- 1 - ! "# $ ## # % %&'( % '' () # % %&'( % '' ( ) ! " # $ %&' $ Digitally signed by RAMESH MATHAPATI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - %& ! " $ ( # & " # ) & ) * '+" & $ # +'&++++' +, - , - $ $ ( ) ) .) $ ,+ +%-%+&' % $ . $ ) . ) % - 3 - ! " # $ /&' $ %& ! " $ ( # & " # ) & ) * '+ " & $ # +'&++++'+,-,- $ $ 0 $ - 4 - ## " 0 $ # 12323451635637358912323454&:135; 8<<=>1? 4 85? 2@1 A123234516> 35 6373589 1232345 4, :135; 8<<=>1? 4> 85? + 35 6371 4& 4B 85?@3 =5C 493<1 282345 3?86 54D A15?35; 35 4'+ 45 2@1 B391 4B 2@1 918651? 635<3A89 3E39 $=?;1 85? $% 3?86 861 >11F35; 24 G=8>@2@1 <6373589 A64<11?35;> 35323821? 8;835>2 2@17 B46 2@1 4BB15<1> A=53>@8:91 =5?16 1<2345> + ' & ++ + +, , 618? D32@ 1<2345 - 4B 2@1 5?385 15894?1&,"B46>@462H2@1I# @1 B8<2> 4B 2@1 <8>1 35 :631B 861 2@82 61>A45?152 4 @8? B391? 2@1 B36>2 35B46782345 8;835>2 8<<=>1?4>24,85?8542@16B46@8E35;<4773221?2@1 8:4E1 >83? 4BB15<1> 2 3> 2@1 <452152345 4B 61>A45?152 4 2@82 8<<=>1? 4> 24 , 85? 8542@16 35>23;821? :J 8<<=>1? 4 8>>8=921? @37 <8=>1? 35C=631> 8> - 5 - 61>A45?1524@8?B391? <6373589<8>1>8;835>28<<=>1? 4 B46 2@1 4BB15<1 A=53>@8:91 =5?16 1<2345 +& 4B 1;4238:91 5>26=7152> <2 && KB46 >@462 H2@1 <2IL23>>2821?2@828<<=>1?48>>8=921?@37D32@8 64?8<<=>1?4>+,24-@8E18>>8=921?D32@@85?>85? 91;> 85? <8=>1? ;631E4=> @=62 5 2@1 :8>3> 4B 2@1 B36>2 35B46782345 <871 24 :1 61;3>2161? 85? 2@1 35E1>23;82345 D8> =5?1628F15 @1 5E1>23;8235; BB3<16 B391? <@86;1 >@112 8;835>2 8<<=>1? 4> 24 - 4D 2@1 A123234516> :135; 8<<=>1? 4> 85? + 861 :1B461 2@3> 4=62>11F35;24G=8>@2@1<6373589A64<11?35;> + 186? 63 E358>@ A9845F86 918651? <4=5>19B462@1A123234516>85?63$878?86@8@8:=??35 918651? 3;@ 4=62 4E1657152 918?16 B46 61>A45?152 4%2821 63 8E3 8239 918651? <4=5>19 B46 61>A45?152416=>1?2@178216389>4561<46? - 6 - 5 E31D 4B 2@1 63E89 <452152345> =6;1? :J 2@1 918651?<4=5>19B46:42@2@1A86231>2@1A43522@82D4=9? 863>1B467J<45>3?16823453> !"#$% J85>D16242@18:4E1A43523>352@1 B46 2@1B4994D35; > A16 2@1 <8>1 78?1 4=2 :J 2@1 A64>1<=2345 45'822@135>23;823454B8<<=>1?48<<=>1? 4>24 -@8E18>>8=921? 61>A45?152 4 D32@ 2@13645 64?@85?>85?91;>85?<8=>1?@=62@17423E1B462@1 8<<=>1? 