- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46213 WP No. 6888 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 6888 OF 2024 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. ANANTHAPADMANABHA BHAT S/O LATE KESHAVA BHAT AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS ARCHAKA SRI. LAKSHMINARASIMHA SWAMY TEMPLE KADESHIVALAYA KADESHIVALAYA VILLAGE AND POST BANTWALA TALUK D K DISTRICT - 574325. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HAREESH BHANDARY T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MUZRAI DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND ENDOWMENT CHARITABLE DAKSHINA KANNADA - 575001. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND ENDOWMENTS CHARITABLE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER D K, MANGALORE - 575001. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46213 WP No. 6888 of 2024 4. PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER KADESHIVALAYA PANCHAYATH KADESHIVALAYA VILLAGE AND POST BANTWALA TALUK D K DISTRICT - 574325. 5. THE PRESIDENT MANAGING COMMITTEE SRI LAKSHMINARASIMHA SWAMY TEMPLE KADESHIVALAYA VILLAGE AND POST BANTWALA TALUK, D K DISTRICT - 574325. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.CHIDANANDA D, FOR C/R5: SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA FOR R1 TO R3: SI. A.K. VASANTH, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED PROCEEDINGS/ REPORT ANNEXURE-A DATED: 08.12.23 BEARING NO. LND.CR/19/22-23 BY THE R3 AND THE ORDER ANNEXURE-B DATED: 30.01.24 MADE IN DVS.MISC.CR.143/2023-242872/F6 PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER/R2 RESPECTIVELY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46213 WP No. 6888 of 2024 ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a) Issue a writ, writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned Proceedings/Report Annexure 'A' dated 08-12-2023 bearing No.L.N.D.CR/19/ 2022-23 by the 3rd respondent and the order Annexure-B dated 30-01-2024 made in DVS.MISC.CR.143/2023/242872/F6 passed by the Deputy Commissioner/2nd respondent respectively. b) Grant such other relief/s as this Hon'ble court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 23.06.2025 signed by the counsel for the petitioner, which reads as under: “The undersigned petitioner herein is not willing to pursue the case. Hence, the petitioner may kindly be permitted to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46213 WP No. 6888 of 2024 withdraw the petition, in the interest of justice”. 3. Accepting the said memo and submission of the counsel for the petitioner, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE DM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 94