IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 03RD DAY OF JANUARY 2019 BEFORE The Hon’ble Mr. Justice B. M. Shyam Prasad Writ Petition Nos.1488 & 1535-1539 of 2016 (gm-rc) Between :
1. SHRI. SHANMUKHA SUBRAMANYA TEMPLE VYAVASTAPANA SAMITHI AND UTSAVA SAMITHI KOLPE IDKIDU VILLAGE AND POST BANTWAL TALUK, D. K. DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI. SURESH K. S SON OF LATE. SHANKER BHAT M. H AGEDA BOUT 43 YEARS RESIDING AT KOLPE HOUSE IDKIDU POST AND VILLAGE BANTWAL TALUK - 574 220.
2. SRI SURESH K. S SON OF LATE SHANKER BHAT M. H AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS THE PRESIDENT, KOLPE HOUSE IDKIDU VILLAGE AND POST BANTWAL TALUK D. K. DISTRICT-574 220.
3. SRI. GOPALAKRISHNA BHAT. B SON OF LATE. RAMACHANDRA BHAT AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS RESIDING AT MITHOOR IDKIDU POST AND VILLAGE BANTWAL TALUK - 574 220.
4. SRI. PRAPHULLACHANDRA. P. G SON OF LATE GOPALKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS RESIDING AT KOLPE HOUSE IDKIDU POST AND VILLAGE BANTWAL TALUK - 574 220.
5. SRI. JAGADEESHA. D SON OF LATE. THIMAPPA NAIK AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS RESIDING AT DEVASYA HOUSE IDKIDU VILLAGE AND POST BANTWAL TALUK - 574 220.
6. SRI. DEJAPPA SON OF THANIAPPA MOOLYA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RESIDING AT KOLPE HOUSE IDKIDU VILLAGE AND POST BANTWAL TALUK - 574 220.
(BY SRI. SUYAG HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ARUNA SHYAM. M, ADVOCATE ) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED Y THE SECRETARY REVENUE AND MUZARAI DEPARTMENT M. S. BUILDING, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001.
2. THE COMMISSIONER HINDU REGLIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA MALAIMAHADESHWARA BUILDING CHAMARAJPET, BANGALORE - 560 018.
3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HINDU REGLIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ... PETITIONERS MANGALURU, D. K. DISTRICT - 575 001.
4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HINDU REGLIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA MANGALURU, D. K. DISTRICT.
5. THE ADMINISTRATOR AND PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER GRAM PANCHAYAT IDKIDU VILLAGE AND POST BANTWAL TALUK, D.K - 574 220.
(BY SRI. D.R. ANANDEESHWAR, HCGP ) ... RESPONDENTS THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD:28.03.2015 PASSED BY THE R-4 THEREBY APPOINTING R-5 AS ADMINISTRATOR TO THE P-1 TEMPLE (VIDE ANNEXURE-A) AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO MANAGE AFFAIRS, ADMINISTER AND PERFORM RITUALS, FESTIVALS JATHRAS ETC., OF THE P-1 TEMPLE TILL APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE P-1-TEMPLE AND ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present petitions are rendered infructuous because presently committee is constituted which is over seeing the management of the institution.
In view of these submissions, the writ petitions are dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- Judge SA