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2025 DAILYLAW 81971 (KAR)
SRI T THIMME GOWDA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA
WP/36080/2017 · 2025-11-28
R Nataraj
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B5125/ 123 460F391 7637 B5120?1 0>175/5/; 9:3767/93 =60A 123
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63840/<3/1023637=13612363840/<3/102785/=06A3< 123 63840/<3/1 0 1271 90/C36850/ 0= 123 :7/<8 /015=53< 820?:< /01 >3 ;67/13< 9906<5/;:@ 123 63840/<3/1 0 278 588?3<1235A4?;/3<3/<0683A3/18<713<%%63F3915/;
123 63H?381 0= 123 4315150/368 =06 90/C36850/ 0= 123 :7/<8 5/ H?38150/ 1 58 12363=063 90/13/<3< 1271 123 5A4?;/3< 3/<0683A3/18588?3<>@12363840/<3/10763>783<0/123 569?:76588?3<>@12363840/<3/1078B3::78123<5639150/ 588?3< >@ 123 63840/<3/1 0 B2592 763 5/ 79906<7/93 B512 :7B
23 :376/3< <<5150/7:
0C36/A3/1 <C09713 635136713<1237>0C390/13/150/8 + 27C3 90/85<363< 123 8?>A58850/8 0= 123 :376/3< 90?/83: =06 123 4315150/368 7/< 123 :376/3< <<5150/7:
0C36/A3/1 <C09713 =06 63840/<3/1 08 7/< 78 B3:: 78 123:376/3<90?/83:=0663840/<3/10
23 63840/<3/1 0 27< 4604083< 10 <3C3:04 5/13;6713< 10B/82548 5/ 7/< 760?/< 3/;7:?6? 0/3 0= B2592 B78 123 <3C3:04A3/1 0= 5<7<5 78 7/ 5/13;6713< 10B/8254 23/ 5<7<5 B78 :@5/; B5125/ 123 :5A518 0= 123 3/;7:?6?
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316040:517/ 3;50/ 123 1713 0C36/A3/1 27< 588?3< 7 /015=597150/ 4604085/; 10 <3C3:04 123 :7/<8 5/ 5<7<5 78 7/ 5/13;6713< 10B/8254 23 1713 0C36/A3/1 27< 4?1 7 =633I3 0/7::<3C3:04A3/10=123:7/<=067/?/<?:@:0/;43650<5/C53B 0= 518 4604087: /A5/<=?: 0= 7::0B5/; 123 :7/< 10 >3 ?83<=06 1234?64083=06B259251B7863836C3<5/123A781364:7/23 1713 0C36/A3/1 B78 >0?/< 5/ :7B 10 351236 79H?563 123 4604361538=067/@4?64083878460C5<3<?/<36123
91 06A?8127C3436A5113<123?830=123:7/<=061234?64083=06 B259251B7863836C3<5/123A781364:7//1235/817/19783 123 4604087: 10 <3C3:04 10B/82548 B78 5/ 123 @376 %% 0B3C361234315150/368=5:3<12356744:597150/8=0690/C36850/ 0= 12356 :7/<8 =06 /0/7;659?:1?67: 6385<3/157: ?83 5/ 123 @376 %+2363840/<3/1827C37;75/63F3913<123744:597150/80= 123 4315150/368 0/ 123 ;60?/< 1271123 :7/< 58 /015=53< =06 123 4?64083 0= 123 4604083< <3C3:04A3/1 0= 123 10B/8254 23 63840/<3/18 97//01 ?/<?:@ D334 123 4604361538 0= 123 4315150/368=60I3/=0680A3460F391B2592278/01@3117D3/0== =06B2713C3663780/82363840/<3/18763/017>:310405/110 7/@460C5850/0=:7B12713/7>:3<123A10<3465C31230B/368 0=:7/<10<3C3:0412356:7/<0/123;60?/<1271123:7/<B78
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3C3:04A3/1 ?120651@ 10 90/C361 =06 /0/6385<3/157:
4?640838 8?>F391 0=90?683 10 123 436A58850/ 0= 123 1713
0C36/A3/1 B2363C36 123 :7/< ?83 27< 10 >3 927/;3< 23 63840/<3/1 0 >783< 0/ 123 7=063875< /015=597150/ 278 90/C3613< 936175/ 01236 :7/<8 7/< 7:80 436A5113< 927/;3 0= :7/< ?83 5/6384391 0=:7/< 5/ @08 , , & & ++ + + 0= 7<74?67"5::7;3787>70>:57A7/7;7677:?D2363=063 123 4315150/368 97//01 >3 <3465C3< 0= 123 >3/3=51 0= 123 /015=597150/ = 123 4315150/368 763 123 :7B=?: 0B/368 0= 123 7=063875< 4604361538 ?/:388 12363 58 7/ 3A>76;0 7;75/81 90/C36850/ 0= 123 :7/< =06 /0/7;659?:1?67: 4?640838 123 63840/<3/1897//0181041234315150/368=60A4?115/;12356:7/< 10>31136?83
/ 1271 C53B 0= 123 A71136 7:: 12383 4315150/8 763 !" 23 5A4?;/3< 3/<0683A3/18 588?3< >@ 123
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