- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50514-DB WP No. 15397 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 15397 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SARAGAR THAYANNA S/O SRI SANEPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.216/8, 5TH WARD MADI BASAVESHWARA NAGARA RAMASAGARA HOSEPET, BELLARY-583132 MOB.NO.7411885094 EMAIL ID: NO MAIL ID ADHAR No.5779 3259 7397 2. SRI.D.R.PANDURANGA, S/O. SRI.DOODDA RANGAYYA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.10, WARD NO.15, RAMALINGAMMA TEMPLE, MUDDAPURA KAMPLI, BELLARY 583132. MOB NO 7676943624 EMAIL ID NO ID ADHAR NO 4841 2685 4713 3. SRI.K.RAGHAVENDRA, S/O. K.HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 1ST WARD, OLD MALAPANAGUDI, NEAR DURGAMMA TEMPLE, Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50514-DB WP No. 15397 of 2024 MALAPANAGUDI, BELLARY-583239. EMAIL ID NO ID ADHAR No: 2607 8941 7468 4. SRI.PARAGANTE RAMESH, S/O.DURUGAMMA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, RESIDING AT H N 30, SHANABOGARA BANDI, NARASAPURA, NAGENAHALLI, BELLARY-583211 MOB NO 9535313146 EMAIL ID NO ID ADHAR No. 9647 6241 2015 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS A R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT, M.S. BUILDING VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, BANGALORE 3. KARNATAKA RAJYA DITARMIKA PARISHAT, REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY THE RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 ARE HAVING OFFICE AT 2 AND 3 FLOOR, MAHADESHWARA VARTHA BHAVAN, VENKATARAO ROAD, CHAMARAJPET - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50514-DB WP No. 15397 of 2024 BANGALORE-560018. 4. SRI HULIGEMMA DEVI TEMPLE HUHAGI VILLAGE, KOPPAL TALUK, KOPPAL DISTRICT-583234 REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER 5. SRI.PARASHURAM, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, S/O. GUDDI NINGAPPA, RESIDING AT HULIGEMMA TEMPLE ROAD, 5TH WARD, HULGI, MUNIRABAD, HULGI KOPPAL - 583234. 6. SMT.ANITHA D/O SRI. YAMANURAPPA, AGED ABOUT.... YEARS, RESIDING AT WARD NO.1 HULAGI VILLAGE, MUNIRABAD (R.S) KOPPAL TALUK KOPPAL DISTRICT-583 234. 7. SMT. SUJATHA W/O SRI. B.G.SHANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT......YEARS, RESIDING AT WARD NO.1 HULAGI VILLAGE, MUNIRABAD (R.S) KOPPAL TALUK KOPPAL DISTRICT-583 234. 8. SRI. SHEKARAPPA SHINDOGI S/O SRI. HANUMANTHAPPA SHINDOGI, RESIDING AT AGALAKERA VILLAGE KOPPAL TALUK KOPPAL DISTRICT-583 234. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50514-DB WP No. 15397 of 2024 9. SRI.VEERESH E AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, S/O. NARASAYYA E, RESIDING AT 4/387, HULIGI BLOCK, NO.4. SHIVAPUR ROAD, 3RD WARD, MUNIRABAD, HULGI, KOPPAL - 583 234. 10. SRI. PAMPANAGOUDA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O VIRUPANGOUDA R/AT NO.6/238/12, NEAR GAVISIDDESHWARA TEMPLE 3DR WARD HULGI MUNIRABAD RS HULGI, KOPPAL-583234. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT NILOUFER AKBAR,AGA FOR R1 & R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER HAVING NO.ADM-8 CR/112/2020-21/E-505111 DATED 19/05/2022 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 3 BY WHICH THE RESPONDENT NOS.5 TO 10 APPOINTED AS A COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO THE RESPONDENT NO.4 AS THE SAID APPOINTMENT AS PER ANNEXURE-A IS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 25(2)(d) OF THE KARNATAKA HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT ACT, 1997 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50514-DB WP No. 15397 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioners have filed the present application - IA.No.1/2025 seeking recall of the order, whereby in terms of the order dated 24.4.2025 the present petition was dismissed as the petitioners had not cured the office objections despite several opportunities. 2. We note that the petition was dismissed after three opportunities were granted to the petitioner. The application for recalling was listed on three occasions thereafter. But the office objections were not complied with. They were finally complied with after 9.10.2025. 3. In view of the above, the application - IA.No.1/2025 is allowed. The petition stands restored. 4. The petitioners have filed the present petition as a public interest litigation, inter alia, impugning an order dated 19.5.2022, by virtue of which respondents No.5 to 10 were appointed as Committee Members of respondent No.4 for a period of three years. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50514-DB WP No. 15397 of 2024 5. The petitioner claims that the appointment of the said Committee Members is in violation of Section 25(2)(d) of the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997. 6. The learned Additional Government Advocate counters the same. However, she submits that, in any event, the impugned order dated 19.5.2022 was for a limited period of three years, which has since been expired. 7. In view of the above, the relief as sought for does not survive. Accordingly, we decline to entertain this petition. The same is dismissed. 8. Pending IAs., if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 2 Sl No.: 25