- 1 - ! ! "# $!%!&!! !!&& '#( ) ! " # $ $%& $ $ ' ' # & !!# & " # ( & ) ) *# &) & ) & ) + !'! *! , Digitally signed by SUMITRA SHERIGAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - ) ) ) + !''!! ) + - - . % /01 233425 01 60547 89 :/4 ;520<2=: 2>20=1: :/4 ?7><4=: 2=7 2@2A7 72:47 !'! 321147 0= B*! ,89:/4A0=;03254=0BA0C05?7>42=7 0D2923?A2#6BA1/BA:E:/4:A08?=25F&144G0=>4=/2=;4<4=:B6 :/4;B<34=12:0B= /4;520<2=:2>47942A1<4:@0:/2;;074=:B= !'! 2=7 1?1:20=47 0=D?A041 4 60547 ;520< 34:0:0B= 846BA4:/4:A08?=25144G0=>;B<34=12:0B=/4:A08?=2526:4A ;B=1074A0=>:/44=:0A44C074=;4B=A4;BA72@2A74721?<B6 1!!! 25B=> @0:/ 0=:4A41: 2: :/4 A2:4 B6 H 34A 2==?< 6AB< :/4 72:4 B6 34:0:0B= :055:/4 72:4 B6 A4250I2:0B= - 3 - 40=> 2>>A04C47 89 :/4 1207 ?7><4=: 2=7 2@2A7 :/4 ;520<2=: /21 3A464AA47 :/4 3A414=: 233425 144G0=> 4=/2=;4<4=:B6:/4;B<34=12:0B= = :/4 3A414=: 233425 0: 01 ;B=:4=747 :/2: :/4 ;520<2=: /21 1?1:20=47 >A04CB?1 0=D?A041 4 4J2<0=47 :/4 B;:BA/4B;:BA21141147:/470128050:92::BH8?: :/4 :A08?=25 /21 :2G4= B=59 H : 01 1:2:47 :/2: :/4 ;520<2=: @21 42A=0=> 2 1?< B6 1!!!! 34A <B=:/8?: :/4 :A08?=25 /21 ;B=1074A47 B=59 1 *! 34A <B=:/ @0:/B?:2=982101/42<B?=:1>A2=:47?=74AB:/4A/4271 2A4 <42>4A 2=7 :/4 :A08?=25 /21 4AA47 0= 60J0=> :/4 ;B=:A08?:BA9 =4>50>4=;4 B= :/4 2334552=: 0=;4 /4 @21 2 30550B= A074A ;B=:A08?:BA9 =4>50>4=;4 1/B?57 =B: 84 60J47 B= /0<)?A:/4A:/40=:4A41:01:B84>A2=:472::/4A2:4B6,H 34A2==?<2134A:/4;0:2:0B=0=:/4;214B6 A43BA:47 0= ' 42A7:/42A>?<4=:16AB<8B:/10741 - 4 - /4;520<2=:@2130550B=A074A2=72=:B1/ 2:/B7 @21 :/4 A074A B6 :/4 <B:BA;9;54 2=7 B= !'! @/054 :/49@4A4=42A2/052=0C4A10:9B=0D2923?A20GB:2AB27 :/4 A074A 2=:B1/ 2:/B7 /0: /01 <B:BA;9;54 :B :/4 C4/0;54 842A0=> A4>01:A2:0B=B !K*', 21 2A41?5:2=:B1/ 7047 B= :/4 13B: 2=7 /4:2= 2:/B7 L :/4 ;520<2=: /4A40= 1?1:20=47 >A04CB?1 0=D?A041 /4 :A08?=25 @AB=>59 21141147 :/4;B=:A08?:BA9=4>50>4=;4B=:/430550B=A074AB6:/4C4/0;54 /4 ;/2A>41/44: 01 60547 2>20=1: :/4 A074A B6 :/4 B664=70=> C4/0;54 413B=74=: B 01 :/4 B@=4A B6 :/4 <B:BA;9;54 842A0=> A4>01:A2:0B=B !K*', 2=7A413B=74=:B 01 :/4 0=1?A4A 21 1?;/ :/4 B@=4A 2=7 0=1?A4A B6 :/4 B664=70=>C4/0;542A4502854:B329:/44=:0A4;B<34=12:0B= /4;520<2=:/21620547:B3ABC4/010=;B<4/4 :A08?