IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.18626/2019 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN:
SRI. H.P. GURUPRASAD S/O. H.S. PUTTARAMU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS NO.3770, GARADIGALLI TALUK OFFICE ROAD DODDABALLAPURA TOWN BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561 203. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRIKANTH N.V., ADV. FOR SRI. SACHIN B.S., ADV.) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MUZARAI REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001.
2. COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS 4TH FLOOR, SRI ANJANEYA BHAVANA ALURU VENKATARAO ROAD CHAMARAJPET BENGALURU-560 018.
3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT 1ST FLOOR, PODIUM BLOCK VISWESHWARAIAH TOWER DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001.
4. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTION DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS 4TH FLOOR, PODIUM BLOCK, BANGALORE-560 001.
5. THASILDAR DODDABALLAPURA TALUK DODDABALLAPURA-561 203. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SHIVAREDDY, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R5 TAHSILDAR DODDABALLAPURA, TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE ORDER DATED 07.03.2019 VIDE ANNEXURE-H PASSED BY THE R-4 DIRECTING THE TASILDAR DODDABALLAPURA, TO APPOINT THE PETITIONER AS ARCHAKA OF SRI KATTE MAHA GANAPATHY TEMPLE, DODDABALLAPURA.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Mr.Srikanth N.V., learned Counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Shivareddy, learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondents.
The petition is admitted for hearing. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, the matter is heard finally.
2. In this writ petition, the petitioner, inter alia, seeks issue of writ of mandamus to respondent No.5 to appoint the petitioner as Archaka of Sri Katte Maha Ganapathy Temple, Doddaballapura.
3. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that with regard to his grievance, the petitioner has submitted a representation on 01.04.2019 to the Tahsildar and the aforesaid authority be directed to dispose of the representation by a speaking order in accordance with law.
4. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that in case such a representation is pending, the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law.
5. In view of the submissions and in the facts and circumstances of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the Tahsildar to decide the representation submitted by the petitioner by a speaking order within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today. It is made clear that this Court will not express any opinion on the merits of the claim made by the petitioner.
The petition is accordingly disposed of.
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