- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9225 WP No. 30800 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 30800 OF 2015 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: SRI SADANANDA PUNJA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, S/O LATE NARAYANA PUNJA, BARANGARE, SAJIPAMUDA VILLAGE AND POST, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT, MANAGING TRUSTEE: SHRI PANOLIBAILU KALLURTI DAIVASTHANA, SAJIPA MOODA VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI VENKATESH SOMAREDDI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER FOR HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS IN KARNATAKA, CHAMRAJPET, BENGALURU-18. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, DAKSHINA KANNADA, MANGALURU-18. 3. DR.AMBEMBALA BALAPPA, ADULT S/O THANNAYYA MOOLYA, R/AT AMBEMBALA HOUSE, MUDIPU, KURNAD POST, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT 65. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9225 WP No. 30800 of 2015 4. SRI PARAMESHWARA MOOLYA, ADULT S/O LATE VASU MOOLYA, R/AT SAJIPA MUNNUR VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT 574165. 5. SRI UMESH KULAL MANCHI, ADULT S/O LATE HOOVAYYA B, R/AT MANCHI VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK 574165. 6. SRI KESHAVA BANTWAL, ADULT S/O LATE HOOVAYYA MOOLYA, R/AT BALEHITHLU HOUSE, MAYARABAILU, BANTWAL-MUDA, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT 574165. 7. RAJYA DHARMIKA DHATHI PARISHATH 3RD FLOOR, CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU 18 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRASANNA V R, ADVOCATE FOR R4 TO R6 SRI MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R2 & R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITTUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION DATED 23.6.2015 PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONER, RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, BENGALURU, CALLING FOR APPLICATIONS FOR CONSTITUTION OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE AS PER SECTION 25 OF THE HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT ACT VIDE ANN-J AND ALSO FURTHER PROCEEDINGS THERETO AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9225 WP No. 30800 of 2015 ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i. Issue a writ of certiorari, quashing the notification dated 23.06.2015 in proceedings No.ADM/8/CR/49/2015-16 passed by the Commissioner, Religious Endowment Department, Bengaluru calling for applications for constitution of the Managing Committee as per Section as per Section 25 of the Hindu Religious Instructions and Charitable Endowment Act, the copy of which is produced at Annexure ‘J’ and also further proceedings thereto. 2. And grant such other and further reliefs as this Hon’ble Court deems fit to grant under the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Sole petitioner has expired sometime ago. No application has been filed to bring the legal representatives on record. Petition stands formally dismissed as abated. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE BS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15