- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50802 WP No. 13757 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 13757 OF 2025 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. SMT N MANORAMA S SHETTY AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS W/O B SHEKARA SHETTY R/AT ABHINETRI HOUSE KUNJAL HOUSE, BRAHMAVARA UDUPI DISTRICT-576 213 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYA KRISHNA BHAT M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY HRI AND C E DEPARTMENT AMBEDKAR VEEDI, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENT ALUR VENKATARAO ROAD CHAMARAJAPET, BENGALURU-560 018. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HRI AND CE DEPARTMENT UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI-576 101. 4. THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI-576 101. 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HRI AND CE DEPARTMENT UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI-576 101. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50802 WP No. 13757 of 2025 6. SRI. SUDHAKARA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O BHOJAGOWDA R/AT NADU ACTOLI, SEETANADI POST HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112. 7. SRI VARADARAJA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS S/O ANNAPPA R/AT KULAL, MELBANDI MUTT SEETANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112. 8. SRI. HARISH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O SUNDARKUMAR R/AT BELLARE HOUSE SEETANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112. 9. SRI. SUDARSHAN HEGDE AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O VITTALA HEGDE R/AT ACTOLI HOUSE, NALU VILLAGE SEETANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112. 10. SRI. MANJUNATH KULAL AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS S/O JAYARAM KULAL R/AT MULLADU BAILUMANE NADALU VILLAGE, SEETANADI POST HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112. 11. SRI. NAGARAJA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS S/O RAMA HARIJANA R/AT BAILUMANE, NANDALU NALU VILLAGE, HEBRI TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112. 12. SRI. DHEERAJ HEGDE AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS S/O GANGADHARA HEGDE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50802 WP No. 13757 of 2025 SEETANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112. 13. SRI. VIJAYKUMAR SHETTY AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS S/O BHOJA SHETTY R/AT VISHWAN KRUPA NADPALU VILLAGE, SEETANADI POST HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112. 14. SRI. NAGESH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARSw S/O LINGAPPA NAYAK NADPALU VILLAGE SEETANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112. 15. SRI. MAHESH NAIK AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS S/O NAGAPPA NAIK R/AT HURULLI KUMBLI NADPALU VILLAGE, SEETANADI POST HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 112 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.S NATARAJA BALLAL., ADVOCATE FOR C/RESPONDENTS) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED: 13.02.2025 PASSED BY THE P-2 IN PROCEEDING NO. HRICEL.ADM0ADM8/ 194/2023/E.1191548 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50802 WP No. 13757 of 2025 a) Issue a Writ of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 13.02.2025 passed by the PetitionerNo.2 in proceeding No. HRICEL ADM0ADM8/194 /2023/E:1191548 vide Annexure- A; b) Direct the Respondents 2 to 4 to account for the seized hundis and refund the entire amount of hundi collection to the Bank account of the Temple. b) Grant such other and further relief as this Hon'ble Court deems fit to grant in the interest of justice and equity. 2. A memo dated 16.09.2025 signed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, has been filed, which reads as under: “MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL The petitioner submits that in view of the Petitioner filing a subsequent comprehensive writ petition in W.P.No.23117/2025, the Petitioner is not intending to prosecute the above writ petition and seeks leave of the Hon’ble Court to withdraw the same. Accordingly, the above writ petition may kindly be dismissed as withdrawn, in the interests of justice and equity.” 3. Accepting the said memo and submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50802 WP No. 13757 of 2025 4. In view of dismissal of the main petition, pending applications, if any, do not survive for consideration. Hence, the same are disposed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE KTY List No.: 1