- 1 - ! " #$! %$& !" # $% % #& % !" # $% ' ( ) * ( )$+$% # Digitally signed by RENUKA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - %$ * $+$ ' (* * ) # , # # ) - $ & * # . # /* 0123 24 05617089 1::1;134 :012503 <=>580: ?=2 790 @07474=5028 153 24 *1A> :012503 <=>580: ?=2 790208@=53057 - 3 - #479790<=58057=?;=79790@127408790B17702 4871605>@?=2?451:348@=81: % =27908160=?;20C47D790@12740812020?02203 7=18@02790428717>8;0?=20790=BB02<41:=>27 948 @07474=5 48 ?4:03 ;D 790 30?0531578 1EE240C03 ;D 790 4B@>E503 =2302 @18803 ;D 790 :012503 *>3E0 =? 790 =BB02<41: =>27 45 =& =5 =31703$348B48845E7901@@:4<174=5?4:03 ;D 790 @07474=5028&30?0531578 >5302 2302 >:0 , =? 790=30=?4C4: 2=<03>20(?=289=27F790G)800645E 1B053B0577=790H24770587170B0578 $ 90208@=53057&@:14574???4:0318>47?=220<=C02D =? B=50D ;0?=20 790 =BB02<41: =>27 90 @07474=5028&30?0531578 ?4:03 79042 H247705 87170B0578 07474=502 =8 153 91C0 ?4:03 80@12170 H247705 87170B0578 153 @07474=502 =% H9= 48 30?053157 =% 13=@703 790 H247705 87170B057 =? 30?053157 = 88>08 H020 ?21B03 153 0C4305<0 913 <=BB05<03 153 17 7917 - 4 - 871E079030?0531578?4:03151@@:4<174=5>53022302 >:0 , =? 790 800645E 1B053B057 7= 790 H247705 87170B0578 ?4:03 ;D 30?053157 =8 7= % 800645E 45<=2@=2174=5 =? ?>27902 ?1<78 17 121E21@9 =8% 7= %% 9481@@:4<174=5H188024=>8:D=;A0<7037=;D790@:14574?? @=5 901245E 790 @127408 790 :012503 *>3E0 =? 790 =BB02<41: =>27 20A0<703 790 1@@:4<174=5 =5 790 E2=>53 7917=C0284E97=2:1@80<155=71B=>577=3>034:4E05<0153 =5<0 790 7241: 918 <=BB05<03 15D 1B053B057 B>87 ;0 20?>803 45 <=BB02<41: 8>478 18 @2=<03>21: 74B0:4508 120 7= ;0 05?=2<03 H479 8724<75088 153 30:1D <155=7 ;0 <=53=503 >5302 790 E>480 =? 1B053B057 90 :012503 *>3E0 =? 790 =BB02<41: =>27 918 1:8= 20A0<703 790 1@@:4<174=5 ?=2 1B053B057 =5 790 E2=>53 7917 790 1B053B0571@@:4<174=5?4:03;D79030?0531578487=?4::>@ 790:1<>51=?790<180H94<9<155=7;01::=H031538=1:8= 79030?0531578?14:037=0871;:4893>034:4E05<0153=5790 E2=>53 7917 790 1@@:4<174=5 ?4:03 ;D 790 30?0531578 48 ;12203 ;D :4B47174=5 153 47 48 ?4:03 17 1 ;0:1703 871E0 - 5 - 45<>2245E 790 8717>7=2D @024=3 =? :4B47174=5 H94<9 48 4B@02B4884;:0 8= 1:8= ?=2 790 2018=5 7917 790 45<=2@=2174=5 =? 790 1B053B057 H=>:3 <1>80 E21C0 45A>874<0 153 30?017 790 =;A0<7 =? :0E48:174C0 457057 =? 0I@03474=>8 13A>34<174=5 =? 8>47 >5302 790 =BB02<41: =>278 <7 =20=C02 790 =BB02<41: =>27 918 1:8= <=B07=790<=5<:>84=579177901B053B057H=>:3<915E0 790517>20153<9121<702=?7908>47 <<=2345E:D20A0<703 7901@@:4<174=5 012503<=>580:?=279030?0531578C090B057:D <=570530379177904B@>E503=2302@18803;D790:012503 *>3E0 =? 