- 1 - !" #"$"" " % %&'( %'' ) ! " # # $ # ! $ $! %&'& !#( ! ) * #+ # ### Digitally signed by SUMITRA SHERIGAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - , !- $ , # !$ ) # * #, . #+ ,## ' , *#+ ,!$*+ / # ! ! !' , !' , ,, '& *0+ $$ !' ! $' , # $ # ' , # ,# # # ,,##(*(#+#( , , # # # # # 1 ( * 1 ( + 2343456278 9246: 0;;<82= 58 35 ' 46 74>2 5 !'5?5>265@4;23034560@09<70:4;43A65B C26=46: 46 5 ! 56 3D2 ?4@2 5? 3D2 @20762= ==434560@4E4@(<=:206=( ,030@09<70:472:483272= - 3 - ?57 3D2 5??26;28 C<648D09@2 <6=27 2;34568 '& $$ !'! 720= B43D 2;3456$' 5?3D26=406260@ 5=2 ! F?57 8D573 G3D2 HI 06= 2;34568 $ 06= ' 5? 3D2 #5B7A75D4943456;3&F?578D573G3D2#;3HI072 822J46:35K<08D3D2;74>460@C75;22=46:8 207=74 0@4J08D0 5<L06@20762=;5<682@ ?573D2C234345627806=745C0@J748D600=0E@20762= 4:D 5<73 5E276>263 @20=27 ?57 728C56=263 5 28C56=263 5 3D5<:D 827E2= D08 72>0462= <6 72C7282632= $ 6 E42B 5? 3D2 74E0@ ;5632634568 <7:2= 9A 3D2 @20762=;5<682@?57953D3D2C0734283D2C54633D03B5<@= 07482?57>A;5684=270345648 !"# - 4 - A068B27353D2095E2C546348463D2 ?573D2?5@@5B46: ' 28C56=2635?4@2=3D2?478346?57>03456B43D 5>26 5@4;2 303456 0@09<70:4 0@@2:46: 3D03 8D2 >07742= 0;;<82= 5 56 !!! 06= 846;2 3D26 830732= 7284=46: 46 3D2 >0374>5640@ D5<82 0@56: B43D D27 D<8906= 0;;<82= 5 ?327 ?2B =0A8 0;;<82= 5 830732= C4;J46: <C K<0772@ <6=27 3D2 46?@<26;2 5? 0@;5D5@ 06= B08 09<846: 728C56=263 5 3D03 8D2 D0= 653 975<:D3 8<??4;4263 =5B7A 2 372032= D27 B43D ;7<2@3A 28C56=26350@8583032=3D030;;<82=59246:3D2 ?03D2746@0B 0;;<82= 58$ 06= ' 9246: 3D2 848327846 @0B 830732= 09<846: D27 46 ?4@3DA @06:<0:2 56 3D2 80>2 :75<6=06==2>06=2=0;0706=0C@53D2A30J260B0A D27M2B2@7A06=5<832=D27?75>>0374>5640@D5<82 28C56=263 5 ;56326=8 3D03 56 !!$ 03!!C>0;;<82=5;0>2353D2C072638HD5<825? 728C56=2635?<@@A=7<6J09<82=D2746?4@3DA@06:<0:2 - 5 - =2>06=46: 0==434560@ =5B7A 06= ;74>460@@A 4634>4=032= D27 D272?572 8D2 @5=:2= 3D2 ?4783 46?57>03456 56 !!' D272484657=46032=2@0A46?4@46:3D2;5>C@0463 E263D5<:D8C2;4?4;0@@2:034568072>0=20:046830;;<82= 5 ?57D0E46:;5>>4332=3D2 5??26;28 0 E27A 90@= 06= :26270@ 0@@2:034568 072 >0=2 0:04683 3D282 C2343456278 9246: 3D2 ?03D2746@0B 06= 848327846@0B 5? 728C56=263 53486534;2=3D030;;<82=5480:2=A20783 4883032=3D030;;<82=58$06='0723D2>07742=8483278 5?0;;<82=5;;<82=5$48804=35923D27284=263 5? 3307 70=28D 06= 0;;<82= 5' 48 804= 35 92 3D2 7284=263 5? A=27090= 5C428 5? 3D2 =D007 ;07= 072 C75=<;2=9A3D2C2343456278463D0372:07= - 6 :546: 3D75<:D 3D2 0@@2:034568 >0=2 9A 3D2 ?4783 46?57>063 D27 :742E06;2 48 >046@A 0:04683 0;;<82= 5 5B2E27 8D2 >0=2 0@@2:034568 0:04683 3D282 C2343456278B43D5<372?2726;23506A=0325734>2D2@083 - 6 - 46;4=26372?2772=359AD27463D2?478346?57>0345648=032= !!$ BD4;D B08 ;5>>4332= 56@A 9A D27 D<8906= <33D2?478346?57>03456;0>23592?4@2=56!!' 5684=2746:0@@3D282?0;3806=;47;<>8306;280>5?3D2 5C464563D03728C56=2635D0=?4@2=3D2?478346?57>03456 75C46: 46 3D282 C2343456278 56@A 35 C7288<74L2 0;;<82= 5 D272?572 4643403456 5? ;74>460@ C75;22=46:8 06= ;56346<03456 5? 3D2 80>2 0:04683 3D2> 48 46 09<82 5? C75;2885?@0B26;23D280>248@409@23592K<08D2= ;;57=46:@A 068B27 3D2 095E2 C5463 46 3D2 G0??47>034E2H 06=C75;22=35C0883D2?5@@5B46: *4+ D274>460@234345648 *44+ 74>460@ C75;22=46:8 46434032= 0:04683 3D2 C2343456278 *0;;<82= 58 35 '+ 46 74>2 5 !' 5? 5>26 5@4;2 303456 0@09<70:4 ;43A C26=46: 46 5 ! 56 3D2 ?4@2 5? @20762= ==434560@ 4E4@ (<=:2 06= ( , 0@09<70:4 ?57 3D2 - 7 - 5??26;28 C<648D09@2 <6=27 2;34568 '& $$!'!720=B43D2;3456$'5?3D2 6=406 260@ 5=2 ! 06= 2;34568 $ 06='5?3D2#5B7A75D4943456;3&48 D2729A *( %""' $ 4835@5''