IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT.JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO.24776/2024 (GM-FC) BETWEEN 1 . MR. KRISHNAMURTHY SHIVALINGAIAH S/O SRI KENGE GOWDA SHIVALINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT JADEYA VILLAGE TURUVEKERE TALUK TUMKURU DISTRICT-572221 …PETITIONER/S (BY SRI./SMT.: VIVEKANANDA S, ADVOCATE) AND 1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA DR B R AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2 . THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU CITY NO.01, INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560001. 3 . STATION HOUSE OFFICER KOTHANUR POLICE STATION BENGALURU NEW AIRPORT ROAD, GEDDALAHALLI RAMANNA LAYOUT NARAYANAPURA W.P.NO.24776/2024 2 BENGALURU-560077. 4 . THE DISTRICT CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE BENGALURU URBAN DR M H MARIGOWDA ROAD NEAR KIDWAI CANCER HOSPITAL, OFF HOSUR ROAD, BENGALURU-560029 REP. BY CHAIR PERSON HAVING OFFICE AT 30TH FLOOR VISHVESHVARAIAH MINI TOWER, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001. 5 . SMT. SUMA NINGARAJU AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS W/O MR KRISHNAMURTHY SHIVALINGAIAH RESIDING AT NO.73 MARUTHI NAGAR, 1ST CROSS, VIKAS LAYOUT YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560063. …RESPONDENT/S THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) DECLARE THE ACTION OF HANDING OVER OF CUSTODY OF MS.MEERA FROM PETITIONER TO R5 BY R4 AS ILLEGAL AND UNLAWFUL. B) DIRECT THE R2,3 AND 4 TO PAY COMPENSATION TO THE PETITIONER FOR THEIR ILLEGAL ACTS AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER. CORAM: HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI W.P.NO.24776/2024 3 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI) One week time is granted to comply with the office objections. By that time, if the office objections are not complied with, the petition shall stand dismissed without further reference to the Court. Sd/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : SG COMPARED BY : SG COPY Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR