- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21766 WP No. 13217 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 13217 OF 2025 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: SRI. RAMACHANDRAIAH, S/O CHIKKADODAIAH, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, PRADHANA ARCHAK, DODDAMMA DEVI (SRI KAVALAMMA DEVI) TEMPLE, BUKKAPATNA VILLAGE, BUKKAPATNA GRAMA PANCHYATH, KORTAGERE TQ., TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 127. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R. GOULAY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ENDOWMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF ENDOWMENT, 2 AND 3 FLOOR, MAHADESHWARA VARTHA BHAVAN, VENKATRAO ROAD, Digitally signed by VIDYA G R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21766 WP No. 13217 of 2025 CHAMRAJPET, BENGALURU - 560 018. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, 84W3 + RC7, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 101. 4. THE ASST. COMMISSIONER 84W3 + RC7, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 101. 5. THE TAHASILDHAR, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, KORTAGERE TQ., TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 127. 6. SRI. DODDAKAMAIAH S/O LATE KAMMANNA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, ASST. ARCHAK (UTASAVA MURTHY), DODDAMMADEVI (SRI KAVALAMMA DEVI) TEMPLE, BUKKAPATNA VILLAGE, BUKKAPATNA GRAMA PANCHYATH, KORTAGERE TQ., TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 127. 7. SRI. SATISH B.N., S/O SRI. NAGARAJAIAH, MAJOR, 8. SRI. KAMARAJU S/O B. K. KAVALLAMMA, MAJOR, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21766 WP No. 13217 of 2025 9. SRI. ARUN KUMAR S/O NAGANNA, MAJOR, 10. SRI. PUTTAKAMAIAH S/O LATE SRI. CHINNAPPA, MAJOR, 11. SRI. VINAYA. B. K. S/O. KUMARASWAMY, MAJOR, 12. SRI. KAVALLAPPA S/O DODDAKAMAIAH, MAJOR, 13. SRI. KRANTHI KUMAR. G. D. S/O. SRI. DODDAKAVALLAPPA, MAJOR, 14. SRI. DARSHAN NAIK. D S/O. SRI. DODDAIAH, MAJOR, 15. SRI. KAMARAJU. N S/O. SRI. NAGARAJU, MAJOR, 16. SRI. NAGENDRA S/O. SRI. DODDA KAMAIAH, MAJOR, 17. SRI. SIDDRAJU. B. K. S/O. LATE KAVALLAPPA, MAJOR, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21766 WP No. 13217 of 2025 RESPONDENTS NO.7 TO 17 R/A BUKKAPATNA VILLAGE, BUKKAPATNA GRAMA PANCHYATH, KORTAGERE TQ., TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 127. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-CALL FOR RECORDS A) ISSUE A WRIT CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO. DVS/03/CR/26/2024-25 (E- OFFICE COMPUTER NO.305017) DATED 4.12.2024 PASSED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-G AS ARBITRARY ILLEGAL AND VOID AND ONE COMPETENCE OF JURISDICTION AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate is directed to accept notice for respondents 1 to 5. Notice to other respondents is dispensed for the present. 1. It is the case of the petitioner that the appeal bearing No. DVS/03/CR/26/2024-25 is pending before respondent No.3 and that the impugned order dated 04.12.2024 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21766 WP No. 13217 of 2025 though has been challenged the interim relief insofar as such impugned order in the appeal has not been considered till date. 2. It is further submitted that in the said appeal proceedings, interlocutory application has been filed seeking for interim relief. It is submitted non- consideration of such interim relief despite lapse of about six months acts prejudicially insofar as the petitioner is concerned as they are hereditary Archaks. 3. Noticing the pendency of the appeal, respondent No.3 is directed to dispose of the interlocutory application seeking for interim relief insofar as the order dated 04.12.2024 within a period of 10 days from today. The appeal proceedings to be expedited. Accordingly, the petition is disposed off. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE DHA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45 CT: BHK