?;3<9 9B 2ABC3 9.3 01;3" 0 9.3 1::/63<9 /0 B5 9.3 831A''1023A9.3:.1A9/00?36789.31A<191H19193 3=143AC/:30?9.BA/989.3A/7?<14.10A/=.94891H3<9.3 <B9/B<14 9.3 /<:B;3 B5 9.3 :41/;1<9 19 0"&, 23A ;B<9." ::BA6/<=48 9.3 :41/;1<9 /0 3<9/9436 5BA 4B00 B5 5?9?A331A</<=10?<63A 0&,L'L,LJN0",&' I" .3:41/;1<9@1016;/9936/<9.3.B02/9145BA, 6180"B<0/63A/<=9.323A/B6B5.B02/914/K19/B<<19?A3B5 /<>?A/30 1<6 B9.3A A343C1<9 51:9BA0 9./0 B?A9 5/<60 /9 A310B<1743 9B 1@1A6 1< 1;B?<9 B5 0"( 5BA 21/< 1<6 0?553A/<= 0"' 5BA 4B00 B5 1;3</9/30 1<6 0"& 5BA 9A1<02BA919/B< 3L9A1 <B?A/0.;3<9 1<6 1993<61<9 :.1A=30" %?A9.3A 6?3 9B /<>?A/30 9.3 :41/;1<9 ;/=.9<B9.1C31993<6361<8@BAH19431095BA123A/B6B5# ;B<9.0 .3<:3 9./0 B?A9 5/<60 /9 A310B<1743 9B 1@1A6 0" 5BA 4B00 B5 /<:B;3 6?A/<= 41/6 ?2 23A/B6" - 7 - B@3C3A 9.3 :B;23<019/B< B5 0"I'I 1@1A63678 9.3A/7?<145BA;36/:143L23<030<3360<B/<93A53A3<:3" " .3 :B;23<019/B< 1@1A636 78 9.3 A/7?<14 /0 ;B6/5/3610?<63A 4" B" 3160 @1A6789.3 A/7?<14 @1A6789./0 B?A9 1/<1<60?553A/<= 0"# 0"( ' 36/:14L23<030 0"I'I 0"I'I & B00 B5 5?9?A3 31A</<=:121:/98 0",, 0",&' # A1<02BA919/B< 3L9A1 <B?A/0.;3<9 1<6 1993<61<9 :.1A=30 0"' 0"& B00B51;3</9/30 0"' 0"' ( B00 B5 /<:B;3 6?A/<= 41/6 ?2 23A/B6 0"', 0" , %?9?A3 ;36/:14 3L23<030 0" B914 0"',I 0"&,I .3A3@/44733<.1<:3;3<9B50"'' - 8 - " 302B<63<9 B"' M <0?A1<:3 B;21<8 .10 14A3168 632B0/936 9.3 :B;23<019/B< 1;B?<9 1@1A636 78 9.3A/7?<14" '" <9.3A30?499.35B44B@/<=BA63A/0210036 /! 22314/0 " //! .3 :41/;1<9 /0 3<9/9436 5BA 9.3 3<.1<:36 :B;23<019/B< B5 0"'' @/9. /<93A309 19 (J 23A 1<<?; 5AB; 9.3 6193 B5 239/9/B<9/449.36193B5A314/K19/B<" ///! 302B<63<9 B"' M <0?A1<:3 B;21<8 /0 6/A3:936 9B 632B0/9 9.3 15BA301/6 :B;23<019/B< 1;B?<9 14B<= @/9. /<93A309 3L:4?6/<= /<93A309 5BA '& 6180 9.3 63418 :1?036 /< 5/4/<= 9.3 122314! @/9./< B<3 ;B<9. 5AB;9.36193B59./0>?6=;3<9" /C! < 0?:. 632B0/9 9.3 :41/;1<9 /0 23A;/99369B@/9.6A1@9.33<9/A31;B?<914B<= @/9./<93A3091::A?36B</9" +,' (& ) % /09 B" 4 B" ,