WP NO. 18405/2026 (LB - RES) IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU [SRI H M SHANKARA AND OTHERS VS. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS] 09.07.2026 (VIDEO CONFERENCING / PHYSICAL HEARING) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER Sri Veeresh Mahesh Uppin, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Bopanna Belliappa, the learned Additional Government Advocate who accepts notice for the first respondent, and Sri M.S.Devaraju, a learned standing counsel for the second and third respondents who is called upon to accept for these respondents, are heard and the petition stands disposed of by a separate order dispensing with notice to the fourth respondent. (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE SA List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1 Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA