WP/23517/2025 of SUDHA KATWA Vs THE REGISTRAR GENERAL on 6 August 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

WRIT PETITION NO. 23517 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL)

BETWEEN:

1.

SUDHA KATWA

AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS

D/O LAKSHMANSA KATWA

ADVOCATE, LEX GROUP

NO. 40, 3RD FLOOR

S.N.S. PLAZA

SHIVANANDA CIRCLE

BENGALURU - 560 001

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI UMAPATHI S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

PRINCIPAL BENCH

BENGALURU - 560 001

2.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

VIDHANA SOUDHA

BENGALURU - 560 001

3.

THE ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

HOME DEPARTMENT

Digitally

signed by

AMBIKA H B

Location:

High Court

of Karnataka

HC-KAR

VIDHANA SOUDHA

BENGALURU - 560 001

4.

THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

LAW DEPARTMENT

VIDHANA SOUDHA

BENGALURU - 560 001

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE

RESPONDENTS TO FORTHWITH COMPLY WITH THE DIRECTIONS

ISSUED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.205496/2019, DATED

FEBRUARY 7, 2020, PARTICULARLY PARAGRAPHS 33(ii) AND (iii), WITHIN A STRICT TIME-BOUND MANNER VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND

ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

and

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA