- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:381 WP No. 4915 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 4915 OF 2021 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. B.R.MURALIDHAR S/O LATE C.B.RAMA RAO, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT NO.61/18, 18 MAIN ROAD, BANASHANKARI FIRST STAGE, HANUMANTHNAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 050. 2. K.R.RAVIPRAKASH S/O RAGHURAM, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, NO.1187, 12TH MAIN, 4TH CROSS SRINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 019. 3. K.R.PRASHANTH S/O RAGHURAM, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT NO.252, PUTTANNA ROAD, GANDHIBAZAR, BENGALURU - 560 004. 4. K.SHANKAR SHETTY S/O TEJAPPASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, NO.352, 42ND CROSS, JAYANAGAR 8TH BLOCK BENGALURU - 560 085. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. ASHWINI RAJAGOPAL., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS Digitally signed by THEJASKUMAR N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:381 WP No. 4915 of 2021 AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, 4TH FLOOR, SRI.MINTO ANJANEYA VARTHA BHAVANA, ALUR VENKATARAO ROAD, CHAMARAJAPET, BENGALURU - 560 018. 2. KARNATAKA RAJYA DHARMIKA PARISHAT A BODY CONSTITUTED UNDER SECTION 20 OF THE KARNATAKA HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1997, REPRESENTED BY ITS EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY, THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, 4TH FLOOR, SRI MINTO ANJANEYA VARTHA BHAVANA, ALUR VENKATARAO ROAD, CHAMARAJAPET, BENGALURU - 560 018. 3. THE KUKKE SRI SUBRAHMANYA TEMPLE, REPRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT, SUBRAMANYA - 574 238, KADABA TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA. 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KUKKE SRI SUBRAHMANYA TEMPLE, SUBRAHMANYA - 574 238. KADABA TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1 AND R4; SMT. SADANA DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI VIKRAM H. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. VAISHALI HEDGE, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:381 WP No. 4915 of 2021 ORAL ORDER Sri.Mahantesh Shettar., AGA for respondents 1 and 4 and Sri.Vikram H.Bhat., counsel on behalf of Smt.Vaishali Hegde., for respondent No.3 have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Certiorari to quash the orders dated 03.03.2021 and 04.03.2021 passed by the first respondent in No.ADM 11/CR.274/2015-16 vide Annexures-J and K. 3. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. 4. Counsel for respondent No.3 submits that the orders were passed in respect of performing certain rituals on Shiva Ratri 2021. Counsel therefore, submits that an appropriate order may be passed. The oral submission made by counsel for respondent No.3 is placed on record. 5. A perusal of the impugned orders reflects that it pertains to performing certain rituals on Shiva Ratri 2021. Now we are in the month of January 2025. Due to efflux of time, the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:381 WP No. 4915 of 2021 orders have spent itself. Hence, nothing survives for consideration in the Writ petition at this juncture. 6. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE TKN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 26