- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18646 WP No. 56881 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 56881 OF 2016 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: SRI. PATEL SRINIVASA RAO S/O LATE PATEL SESHAPPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, FOUNDER AND MANAGING TRUSTEE, SRI. MAHAGANAPATHI TEMPLE, KATIPALLA, R/AT 2ND BLOCK, KATIPALLA, MANGALORE-575 030. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PATEL SRINIVASA RAO, PETITIONER-ABSENT) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS & CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, FOR HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, A.V. ROAD, CHAMARAJAPET, BENGALURU-560 004. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18646 WP No. 56881 of 2016 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, MANGALORE, D.K.-575 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SETTAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DTD:7.4.2015 PASSED BY THE R-1 VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND ALSO QUASHING THE ORDER OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM DTD:30.6.2016 PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS THE R-2 HEREIN VIDE ANNEXURE- J AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER Sri Girish M.K. and Smt. Mamatha Roy, learned counsels, earlier appearing for the petitioner, have retired. Subsequently, Sri Udaya Prakash Muliya, learned counsel, entered appearance and he has filed memo of retirement dated 08.07.2021 enclosing RPAD. In that view of the matter, the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18646 WP No. 56881 of 2016 said memo of retirement is accepted. The learned counsel is permitted to retire from the matter and he is discharged from the matter. 2. The memo of retirement has been filed in the year 2021 and acknowledgment is of the year 2021. There is no effort made by the petitioner for being represented in the matter. 3. It appears that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the matter. Therefore, the petition is dismissed for non prosecution. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE CS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1