IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NOS. 29871-872/2015 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN:
1. SRI. VASUDEVA ACHARYA S/O LATE RAGHAVENDRA ACHARYA, AGE: 56 YEARS, R/AT NEAR SRI MAHALINGESHWARA TEMPLE, HEJAMADI, UDUPI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-574103 2. SRI CHANDRA SHEKAR ACHARYA S/O SRIMUKYA PRANA ACHARYA, AGE: 49 YEARS, R/AT: "PANNAGA SHAYANA", NEAR AMBAGILU, SANTHE KATTE, UDUPI-576105 (BY SRI. PRASANNA V R, ADV.) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPT.OF REVENUE (MUZURAI) VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE DESK OFFICER DEPT.OF REVENUE (MUZURAI) GOVT. OF KARNATAKA, ... PETITIONERS VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001 3. THE COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS & CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA, CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU-560 018 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS & CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI-576 101 5. NIRMITHI KENDRA UDUPI, REP. BY ITS PLANNING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMISSIONER, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI-576 101 6. H.H.SRI SUGUNENDRA THIRTHA SWAMIJI SRI PUTTIGE MUTT, AGE: 53 YEARS, R/AT SRI PUTTIGE MUTT UDUPI-576 101 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SHIVAREDDY, HCGP FOR R1 TO R5 SRI. SHOBHITH N. SHETTY, ADV. FOR R6) ******* THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE GOVT. ORDER DT.26.5.2015 AND GOVT. ORDER DT.26.5.2015 BOTH ISUED BY THE R-2 VIDE ANNX-A & B RESPECTIVELY.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Sri. Prasanna V. R., learned counsel for the petitioners. Sri. V. Shivareddy, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent Nos. 1 to 5 and Sri. Shobhith N. Shetty, learned counsel for respondent No.6.
2. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit that on account on efflux of time, nothing survives of adjudication in these writ petitions.
3. In view of the aforesaid submission, the writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE VP