- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:654 WP No. 145813 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO.145813 OF 2020 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VEERABHADRAYYA S/O. RUDRAYYA MATHAD, AGE: 82 YEARS, OCC: RETIRED RAILWAY EMPLOYEE, R/O: PARASAVADI CROSS, BENGERI MAIN ROAD, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-23. 2. SRI. JAGADEESH S/O. TIPPANNA DHARWAD, AGE: 33 YEARS, R/O: BHAMMAPUR ONI, BEHIND GURUSHIDDESHWARA KALYANAMANTAPA, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-20. 3. SRI. GANGADHAR S/O. FAKKIRAPPA KAYATANNAVAR, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: GANTIKERI ONI, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580020. - PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VISHWANATH HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. ANANDAYYA S/O. CHANNAYYA HIREMATH, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NO.270, 3RD BLOCK, KULKARNI HAKKAL, GANESHPETH, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580020. 2. SRI. SIDDALINGAYYA, S/O. CHANNAVEERAYYA HIREMATH, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, Digitally signed by YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:654 WP No. 145813 of 2020 R/O: NO.52, GAVALI GALLI, OLD HUBBALLI, HUBBALLI-580021. 3. SRI. YALLAPPA S/O. PARAPPA HULAGUR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NO.7, GHANTIKERI STREET, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD - 580 020. 4. SRI. SHIVAKUMAR S/O. BASAVARAJ ANGADI, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NO.322, BIRABANDI ONI, HIREPETH BALLEN NAM 2, BELAMKAR ONI, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD - 580 020. 5. SADANAND S/O. GURUSIDDAPPA DODDAMANI, AGED: 43 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O: BYDLI ONI, P.B.ROAD, HUBBALLI-580020. 6. BASAVANAGOUDA S/O. KALLANGOUDA PATIL, AGED: 36 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O: LINGARAJNAGAR (NORTH), HUBBALLI-580031, DIST: DHARWAD. 7. DEVARAJ S/O. VEERABHADRAPPA GOUDAR, AGED: 41 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O: NAVANAGAR, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-16. 8. IRAPPA S/O. SANNAKALAPPA TOGODI, AGED: 39 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O: SULLA, TQ: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580025. 9. BASAVARAJ S/O. SHIVASHANKARAPPA TIGODI, AGED: 41 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: MANAGALA ONI, KARWAR ROAD, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-26. 10. SRI. SHRIMAD JAGA DUGURU MURUSAVIRAMATH, HUBBALLI BY ITS TRUSTEE SRI. MANMAHARAJ NIRANJAN JAGADUGURU GURUSIDDA RAJAYOGINDRA MAHASWAMI, HUBBALLI, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:654 WP No. 145813 of 2020 AGED: 51 YEARS, MOORUSAVIRAMATH, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD -20. 11. SRI. MANMAHARAJ NIRANJAN JAGADUGURU GURUSIDDA RAJAYOGINDRA MAHASWAMI, HUBBALLI, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: PONTIFF, R/O: MOORUSAVIRAMATH, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-20. 12. SRI. MALLIKARJUNA DEVARU, AGED: 34 YEARS, OCC: PRIEST, R/O: KEMPAYYA SWAMI MATH, GUGALAGUDDA, GHATAPRABHA, TQ: GOKAK, DIST: BELAGAVI-591306. 13. SRI. MA. NI. PRA. RUDRAMANI DEVARU PEETHADIPATI, SHADAKSHARA MATH, TIPTUR, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: PONTIFF, SHADAKSHARA MATH, TIPTUR-572201, DIST: TUMKURU. 14. SRI. RAVI S/O. GURAPPA AGALI, AGED: 41 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: HIREPATN, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD - 580 020. 15. SRI. BASAVANNEPPA S/O. YALLAPPA PUJAR, AGED: 51 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: JAYALAXMI TRADERS, APMC, AMARGOLA, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD - 580 016. 16. SRI. RAVIGOUDA S/O. SIDLINGANAGOUDA FAKKIRAGOUDAR, AGED 39 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NO.872 EWS, NANDISWARA NAGARA, NAVANAGAR, HUBBALLI-19, DIST: DHARWAD. 17. SRI. HALAPPA S/O. VEERAPPA SAMSI, AGED 39 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: 9 AND 10TH CROSS, LAXMINAGAR, VIDYAGIRI, DHARWAD - 580004. 18. SRI. ISHWAR S/O. NINGAPPA TOTAD, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:654 WP No. 145813 of 2020 AGED 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HOUSE NO.69/1, 10TH CROSS, LAKSHMI NAGAR, DHARWAD - 580004. 19. SRI. BASAPPA S/O. CHANNABASAPPA VIRAKTAMATH, AGE 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SHRUTI NAGAR, TOWN HALL, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD - 580020. 20. SRI. ISWARAPPA S/O. BASAPPA KITTUR, AGED 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KAMBAR ONI, AMARGOL, TQ: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD - 580016. 21. LINGAPPA S/O. GADIGEPPA SUNKAD, AGE 62 YEARS, OCC: RETIRED EMPLOYEE, R/O: HOUSE NO.13, ADHYAPAKANAGARA, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD - 580020. 22. SIDDANAGOUDA S/O. PARWATGOUDA PATIL, AGE 75 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: AMARGAD, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-18. 23. SRI. IRAPPA S/O. CHANNABASAPPA HIREMATH, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: GALBUR, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-18. 24. SRI. MALAKAPPA S/O. MAHADEVAPPA GOUDAR, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NEAR MARUTI TEMPLE, KESHWAPUR, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580021. 25. SRI. SHANKARAPPA S/O. CHANNAPPA KATTI, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O: TAGIHAL, HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580022. 26. SRI. BASAVARAJ S/O. MUREGEPPA HIREMATH, AGE: 69 YEARS, R/O: KUMARESWARA NAGARA, BELAGAVI ROAD, DHARWAD-580002. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:654 WP No. 145813 of 2020 27. SRI. SHADAKSHARAYYA S/O. SHAMBHULINGAYYA HIREMATH, AGE: 80 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O: KUMARESWARA NAGAR, PLOT NO.48, DAVALASHREE BUILDING, BELAGAVI ROAD, DHARWAD-580002. 28. SHAMBULINGAYYA S/O. VEERESH LAXMESHWARMATH, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: B.P. GIRIMTH, NEAR RUDRAVIRAMATH, MANGALVAR PETH HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580016. - RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHETAN T.LIMBIKAI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. B.S. KUKANGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R10 AND R11; NOTICE TO R3, R6, R8, R10, R11, R13, R17, R18, R20, R22, R24, R25, R27 AND R28 ARE SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT QUASHING ORDER DATED 15.02.2020 PASSED ON I.A.NO.II BEFORE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT DHARWAD IN O.S.NO.02/2020 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-F AND ETC.,. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:654 WP No. 145813 of 2020 ORAL ORDER An application in I.A. No. 1/2026 is filed for withdrawal of the writ petition with a liberty to raise all contentions before the trial Court. Accordingly, I.A. No. 1/2026 is allowed. Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. The petitioner is at liberty to raise all grounds before the trial Court. All IAs in this writ petition stand closed. SD/- JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI BVV CT: UMD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13