IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR. JUSTICE B. VEERAPPA WRIT PETITION No.10687/2015 C/W WRIT PETITION No.14235/2015(GM-RES) IN WP No.10687/2015 BETWEEN:
M/S SRI MAHALAKSHMI CHARITABLE TRUST REGD. GORAVANAHALLI, THEETHA POST, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT, A REGISTERED CHARITABLE TRUST, REPRESENTED BY ITS PATRON PRESIDENT MR. T.R. SREERANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, S/O LATE B RANGANNA, R/O THEETHA, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI VIKRAM PHADKE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI N.G. PHADKE, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR-572 101.
2. ASST. COMMISSIONER, MADHUGIRI DIVISION, MADHUGIRI, TUMKUR -572 132.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI Y.D. HARSHA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) …… IN WP No.14235/2015 BETWEEN:
GORAVANAHALLI SRI MAHALAKSHMI RE-CONSTITUTED CHARITABLE TRUST (R) GORAVANAHALLI,KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT,-572129.
REPRESENTED BY ITS TRUSTEES:
1. SMT. LALITHAMMA W/O H C PRASANNA KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/O GORAVANAHALLI,KASABA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
2. SRI RAMAKRISHNAIAH, S/O LATE MALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O HULIKUNTE , KASABA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
3. SRI N. MANJUNATH S/O LATE NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/O GORAVANAHALLI, KASABA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
4. SMT. KAMALAMMA W/O T. N. JAYARAM, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/O THUMBUGANAHALLI HOLAVANAHALLI HOBLI KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
5. SRI BASAVARAJU, S/O CHIKKA BASAVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O NARASAIAHNAPALYA GOLLARAHATTI, KASABA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
6. SRI K. S. NAGESHKUMAR S/O SOMASUNDARA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/O KENGANAPALYA, KOLALA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
7. SRI S SREEPRASAD S/O SRINIVASA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/O GORAVANAHALLI,KASABA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
8. SRI PRAKASH N, S/O LATE NARASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/O NARASAIAHNAPALYA, KASABA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
9. SRI RAVIRAJ URS, S/O LATE DEVARAJ URS, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/O NARASAIAHNAPALYA, KASABA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
10. SMT. AMRUTHA M. K., W/O SRINIVAS MURTHY G. T., AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/O GORAVANAHALLI,KASABA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
11. SRI MANJUNATH K. L., S/O LATE LENKAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/O GORAVANAHALLI, KASABA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
12. SMT. SAROJAMMA, W/O KAMARAJU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/O GORAVANAHALLI, KASABA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
13. SRI MUDDANAGAIAH, S/O LATE NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/O GORAVANAHALLI, KASABA HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
14. SMT. BHARATHI W/O T. N. ASHOK, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS NEAR H.M.S. COLLEGE, SHETTIHALLI, TUMKUR CITY-572129.
... PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAJAGOPAL M. R., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR-572 101.
3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MADHUGIRI SUB-DIVISION, MADHUGIRI-572 132, TUMKUR DISTRICT.
4. THE TAHSILDAR, KORATAGERE TALUK, KORATAGERE, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572129.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI Y.D. HARSHA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) **** THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 5.3.2015 PASSED BY RESPONDENT-1 AND RESPONDENT 2 AT ANNEXURE-A.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER In these petitions, petitioners have sought to quash the Order dated 05.03.2015 passed by the first respondent made in No.MG(1)CR:468/2014-15, Annexure-A, appointing he Assistant Commissioner, Madhugiri Sub Division, as Administrator to conduct the affairs of Sri Mahalakshmi Devasthana temple, Goravanahalli.
2. It is submitted across the Bar by the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Advocate that in view of the subsequent developments, the impugned Orders does not survive.
3. The submission is placed on record.
Accordingly, writ petitions are disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE kcm