- 1 - ! "#$ $$ %&' ( !"#"$# %" & ' ' ' '"( ") ** ) "( ' "*)$$ " ' "#(**)* Digitally signed by SUMITRA SHERIGAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - & ' )+ $ ' ' '# )* ! ' )*$)*)) ' % * ,* *#+ # ** *** " % ' - # ./0 122314 /0 5/436 78 9.3 :41/;1<9 1=1/<09 9.3 >6=;3<9 1<6 1?1@6 61936 )*$)*)) 210036 /< ' A# )* !789.3@/<:/2143</A@/B/4>6=31<61<6 664 /61@ 5A@ 0.A@9 C9.3 9@/7><14D 033E/<= 3<.1<:3;3<9A59.3:A;23<019/A< - 3 - ) .3 :41/;1<9 1=36 * 831@0 1<6 6A/<= :3<93@/<= ?A@E;39?/9.1::/63<9A< $*()* (1<60>553@36=@/3BA>0 /<F>@/30 3 5/436 :41/; 239/9/A< 735A@3 9.3 9@/7><14 033E/<= :A;23<019/A< A5 0)! $# *** " 14A<= ?/9. /<93@309 19 9.3 @193A5 )G23@1<<>;5@A;9.36193A5239/9/A<9/449.36193 A5 @314/H19/A< .3 9@/7><14 1593@ :A<0/63@/<= 9.3 3<9/@3 3B/63<:3A<@3:A@6 1?1@63610>;A5 0 * ,* *# "14A<= ?/9./<93@309199.3@193A5!G23@1<<>;5@A;9.36193A5 239/9/A<9/44@314/H19/A<3/<=1==@/3B36789.301/6>6=;3<9 1<6 1?1@6 9.3 :41/;1<9 .10 2@353@@36 9.3 2@303<9 122314 033E/<=3<.1<:3;3<9A59.3:A;23<019/A< 0 23@ I )"6/0174/98 :3@9/5/:193 9.3 :41/;1<9 0>091/<36 1;2>919/A< 17AB3 E<33 1<6 1;2>933 4A?3@ 9./@6 0.159A553;>@<A936.3A:9A@.10100300369.36/017/4/98 A5 (#G 9A 9.3 4A?3@ 4/;7 1<6 )#G :A@@302A<6/<= 9A 9.3 7A68 >9 9.3 9@/7><14 .10 91E3< A<48 *G 6/017/4/98 9A 9.3 ?.A43 7A68 1<6 =@1<936 ;31=3@ 1;A><9 .3 1;A><90 =@1<936 ><63@ A9.3@ .3160 1@3 A< 4A?3@ 0/63 9.3@35A@3 @3J>309365A@3<.1<:3;3<9A59.3:A;23<019/A< - 4 - 31@69.31@=>;3<905@A;7A9.0/630 # .3 :41/;1<9 .10 <A9 5/436 1<8 /<:A;3 2@AA5 9A 2@AB3./0/<:A;30.3;39?/9.1::/63<9/<9.3831@)* ( 9.3 9@/7><14 .10 @/=.948 91E3< 9.3 <A9/A<14 /<:A;3 19 0 $#* " 23@ ;A<9. 10 23@ 9.3 =>/634/<30 A5 9.3 1@<191E191933=143@B/:30>9.A@/98.3:41/;1<9?10 1=36*831@01023@I#?A><6:3@9/5/:193.3@35A@39.3 ;>49/24/3@ /0 9A 73 91E3< 10 C #D # /0 9.3 ?A><6 :3@9/5/:193/00>3678)"A:9A@3100300369.36/017/4/98 10 23@ I )"6/017/4/98 :3@9/5/:193 0 /9 /0 9.3 :103 A5 1;2>919/A< 9.3A:9A@100300369.36/017/4/98/09A9.34A?3@ 4/;710(#G1<6:A@@302A<6/<=9A9.3?.A437A6810)#G .3:41/;1<90>091/<36:@>0./<F>@89A9.3@/=.943=1<65AA9 <:4/</:143I1;/<19/A< /9/05A><69.19+ !" ! ! # $ %&'()# *+&)&((* , & - 5 - , 6;/993648 9.3 :41/;1<9 ?10 6A/<= :3<93@/<= ?A@E1<6.3:1<<A91993<6./0?A@E1<8;A@3.3@35A@3 9./0 A>@95/<60/9@310A<17439A91E36/017/4/98A59.3:41/;1<910 !*G 10 23@ :.36>43 6/017/4/98 ><63@ :9 3<:3 9.3 4A00A55>9>@331@</<=:121:/98/010><63@ 0 $#* "K )K #K!*GL 0 ! * #** " $ .3 9@/7><14 1?1@636 1 0>; A5 0 * ,## " 9A?1@60;36/:143I23<0301<6/9<3360<A/<93@53@3<:3.3 :41/;1<9?10.A02/914/H365A@ 6180A<0/63@/<=9.31=3 A::>219/A< 23@/A6 A5 .A02/914/H19/A< 1<6 <19>@3 A5 /<F>@/30 0>091/<36 78 9.3 :41/;1<9 9./0 A>@9 5/<60 /9 @310A<1743 9A =@1<9 1 0>; A5 0 ** *** " 9A?1@60 21/< 1<6 0>553@/<= 0#* *** " 9A?1@60 4A00 A5 1;3</9/30 1<6 0#* *** " 9A?1@60 9@1<02A@919/A< 3I9@1 <A>@/0.;3<9 1<6 1993<61<9 :.1@=30 .3 :41/;1<9 ;/=.9 .1B3 <A9 1993<636 1<8 A9.3@ ?A@E5A@19431095A>@;A<9.03<:3 10>;A5 0$ *** " 0 $#* "K;A<9.0/01?1@6369A?1@604A00A5/<:A;3 6>@/<=41/6>223@/A6>@9.3@ 9./0A>@95/<60/9@310A<1743 9A =@1<9 1 0>; A5 0) ** *** " 9A?1@60 1@9/5/:/14 4/;7 3<:3 9.39A914:A;23<019/A</010><63@ - 6 - ) *+,-./0*1-+231 /412 A00A55>9>@331@</<=:121:/98 0 ! * #** " ) 36/:143I23<030 0 * ,## " 1/<1<60>553@/<=0 0 ** *** " A00A51;3</9/30 0#* *** " # @1<02A@919/A< 3I9@1 <A>@/0.;3<91<61993<61<9 :.1@=30 0#* *** " , A00 A5 /<:A;3 6>@/<= 41/6 >2 23@/A6 0$ *** " $ >9>@3;36/:143I23<030 0) ** *** " 2+) - 55667 ( 31@<36 :A><034 5A@ 9.3 @302A<63<9"<0>@1<:3 :A;21<8 0>7;/90 9.19 9.3 :A;23<019/A< 1;A><9 1?1@636 789.39@/7><14/0632A0/936735A@39.39@/7><14 ! ::A@6/<=48 9.35A44A?/<= / .3122314/0144A?36/<21@9+ // .3 :41/;1<9 /0 3<9/9436 9A 9A914 :A;23<019/A< A5 0), , ## " 14A<= ?/9. /<93@309199.3@193A5,G23@1<<>;5@A;9.36193 A5 239/9/A< 9/44 9.3 6193 A5 @314/H19/A< 10 1=1/<09 0 * ,* *# "1?1@636789.39@/7><14+ /// .3 <0>@1<:3 :A;21<8 /0 6/@3:936 9A 632A0/9 9.3 3<.1<:36 :A;23<019/A< A5 0 , ** $#* " 14A<= ?/9. /<93@309 ?/9./< A<3 ;A<9.5@A;9.36193A59./0A@63@+ - 7 - /B < 0>:. 632A0/9 9.3 :41/;1<9 /0 23@;/9936 9A ?/9.6@1? 9.3 :A;23<019/A< 1;A><9 14A<=?/9./<93@3091::@>36A</9 31@<36 :A><034 5A@ @302A<63<9 A) /0 23@;/9936 9A 5/43B1E1419.5A@@302A<63<9A)/<9?A?33E0 -,7 %$' # ' /09A 4A (