- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15305 WP No. 18775 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.18775 OF 2021 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: HARIKRISHNA B.S. AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS S/O SHEENAPPA POOJARY R/AT NO. 1-44 PANJURLIGUDE HOUSE BARIMARU VILLAGE KAGEKANA POST BANTWAL TALUK D.K. DISTRICT 574253. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. LAKSHMI DEVI K, ADV., FOR SRI. PRASANNA V.R. ADV.,) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS VIDHAN SOUDHA BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE RAJYA DHARMIKA PARISHATH REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY DEPT OF HRI AND CE MINTO ANJANEYA TEMPLE BUILDING CHAMARAJAPETE BENGALURU 560 018. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15305 WP No. 18775 of 2021 3. THE ZILLA DHARMIKA PARISHATH REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY DEPT OF HRI AND CE D.C. OFFICE, MANGALORE DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 575 001. 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DEPT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT MANGALORE 575 001. 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DEPT. OF HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT MANGALORE 575 001. 6. SRI. KANALTHAYA DAIVASTHANA BAREMARU VILLAGE BANTWAL TALUK D.K DISTRICT 574253 REP. BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR. 7. SRI. KUSHALAPPA NAIK S/O BABU NAIKA AGE MAJOR R/AT NO. 1-135-B MAHAKALIBETTU HOUSE BARIMARU VILLAGE KAGEKANA POST BANTWAL TALUK D.K DISTRICT 574253. 8. SMT. SHASHIKALA W/O VASANTHA POOJARY MAJOR, R/AT. 2-25/1 KALLETTI HOUSE BARIMARU VILLAGE KAGEKANA POST BANTWAL TALUK D.K. DISTRICT 574253. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15305 WP No. 18775 of 2021 9. SRI. VISHWANATH POOJARY S/O RUKMAYYA POOJARY AGE MAJOR, R/AT NO. 1-19 DARBE HOUSE, BARIMARU VILLAGE KAGEKANA POST, BANTWAL TALUK D.K. DISTRICT 574253. 10. SRI. SADANANDA B S/O JANARDHANA POOJARY AGE MAJOR R/AT NEAR BARIMARU SCHOOL BARIMARU VILLAGE KAGEKANA POST BANTWAL TALUK D.K DISTRICRT 574253. 11. SRI. SATHISH PRABHU K S/O KOGGANNA PRABHU AGE MAJOR R/AT NO. 3-69/1 BARIMARU VILLAGE KAGEKANA POST BANTWAL TALUK D.K. DISTRICT-574253. 12. SMT. ROOPA B. SHENAVA W/O BALACHANDRA SHENAVA AGE MAJOR R/AT HOUSE NO. 2-106-A KELAGINA KERI HOUSE CHARVAKA VILLAGE PUTTUR TALUK-574 202. 13. SMT. PAVITHRA W/O JAYANTHA AGE MAJOR R/AT MULIBAILU HOUSE BARIMARU VILLAGE KAGEKANA POST BANTWAL TALUK D.K DISTRICT 574 253. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:15305 WP No. 18775 of 2021 14. SRI. JAGADEESH S. POOJARY S/O SHEENAPPA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT HOUSE NO.3-145 BALYA HOUSE, BARIMARU VILLAGE KAGEKANA POST, BANTWAL TALUK D.K. DISTRICT 574253. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, ADDL. GOVT., ADV., FOR R1, R4 & R5 R2 SERVED) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDER DTD. 05.11.2020 IN NO.TRS.CR:41/2020-21 AND ORDER DTD. 18.03.2021 IN NO.TRS.CR:41/2020-21 BOTH PASSED BY THE R-3, TURE COPIES OF WHICH ARE PRODUCED AT ANNX-A AND A-1 RESPECTIVELY, CONSTITUTING THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT TO THE R-6 SHRI KANALTHAYA DAIVASTHANA, BAREMARU VILLAGE, BANTAWAL TALUK, CONSISTING THE R-7 TO 14 AS MANAGING TRUSTEES OF THE SAID DAIVASTHANA. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE R-3 TO CONSIDER THE CLAIM OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE POST OF ONE OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE R-6 DAIVASTHANA AS AGAINST THE R-14 IN TERMS OF ORDER DTD. 18.03.2021 IN TRS.CR:41/2020-21 PASSED BY THE R-3 VIDE A-1 & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:15305 WP No. 18775 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: "i) Issue a Writ of Certiorari, quashing the order dated 05.11.2020 in No.TRS.CR:41/2020-21 and Order dated.18.03.2021 in No.TRS.CR:41/2020- 21, both passed by the 3rd Respondent, true copies of which are produced at Annexure-A and A-1 respectively, constituting the Committee of Management to the Respondent No.6 Shri Kanalthaya Daivasthana, Baremaru Village, Bantwal Taluk, consisting the Respondents No.7 to 14 as Managing Trustees of the said Daivasthana. ii) Issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 3rd Respondent to consider the claim of the Petitioner for the post of one of the trustees of the 6th Respondent Daivasthana as against the Respondent No.14, in terms of Order dated 18.03.2021 in No.TRS.CR:41/2020-21 passed by the 3rd Respondent, vide A-1.; iii) Issue any other Writ or Direction as this Hon'ble Court deems fit to meet the ends of Justice." 2. A memo dated 02.04.2025 signed by learned counsel the petitioner has been filed, which reads as under: - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:15305 WP No. 18775 of 2021 "The Petitioner respectfully submits that since the order impugned dated: 05/11/2020 and 18/03/2021 constituting the Committee of Management to the 6th Respondent Daivastana for the period of 3 years, which term is expired, the Writ Petition may be dismissed as having become infructuous in the ends of justice." 3. Accepting the said memo and submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is dismissed as infructuous. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE ABK/ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25