IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.9340 OF 2019 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN:
SRI POLALI GOPALAKRISHNA TANTRI S/O. LATE SADASHIVA TANTRI AGED 51 YEARS SHREE KRISHNA, GIRI MANDIR MARIPALLA, PUDU FARANGI PETE-574 143 BANTWALA, D.K. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI K. CHANDRANATH ARIGA, ADV.) AND:
1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, DAKSHINA KANNADA, MANGALORE-575 001.
2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SRI RAJARAJESHWARI TEMPLE, POLALI-574 219 BANTWALA TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA.
3. SRI POLALI KRISHNA TANTRI S/O. LATE RAMANNA TANTRI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SRI RAJARAJESHWARI TEMPLE, POLALI-574 219 BANTWALA TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V. SHIVAREDDY, H.C.G.P. FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 TO CONSIDER AND DISPOSE OF THE CASE (ANNEXURE-D) ON ITS FILE EXPEDITIOUSLY; DIRECT THE R-1 TO ISSUE PROPER DIRECTION TO THE R-2 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN THE FESTIVITY OF THE TEMPLE AS TANTRI.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Sri K. Chandranath Ariga, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri V. Shivareddy, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondents No.1 and 2.
2. The writ petition is admitted for hearing.
With the consent of the parties, the matter is heard finally.
3. In this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner inter alia seeks a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, Mangalore to consider and dispose of the case pending before it expeditiously.
4. When the matter was taken up for consideration today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition be disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider and dispose of the case bearing No.DVS.LAW.CR:10/2015- 16/158096/F1 expeditiously.
5. On the other hand, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondents No.1 and 2 submits that suitable action in accordance with law will be taken to dispose of the case pending before respondent No.1 6. In view of the aforesaid submission and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to decide the matter pending before it expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the parties by a speaking order in accordance with law.
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE ST