- 1 - !" # $ % %% &'( ) !" !#""!" $ ! " !" ! % " &' ( ) ! **& !# "! +%' " , !"" ! &"&*!! " *'''%&! "!! ! ! " ! ! Digitally signed by SUMITRA SHERIGAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - $ "! "( !! %" "! ! ( (" %% ! !! ! ! " ! ! !" !" ""!" %'''% +%'%- !( ( " " ! " " "(" ! ! "! !! ! ( !" " !" "! " . ! " $ /01234/5/016/27896:/5;81<834:=2/: !4=: 0>>/05 =: >1/;/11/2 0?0=6:3 34/ 0@012 8; 34/ !1=<9605 =6 8+%'%- 203/2 %'''% >0::/2 <A 34/ 89138;34//6=81=B=592?/062 0302?=1=;81:4813 C34/!1=<9605D 6E91/2750=F063 ;=5/2 0 750=F >/3=3=86 750=F=6? 78F>/6:03=86 :'''''' !4/ !1=<9605 786:=2/1=6? /63=1/ /B=2/67/861/78120@012/2 :+''''@=34=63/1/:30334/ 103/8;*G;81203/8;>/3=3=863=551/05=:03=86 - 3 - & ??1=/B/2 <A 34/ :0=2 0@012 34=: 0>>/05 =: >1/;/11/2=6@4=74=3=:7863/62/2340334/0>>/55063:9:30=6/2 ;107391/8;5/;33=<=0062;=<950062834/1>013:8;34/<82A062 4/ 388H 31/03F/63 ;81 20A: 062 =67911/2 49?/ F/2=705 /I>/6:/: 93 34/ !1=<9605 ?1063/2 5/::/1 78F>/6:03=86 / @0:/016=6? :%'''>/1F8634<A28=6?7885=/@81H!4/ 0>>/55063/I0F=6/2 2873810624/0::/::/234/2=:0<=5=3A 0: %*G 38 34/ @485/ <82A 93 34/ !1=<9605 40: 30H/6 865A +G!4/1/;81/1/J9/:3/2;81/64067/F/638;78F>/6:03=86 /:>862/63 7896:/5 40: 7863/62/2 3403 !1=<9605 051/02A 786:=2/1/2 34/ =678F/ 062 2=:0<=5=3A >18>/15A 062 0::/::/2 34/ 78F>/6:03=86 062 011=B/2 38 34/ E9:3 78F>/6:03=86062349:34/:0=2812/1=:38</786;=1F/2 * >>/55063 @0: 48:>=305=K/2 ;81 /=?43 20A: !4/ 0>>/55063 40: ;0=5/2 38 >18B/ 4=: =678F/ 4/67/ 0: >/1 34/ ?9=2/5=6/:8;34/016030H0303//?05/1B=7/:93481=3A062 786:=2/1=6? 34/ ;073 3403 4/ F/3 @=34 06 077=2/63 86 &%'%+4=:683=8605=678F/=:38</30H/60: :%%' >/1F863477812=6?5A34/58::8;;9391/=678F/78F/:38 %%'I%I%I+GL%-%*' - 4 - 86:=2/1=6? 34/ 60391/ 8; =6E91A 34/ !1=<9605 40: 051/02A 30H/6 405; 8; %*G =6:3/02 8; %12 !4/1/;81/ 34=: 8913;=62:681/0:86:38=63/1;/1/@=3434/2=:0<=5=3A0::/::/2 <A34/!1=<9605/@0:48:>=305=K/2;81/=?4320A:34/!1=<9605 40: 051/02A ?1063/2 :*''' ;81 F/2=705 /I>/6:/: 062 =3 6//2:68=63/1;/1/67/ + 86:=2/1=6? 34/ 60391/ 8; =6E91=/: 062 >/1=82 8; 48:>=305=K03=86 34=: 78913 ;=62: =3 6/7/::01A 38 /64067/ 34/ 78F>/6:03=86?1063/2962/1>0=6062:9;;/1=6?38 :'''' 58:: 8; 0F/6=3=/: 38 :''' 062 3106:>81303=86 /I310 6891=:4F/63062033/620637401?/:38 :&'''' - /F=?4368340B/033/62/206A834/1@81H035/0:3 ;810>/1=828;341//F8634:!4/1/;81/ :'%%'I =: 0@012/2 962/1 34/ 4/02 58:: 8; =678F/ 291=6? 50=2 9> >/1=82 062 4/ =: 05:8 /63=35/2 ;81 :'''' ;81 1/F8B05 8; =F>5063: %' 6 055 34/ 38305 78F>/6:03=86 78F/: 38 *+ ,@=34=63/1/:30334/103/8;*G>/10669F;18F 34/203/8;>/3=3=863=551/05=K03=86 - 5 - %% !4/0@012>0::/2<A34/!1=<9605=:F82=;=/20: -./* 012342* %8::8;;9391/=678F/ %-%*' 0=6062:9;;/1=6? '''' 8::8;0F/6=3=/: ''' & /2=705/I>/6:/: *''' !106:>81303=86 /I310 6891=:4F/63 062033/620637401?/: &'''' *8::8;/016=6?291=6?34/50=29> >/1=82;81341//F8634: ' /F8B058;=F>5063: '''' 3.5 + , 77812=6?5A 34/ 0>>/55063 =: /63=35/2 ;81 0 38305 78F>/6:03=868;*+ ,0:0?0=6:3 :+''''!4/ 750=F063 =: /63=35/2 ;81 06 /64067/2 78F>/6:03=86 8; *+ , % 634/1/:95334/;8558@=6?812/1=:>0::/2 = !4/0>>/05=: == /:>862/63 8 M 6:91067/ 8F>06A =: 051/02A2/>8:=3/234/0@012/20F8963<A34/ !1=<9605 34/1/;81/ 1/:>862/63 8 =: 2=1/73/2382/>8:=334//64067/278F>/6:03=86 8; :%&'+' @=34 =63/1/:3 03 34/ 103/ 8; - 6 - *G @=34=6 86/ F8634 ;18F 34/ 203/ 8; 34=: 812/1 === 6 :974 34/ 0>>/55063 =: >/1F=33/2 38 @=34210@ 34/ 0F8963 0586? @=34 =63/1/:3 07719/286=3 */, &% ( $ ! =:38%58-&