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2026 DAILYLAW 54199 (KAR)
SRI DODDA KOLLAMAPPA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
WP/200245/2026 · 2026-01-27
Pradeep Singh Yerur
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23 2-1 /=.7 /-3: <=@/1 432.<1 1=/34/ =//.9417 .4 2-1 1F21;4>142 3;71; 7.551;/ 5;3> 2-=2 35 2-1 /-3: <=@/1 432.<1 <342142/ -1;153;1 2-1;1 ./ =A/36@216B 434 =006.<=2.34 35>.47 .4 2-1 .>0@94173;71; 0=//17AB 2-1 ;1/0347142=@2-3;.2.1/ ! 2 ./ =6/3 <34214717 2-=2 2-1;1 ./ =4 =A/36@21 C.36=2.34 35 2-1 0;3C./.34/ @471; 1<2.34 35 2-1 =;4=2=8=36.<1<2"E)(%-1;1.4=521;;151;;1723=/H2-1 <2I& =/ 2-1 9@.716.41/ =47 2-1 ;1G@.;1>142/ =;1 432 53663:17 AB 2-1 ;1/0347142=@2-3;.2.1/ .4 .//@.49 /-3:
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