- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47439 WP No. 7256 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 7256 OF 2023 (GM-R/C) BETW EEN: 1. T S SRIKANTAIAH S/O PATEL G THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, 2. M SHIVANANJAIAH S/O MODDERA THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/O ABALAVADI TALUK MADDUR, DISTRICT MANDYA, PINCODE - 571 425 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SOMASHEKAR KASHIMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI THOPINA THIMMAPPA KALYANA MANIDRA SEVA TRUST REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY T RAVINDRA, S/O THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O ABALAVADI, TALUK MADDUR, DISTRICT MANDYA PINCODE - 571 425 (REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960) 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT (ENDOWMENT), GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47439 WP No. 7256 of 2023 M S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE COMMISSIONER FOR HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT MALE MAHADESHWAR BHAVAN, CHAMARAJA PETE, BENGALURU - 560 018 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA - 571 401 5. THE ASSSISTANT COMMISSIONER MANDYA - 571 401 6. THE TAHSILDHAR MADDUR, DISTRICT MANDYA, PINCODE - 571 428 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.N. NITISH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.V. NARASIMHAN, ADVOCATE FOR R1 SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R2 TO R6) ------- THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT R2 TO R6 TO MANAGE THE VENKATARAMANA SWAMY (THOPINA THIMMAPPA) TEMPLE OF ABALAVADI VILLAGE AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF KARNATAKA HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1997 BY DISSOLVING THE SRI THOPINA THIMMAPPA KALYANA MANDIR SEVA TRUST ABALAVADI VILLAGE AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47439 WP No. 7256 of 2023 ORAL ORDER Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2. The grievance of the petitioners is with regard to issuance of a writ of mandamus to the Respondents No.2 to 6 to manage the temple in question. 3. It is submitted by the learned AGA that, the temple in question is a Notified Temple under Section 23 of The Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997, which is a C-grade Temple. 4. Since the Temple in question is a Notified Temple, it is for the Respondent-Government to take care of the day-to-day affairs of the Temple in question and as such, no interference is called for in the writ petition. Writ petition is dismissed accordingly. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE rs CT-SG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45