790 =BB02<41: =>27 48 12;47212D 4::0E1: 153 @02C028015320J>42087=;080718430?=27902018=57917 790 =BB02<41: =>27 918 022=50=>8:D <=B0 7= 790 <=5<:>84=579177901@@:4<174=548?4:03171;0:1703871E0 1?702<=BB05<0B057=?790@:14574??G80C4305<0153=5790 E2=>53791779081B0H=>:3<1>8030:1D457908>47748 ?>27902 <=5705303 ;D 790 <=>580: 7917 790 @2=@=803 1B053B057 3=08 5=7 <915E0 =2 1:702 790 517>20 =? 790 - 6 - 8>47 5047902 47 48 ;12203 ;D 790 :1H =? :4B47174=5 18 790 30?0531578 120 5=7 800645E 7= 4572=3><0 79050H <180 =2 4572=3><45E 15D ?1<78 7917 120 ;12203 ;D 790 :1H =? :4B47174=5 5=2 120 790D 800645E 20<=C02D =? 1B=>57 18 790D 120 =5:D 800645E 13A>87B057 =? 790 1B=>57 1:2013D :D45EH479790@:14574?? , 7481:8=<=5705303;D790:012503<=>580:7917 79=>E9 30?053157 = 913 ?4:03 1 80@12170 H247705 87170B05730?053157=918?4:0315=7902807=?H247705 87170B057H94<94813=@703;D30?053157=%79174780:? H4:: 5=7 7160 1H1D 790 24E97 =? 790 30?0531578 7= ?4:0 15 1B053B057 1@@:4<174=5 7= 790 =24E451: H247705 87170B057 9020?=20 90 <=570538 7917 790 =BB02<41: =>27 918 4E5=203 1:: 79080 18@0<78 153 B48<=5872>03 790 =;A0<7 453057 =? 790:0E48:17>20 45E2034057815320J>420B0578=? 7901B053B05718<=570B@:1703>53022302>:0, =? 790 8= 1:8= 790 ?1<7 7917 790 30?0531578 120 5=7 4572=3><45E15D50H<180=215D50H?1<787917120;12203 ;D 790 :1H =? :4B47174=5 047902 79020 48 <915E0 45 790 - 7 - <9121<702=?7908>475=2790201<=>5702<:14B?=220<=C02D =?7901B=>577481:8=<=5705303791779020485=:1<>51 ?4::03>@ ;D H1D =? 790 1B053B057 5=2 15D 13B4884=5 ;045EH479321H5;D79030?0531578H94:045<=2@=21745E790 1B053B057 05<0 90 80068 7= 1::=H 790 @07474=5 153 <=580J>057:D807184307904B@>E503=2302@18803;D790 :012503*>3E0=?790=BB02<41:=>27 + :012503 <=>580: 1@@01245E ?=2 790 208@=53057&@:14574??C090B057:D=;A0<787=790<=570574=58 @>7 ?=279 ;D 790 :012503 <=>580: ?=2 790 30?0531578 @24B124:D<=5705345E7917 4287:D7901B053B0571@@:4<174=5485=H?4:03;D1:: 79030?0531578H902018790H24770587170B0578H020?4:03 ;D30?053157=815380@12170:D15330?053157=% 13=@703 790 H247705 87170B057 =? 30?053157 = 9020?=20H90530?053157=%9185=7?4:03790H247705 87170B057 153 918 B020:D 13=@703 790 87170B057 =? 30?053157 = 90 <155=7 ?4:0 15 1@@:4<174=5 ?=2 1B053B057=?790H24770587170B05718=24E451::D90918 - 8 - 5=7 ?4:03 790 H247705 87170B057 =2 84E503 790 H247705 87170B057 0<=53:D 30?053157 = 913 1:7=E07902 ?4:03 34??02057 H247705 87170B0578 79=>E9 790 <=>580: H18 790 81B0 153 H905 7917 ;045E 790 <180 79200 30?0531578 ?4:45E1<=BB=51@@:4<174=5?=21B053B0571:8=H=>:35=7 ;08>871451;:0=57948E2=>531:8=908006820A0<74=5153 8>8714587904B@>E503=2302 9423:D;DC427>0=?7901B053B05779030?0531578 1205=H72D45E7=4572=3><0790453057B130;D790B153 1:8=H47920E1237=790E==385=7;045E45E==3<=53474=5 153=?@==2J>1:47DH94<9790D9135=7214803012:402;>7 91313B477037=91C45EC024?403790E==3818;045E=?E==3 J>1:47D 18 @02 @121E21@9 =$ =? 790 H247705 87170B057 90 1B053B057 48 5=H ?4:03 45 1 ;0:1703 871E0 1?702 790 0C4305<0=?790@:14574??153H905790B1770248@=8703?=2 0C4305<0 =? 790 30?0531578 9020?=20 47 48 15 1?70279=>E97 =? 790 30?0531578 7= ?4:0 790 1B053B057 1@@:4<174=545790;0:1703871E07==C02<=B0<027145:1<>51 - 9 - 153 790 13B4884=58 B130 ;D 790 30?0531578 45 79042 @:01345E818H0::18457900C4305<0 187:D 8@02790@2=C484=58=?2302=>:0, =? 790 5= 1B053B057 89=>:3 ;0 1::=H03 1?702 790 7241: 918 <=BB05<03 >5:088 790 30?0531578 89=H 3>0 34:4E05<0 153 <1>74=5 ?=2 5=7 91C45E 71605 8><9 870@8 7= <122D =>7 790 1B053B057 17 790 012:4087 @=457 =? 74B0 1C45E 5=7 89=H5 1:: 79080 18@0<78 153 B1645E 15 1@@:4<174=5 ?=2 4572=3><74=5 =? 50H ?1<78 H=>:3 @20A>34<0 79024E97815379087153=?790@:14574??H94<9<155=7;0 1::=H03 9020?=20908006820A0<74=5=?790@07474=5153 7=1??42B790=2302=?790:012503=BB02<41:=>27 91C0 90123 790 :012503 <=>580: ?=2 790 @07474=5028&30?0531578 153 :012503 <=>580: ?=2 790 208@=53057&@:14574?? 90@=4577917124808?=2<=584302174=5 48 (4) #907902 790 1B053B057 8=>E97 7= ;0 45<=2@=21703 ;D 790 30?0531578 20J>4208 7= ;0 1::=H03K - 10 - (44) #917=2302K #94:0 301:45E H479 15 1@@:4<174=5 ?=2 1B053B057 =? @:01345E8 =? 790 @:14574?? 153 7917 =? 790 30?053157 790D ;=79 87153 =5 34??02057 ?==745E 90 1B053B057 =? 790 H247705 87170B0578 ;D 790 30?0531578 1207=;0<=58430203:054057:D15320J>42087=;01::=H03 45790?=::=H45E<42<>B8715<08 (4) ?790 1B053B05748 20J>4203?=20??0<74C0 153 @2=@0213A>34<174=5=?790<=572=C028D;07H005 790@127408 (44) = 1C=43 B>:74@:4<47D =? 790 @2=<00345E8 ?=2 30<4345E790201:348@>7045J>0874=5 (444) #9020 47 3=08 5=7 <1>80 15D 45A>874<0 7= 790 =79028430 (4C) #9020 790 1B053B057 8=>E97 3=08 5=7 H479321H 15D <:012 13B4884=5 B130 ;D 790 @1274084030?0531578H94<9<=5?02815D24E97 =5790=7902843040790@:14574?? - 11 - (C) #90207901B053B0573=085=72148015D74B0 ;12203<:14B208>:745E=234C08745E=?790=7902 8430=?1C1:>1;:01<<2>0324E97 7 48 1:8= 8005 7917 790 1B053B0578 =? 790 H247705 87170B0578 120 E05021::D 5=7 1::=H03 45 790 ?=::=H45E<42<>B8715<08 (4) #90207901B053B0574874B0;12203 (44) 74572=3><08150H<180<915E08790<9121<702 =?7908>47 (444) #9020790@21D02B13048B1:1?430 (4C) #9020;D 1B053B057 790 =7902 8430 :=808 1 C1:430C4305<0 5 790 @208057 <180 5= 3=>;7 30?053157 = 918 ?4:03 1 80@12170 H247705 87170B057 ;D 94B80:? 153 30?053157=918?4:03180@12170H24770587170B057153 30?053157 =% 918 13=@703 790 H247705 87170B057 =? 30?053157 = 7917 H4:: 5=7 7160 1H1D 790 87170B0578 1:2013D ?4:03 ;D 790B ;0?=20 790 =>27 0?053157 =% - 12 - 91C45E 13=@703 790 87170B057 =? 30?053157 = 48 18 E==3 18 30?053157 =% 91C45E ?4:03 790 H247705 87170B057 90280:? 9=>E9 47 48 <=5705703 7917 30?053157 =918?4:03180@12170H24770587170B0577917;D4780:? H4::5=7;12790C02D81B0:1HD021@@01245E?=21::79200 30?0531578?2=B?4:45E151@@:4<174=5?=21B053B0577=790 H247705 87170B0578 90 @2=@=803 1B053B057 3=08 5=7 4572=3><015D50H<180 9030?05315781205=H72D45E7= 133?>27902?1<787=7901:2013D0I48745E?1<78=?790<180 H47920E1237=<0271453170874B0:45084530578153<027145 1B=>57 =? 30@=847 :D45E H479 790 @:14574?? 3= 5=7 1E200 H479 790 <=570574=5 =? 790 :012503 <=>580: ?=2 790 208@=53057&@:14574?? 7917 790 30?0531578 120 5=H 4572=3><45E174B0;12203<:14B185=8><91B053B05748 8=>E97 90 30?0531578 120 5=7 800645E 15D 207>25 =? 1B=>57 790 30?0531578 120 =5:D 800645E 13A>87B057 =? 7901B=>571:2013D :D45E H479 790 @:14574??=5 790B=50D 721581<74=5=?<0271458>@@:D=?E==3851B0:D ==21: - 13 - % #94:0 301:45E H479 790 1@@:4<174=5 ?=2 1B053B05718871703;DB0012:402B=208=45790<1808 =?1H24770587170B057790=>27812020J>42037=71601 @21EB174< C40H 153 1 :054057 1@@2=1<9 153 ;0 :4;021: 45 1::=H45E 790 1B053B057 45 =2302 7= 30<430 790 201: <=572=C028D45348@>70153?=2150??0<74C013A>34<174=5=? 790B17702;D790 241:=>27 7 48 1:8= 20:0C157 7= B0574=5 9020 7917 790 1B053B057 48 8=>E97 7= 4572=3><0 133474=51: =2 1 50H ?1<78 H479=>7 79020;045E15D74B0;12203 <:14B =2<1>80 =?1<74=5H94<93=085=7<1>8015D13C02804B@1<7=5790 @:14574??G8 <180 ><9 1B053B0578 120 20J>4203 7= ;0 1::=H038=1:8=474820:0C15779174?<027145133474=51:?1<78 120 45<:>303 H94<9 H020 5=7 @:01303 012:402 ;D 790 30?053157879081B0<15;01::=H033=5=7?45330:1D H=>:3<=B07=@:1D45790@208057<18018790<180485=H 807 3=H5 ?=2 0C4305<0 =? 790 30?0531578 9020?=20 790 @2=C48=1?702<=BB05<0B057=?7241:?=279030?05315787= 89=H3>034:4E05<0H=>:35=771601H1D79045<=2@=2174=5 - 14 - =?7901B053B057;D79030?053157818473=085=71??0<7 790<180=?790@:14574?? $ 012503 <=>580: ?=2 790 30?0531578 918 @:1<03 20:415<0>@=57H=A>3EB0578458>@@=27=?948<1805045 790 <180 =? ! " ## $%& 153 15=7902 =50 45 790 <180 =? ' ( ) * # ( ) + ' ",! ## "& 5 ?1<7 =5 E=45E792=>E9790807H=A>3EB0578790807H=A>3EB0578 8>@@=27790<180=?79030?0531578B=2079157917=?790 @:14574??01:8=20:408>@=5790=2302=?790==2345170 05<9 =? 7948 =>27 45 #=$$$&$ 30<4303 =5 +$ 948 A>3EB057 =? 790 ==2345170 05<9 =? 