IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NOs.1636-1637 OF 2019 (GM-R/C) Between:
1. Sri. Poojari Krishnamurthy, S/o Poojari Hanumanthappa, Residing at Ganadakatte, Joladala Post, Channagiri Taluk, Davanagere District.
2. Sri Umesh P K M, S/o Poojari Krishnamurthy, Residing at K Ganadakatte, Joladala Post, Channagiri Taluk, Davangere District.
(By Sri. Shivarama A, Advocate) And:
1. The Government of Karnataka, Represented by its Secretary, Department of Charitable & Endowment, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru-560 001.
… Petitioners 2. The Commissioner, Karnataka Charitable and Endowment, 2 & 3rd Floor, Mahadeshwara Vartha Bhavan, Venkatrao Road, Chamarajpet, Bengaluru-560 018.
3. The Deputy Commissioner, Davangere District, Zilla Adalitha Bhavan, Ground Floor, Harihara Road, Davangere-577 006.
4. The Assistant Commissioner, Davangere Sub-Division, Davangere-577 002.
5. The Tahsildar, Chennagiri Taluk, Davangere District-577 213. (By Sri. V.Shivareddy, HCGP) …Respondents These Writ Petitions are filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, praying to quash the endorsement dated 20.08.2018 and 28.08.2018 issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Dharwad and Additional Deputy Commissioner, a copy of which is produced at Annexure-J, J1 respectively and direct the respondents to reconsider the case of the petitioners to appoint them archakship of Sri Kukkuvadeshwari Devi Temple, Ammanagudda, K ganadakatte Village, Joladalu Hobli, Channagiri Taluk, Davangere District and etc.
These Writ Petitions coming on for Orders this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petitions with liberty to file fresh writ petitions, if so advised.
The aforesaid submission is taken on record.
Accordingly, the writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid.
Sd/- JUDGE dn/-