24 <47732 2@1 4BB15<1 3> 2@82 61>A45?152 4 @8?B391?2@611?3BB16152<6373589<8>1>8991;35;<4773>>345 4B4BB15<1A=53>@8:91=5?161<2345+&4B<223> :64=;@2242@15423<14B2@14=622@828<<=>1?4@8? B391?2@1B36>235B467823458;835>261>A45?15248991;35; <4773>>345 4B 2@1 4BB15<1> A=53>@8:91 =5?16 1<2345> - 7 - +&+" #"#+&+-,4B=5?161<2345 "# "# 4B 5?385 67> <2 85? 1<2345 ,' 4B 5B467823451<@5494;J<2D@3<@D8>61;3>2161?35 6371 4 4B 8<@3:4D93 493<1 282345 ?3>263<2 J:168:8?45, , @1 <452152345> 28F15 :J :42@ 2@1 A86231> ?3><94>1 2@82 35323899J 8<<=>1? 4 85? 61>A45?152 4 @8E1 ?1E194A1? 352378<J 85? D161 @8E35; <94>1 61982345>@3A =:>1G=1529J ?3BB1615<1 4B 4A35345 16=A21? 8>861>=924BD@3<@<6373589<8>1><87124:161;3>2161? 8;835>24518542@1652@1A61>152<8>1323>2@1>A1<3B3< <452152345 28F15 :J 61>A45?152 4 2@82 D@391 <47732235; 2@1 4BB15<1 2@1 8<<=>1? @8E1 <821;463<899J >2821? 2@82 2@1J 861 8>>8=9235; @37 82 2@1 35>23;82345 4B 8<<=>1? 4 2 3> >2821? 2@82 2@1 8<<=>1? 35<9=?1 2@1 742@16:642@16>=5<9185?8=524B8<<=>1?45?16 2@1>1<36<=7>285<1>2@3>3> 542 8 >28;1 24 ?3>:1931E1 2@1 E16>345 4B 61>A45?152 4 85? 24 ;3E1 8 B35?35; 2@82 8<<=>1? 4 @8? 51E16 35>23;821? 2@1 42@16 8<<=>1? 24 - 8 - <47732 2@1 4BB15<1 @161B461 8<<=>1? 4 3> 542 1523291?B462@161931B4BG=8>@35;2@1<6373589A64<11?35;> 8>2@161861 782163898;835>2@1624<45>232=21 2@14BB15<1 ' @4=;@ 32 3> <45215?1? :J 2@1 918651? <4=5>19 B462@1A123234516>2@822@1613>3546?35821?198J3594?;35; 2@1 B36>2 35B46782345 8> 2@1 35<3?152 3> >83? 24 @8E1 4<<=661? 45 ' :=2 2@1 <871 24 :1 61;3>2161? 45 - 32 3> 2@1 <452152345 4B 61>A45?152 4 2@82 1E15 2@4=;@ A493<1 <47A98352 D8> B391? 2@1 >871 D8> 542 61;3>2161? :J 2@1 A493<1 85? 61>A45?152 4 @8? 8AA648<@1? 2@3> 4=62 :J B3935; 4+ 59J 8B216 >16E3<1 4B5423<1 35 2@1 D632 A1232345 2@1 <871 24 :1 61;3>2161? 85? 8<<46?35;9J2@1D632A1232345<87124:1?3>A4>1?4B & ;835>2 8<<=>1? 4> 85? + D@4 861 2@1 A123234516>35637358912323454,2@161861 78216389> 24 <45>232=21 2@1 4BB15<1 =5?16 - 9 - 1<2345+'4B85?42@164BB15<1>=BB3<315278216389> D161 <4991<21? :J 2@1 5E1>23;8235; BB3<16 5?16 >=<@ <36<=7>285<1> 2@1 <6373589 A64<11?35;> 8;835>2 2@17 <85542:1G=8>@1?15<1874B2@14A353452@822@1 A123234516>8615421523291?B46;68524B2@161931B352@1>1 A1232345> <<46?35;9J 85>D16 2@1 8:4E1 A4352 35 2@1 51;823E185?A64<11?24A8>>2@1B4994D35; @163735891232345>861@161:J *( %##' $ 3>2494+