7948 =>27 48 5=7 1@@:4<1;:0 7= 790 ?1<78 =? 790 @208057 <180 8871703;DB0012:402790:1<>518=<:14B03 7=;0?4::03>@;D79030?05315783=085=71248045790<180 - 15 - =5 9153 18 5=7945E 48 5=H 4572=3><03 ;D H1D =? 15 1B053B057 ;D 790 30?0531578 8= 1:8= 79020 48 5= 13B4884=5791748H479321H5 7@121E21@9=8$153=? 790=24E451:H24770587170B05779030?053157891345?1<7 71605>@1@:017917790E==388>@@:403H0205=7=?E==3 J>1:47D153H020=?@==2J>1:47D1535=H;DC427>0=?790 1B053B057790D120?>27902871745E<027145?1<781531:8= 800645E ?=2 13A>87B057 =? 790 1B=>57 1:2013D :D45E H479 790 @:14574?? 5302 790 <42<>B8715<08 790 =BB02<41: =>27 918 B48<=5872>03 790 @245<4@:0 =? 1B053B057 153 918<=BB4770315022=245<=B45E7=1<=5<:>84=57917790 30?0531578 120 4572=3><45E 1 74B0;12203 <:14B 17 1 ;0:1703 871E0 153 913 5=7 89=H5 3>0 34:4E05<0 153 790 1B053B057H=>:3<915E0790517>20=?7908>4730@24C45E 790 @:14574?? =? C1:>1;:0 24E97 1B =? 790 =@454=5 7917 79020 48 5= 13B4884=5 H94<9 48 ;045E H479321H5 =2 71605 ;1<6;D79030?0531578457901B053B0577917488=>E97 8= 1:8= 79020 48 5= :1<>51 7917 48 ;045E ?4::03>@ 90 =5G;:0 @0I =>27 45 790 <180 =? ' ( ) * - 16 - # ( ) 8>@21 17 121E21@9 =8,(4) 7= ,(I4) 301:7 H479 790 B15502 45 H94<9 790 1B053B0578 120 7= ;0 1::=H03 90 81B0 H=>:3 ;0 1@@:4<1;:0 7= 790 @208057?1<78=?790<1807=;013902037=H94<9201318 >5302 -. ! " # # ! $ % % !" # & '# ()* ! " - 17 - % # # % # # + + # ! $ # # # # # # ! - 18 - # # ! , - # ! , # . ! $ % ! ./ !, # ! . , # # # !,# - 19 - # # # ! . , # !" !$ # % # + # ! 0 # % # ! 1 ( % 2 ! 2 3! 2 4 !# 5$678/089:8;' , 7481:8=<=5705303;D790:012503<=>580:?=2 790 30?0531578 7917 790 30?0531578 120 5=7 800645E ?21B45E=??2089488>08187901B053B0577917488=>E97 ?=2481:2013D<=C020345790488>08?21B03;D790=>27 9020?=20 790 =BB02<41: =>27 5003 5=7 E= 457= 790 - 20 - ?21B45E =? ?>27902 488>08 153 <15 @2=<003 ?>27902 45 790 B17702 0I@03474=>8:D 45 C40H =? 790 ?1<7 7917 790 8>47 48 <=BB02<41: 45 517>20 153 ?4:03 45 790 D012 H479=>7 <1>845E?>2790230:1D + 5C40H=?1;=C0348<>884=581B=?790C40H 7917 790 :012503 *>3E0 =? 790 =BB02<41: =>27 918 <=BB47703 15 022=2 153 @02C02847D 45 20A0<745E 790 1@@:4<174=5 800645E 1B053B057 H94<9 20J>4208 7= ;0 807 18430 <<=2345E:D@2=<0037=@188790?=::=H45E (4) 90#24707474=5481::=H03 (44) 90 4B@>E503 =2302 31703 $ @18803 =5 =45=BB02<41:=&;D 790 245<4@1: 0884=58 *>3E0 1:1;>21E4 48 9020;D80718430=580J>057:D =?4:03 >5302 2302 >:0 , =? 790 =30 =? 4C4: 2=<03>20481::=H03 - 21 - (444) 9030?0531578120@02B477037=45<=2@=2170790 1B053B057 153 ?4:0 790 1B05303 H247705 87170B0578153802C01<=@D=5790=79028430 '( % & ! 487= := +