- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:198 WP No. 34921 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 34921 OF 2024 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SIDDAPPA C., S/O LATE CHINNASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS. 2. SRI. SRIKANTH C., S/O LATE CHINNASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS. 3. SRI. DASAPPA C., S/O LATE CHINNASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS. 4. SRI. RANGASWAMY, S/O LATE PUTTARAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS. 5. D. RAJU SWAMY, S/O LATE DASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS. PETITIONERS 1 TO 5 ARE R/AT AYYANAVARAHUNDI VILLAGE, SARAGUR POST, B. G. PURA HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT 571 461 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DIVYA KRISHNA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:198 WP No. 34921 of 2024 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (MUZRAI) VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE 560 001 2. SRI. MALAI MAHADESHWARA KSHETRA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MAHADESHWARA HILL, KOLLEGALA TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT 571 313. 3. THE SECRETARY SRI MALAI MAHADESHWARA KSHETRA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, MAHADESHWARA HILL, KOLLEGALA TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT 571 313. 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT, CHAMARAJANAGAR 571 313. 5. THE HON'BLE MINISTER-IN-CHARGE, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT, CHAMARAJANAGAR 571 313. 6. THE HON'BLE MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, HANOORU CONSTITUENCY SOUTH, HANOORU TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT 571 313. 7. THE PEETHADHIPATHI SRI SAALOOR BRUHANMATHA, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:198 WP No. 34921 of 2024 MAHADESHWARA HILLS, CHAMARAJANAGAR 571 313. 8. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, CHAMARAJANAGAR 571 313. 9. THE PRIEST, SRI MAHADESHWARA SWAMY TEMPLE, MAHADESHWARA HILLS, CHAMARAJANAGAR 571 313. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V., HCGP FOR R1, R4 AND R8; SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R GOULAY, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO R-2 TO 4 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PETITIONERS DATED. 25.07.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-C DATED. 23.03.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-D DATED. 20.07.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER The petitioners are before this Court seeking a direction to the respondents to consider the representations given by the petitioners at Annexures-C, D - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:198 WP No. 34921 of 2024 and E wherein it is stated that in the Malai Mahadeshwara Temple a certain section of the people belonging to the Uppara community have rendered exclusive service to the deity by performing certain functions. It is stated that Sri.Moogappa, Smt.Ramavva and their lineage have rendered such service to the duty, and therefore, in the new museum that is being constructed in the hills, appropriate information pertaining to the services rendered by Sri.Moogappa, Smt.Ramavva and their successors should be depicted in the museum. 2. In the considered opinion of this Court, unless the petitioners are able to point out to any provision of law which confers any right in favour of the petitioners and a corresponding duty cast for the respondents, such specific directions can be given by this Court. However, having regard to the contentions raised in this writ petition and the averments made in the representations given by the petitioners at Annexure-C, D and E, the respondent No.2- Sri.Malai Mahadeshwara Kshetra Development Authority, - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:198 WP No. 34921 of 2024 more particularly, its chairman and the authorities concerned, are requested to consider the representations given by the petitioners. If it is found that certain persons have rendered yeoman service in the temple and to the deity, appropriate mention should be made in the museum, if the museum were to depict the services rendered by various persons to the temple and its deity. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16 CT:SNN