=25/21A0>/:59:2G4=:/4=B:0B=250=;B<4B6 1 *! 34A <B=:/ 21 /4 <4: @0:/ 2;;074=: 0= :/4 942A ! /4 ;520<2=: 4J2<0=47 B;:BA 21 + 1 34A :/4 @B?=7 ;4A:060;2:4 :/4 ;520<2=: 1?1:20=47 <?5:0354 6A2;:?A41 0=CB5C0=> 8052:4A25 8210 6AB=:25 ;25C2C0?< @2551 B6 6AB=:25 10=?141 546: I9>B<2:0; 2A;/ 8052:4A25 /B4<B10=?1 /4 - 5 - B;:BA21141147:/470128050:9B6:/4;520<2=:2:!:BH :B:/4@/B548B79/4 =1?A2=;4;B<32=91?8<0::47:/2: :/4 B;:BA @/B >2C4 70128050:9 ;4A:060;2:4 01 =B: 2 :A42:47 B;:BA J 01 :/4 70128050:9 ;4A:060;2:4 /4 :A08?=25 /21 :2G4= :/4 70128050:92: H8?: A7 B6H ;B<41:B H 4=;4:/01B?A:60=710:A421B=2854:B:2G4:/470128050:92: H/4;520<2=:@21/B130:250I476BA72914@212>47 942A121B=:/472:4B6:/42;;074=:4=;4:/4<?5:03504A 01E F4=;4:/45B11B642A=0=>;232;0:90121?=74A- 1 *!% % %HM 1 !'! * /4;520<2=:3AB7?;47<470;258055?=74AJ* /4 :A08?=25 /21 2@2A747 2 1?< B6 1,!! :B@2A71 <470;2580551@/0;/=4471=B0=:4A64A4=;4/4;520<2=:@21 /B130:250I47 6BA 60C4 7291 /4A46BA4 :/01 B?A: 60=71 0: A421B=2854:B2@2A721?<B6 1!!!!:B@2A71320=2=7 1?664A0=> 1!!!:B@2A715B11B62<4=0:041 1!!!! :B@2A71 :A2=13BA:2:0B= 4J:A2 =B?A01/<4=: 2=7 2::4=72=: ;/2A>414<0>/:/2C4=B:2::4=7472=9B:/4A@BAG6BA2: 5421::/A44<B=:/14=;421?<B6 1!012@2A747 - 6 - :B@2A71 5B11 B6 0=;B<4 7?A0=> 5207 ?3 34A0B7 4=;4 :/4 :B:25;B<34=12:0B=0121?=74A- !* +,-./01+2.,342 0523 B11B66?:?A40=;B<4 1 !'! 470;254J34=141 1,!! 20=2=71?664A0=> 1!!!! ' B11B62<4=0:041 1!!! A2=13BA:2:0B= 4J:A2 =B?A01/<4=: 2=7 2::4=72=: ;/2A>41 1!!!! B11B60=;B<47?A0=>5207?3 34A0B7 1! 3,* .6778 42A=47 ;B?=145 6BA :/4 =1?A2=;4 ;B<32=9 1?8<0:1 :/2: :/4 ;B<34=12:0B= 2<B?=: 2@2A747 89 :/4 :A08?=25/21844=743B10:47846BA4:/4:A08?=25 , ;;BA70=>59:/46B55B@0=>- #0& /423342501255B@470=32A:( #00& /4 ;520<2=: 01 4=:0:547 :B :B:25 ;B<34=12:0B=B6 1',,!25B=>@0:/0=:4A41: 2: :/4 A2:4 B6 H 34A 2==?< 6AB< :/4 72:4 B6 34:0:0B= :055 :/4 72:4 B6 A4250I2:0B= 21 2>20=1: 1!!!2@2A74789:/4:A08?=25( #000& /4 =1?A2=;4 ;B<32=9 01 70A4;:47 :B 743B10: :/4 4=/2=;47 ;B<34=12:0B= B6 - 7 - 1 '!25B=>@0:/0=:4A41:@0:/0=B=4<B=:/ 6AB<:/472:4B6:/01BA74A( #0C& = 1?;/ 743B10: :/4 ;520<2=: 01 34A<0::47 :B @0:/7A2@ :/4 4=:0A4 ;B<34=12:0B= 2<B?=:25B=>@0:/0=:4A41:2;;A?47B=0: .-8 '&!! ( % C/ 01:B- 5B- -