- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42611 WP No. 24940 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY WRIT PETITION NO. 24940 OF 2023 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. 2. SRI AGASTHESHWARA BHAKTHA JANA SANGHA REPRESENTED BY ITS DEVOTEES SRI A.C. SUBBAIAH S/O LATE CHINNAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS. CONVENER. 3. SRI B.R. RAMACHANDRA RAO S/O LATE RAMAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS. ALL ARE AGRICULTURIST AND R/O GUYYA VILLAGE SIDDAPURA-571253 AMMATHI NAD VIRAJPET TALUK KODAGU DISTRICT FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE DEVOTEES OF THE SAID DIETY AGASTHESHWARA OF GUYYA. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI M. RAJASHEKAR, ADV.) AND: 1. AGASTHESHWARA TEMPLE COMMITTEE BY ITS PRESENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, I.E., HEADED BY P.C. ASHOK KUSHALAPPA, S/O LATE P. CHARMANA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS GUYYA VILLAGE, AMMATHI NAD VIRAJPET TALUK - 571 253. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42611 WP No. 24940 of 2023 2. PANDIKANDA ASHOK S/O P. PALANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS PLANTER, GUYYA VILLAGE, AMMATHI NAD, S. KODAGU - 571 253. 3. SATHYANARAYANA S/O RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS GUYYA VILLAGE AND POST S.KODAGU - 571 253. 4. PUTTICHANDA VIJU KALAPPA S/O P./ UTHAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS YEDOOR VILLAGE VONTIANGADI POST, S.KODAGU - 571 253. 5. BIDDANDA B CHENGAPPA S/O BOPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, VIJAYA ESTATE, GUYYA VILLAGE AMMATHI NAD, S.KODAGU - 571 253. 6. THE REVENUE INSPECTOR AMMATHI HOBLI, AMMATHI - 571 253. 7. THE TAHSILDAR VIRAJPET TALUK, VIRAJPET - 571 253. 8. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KODAGU DISTRICT, MADIKERI - 577 361. 9. THE CHIEF SECRETARY ZILLA PARISAD, MADIKERI - 577361. 10. THE SECRETARY VIRAJPET TALUK PANCHAYAT, PONNAMPET - 577361. 11. THE SECRETARY GRAMA PANCHAYATH SIDDAPURA - 571 253. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42611 WP No. 24940 of 2023 12. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 13. J.N. SOMAIAH S/O NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, GUYYA VILLAGE AND POST, SIDDAPURA - 571 253. 14. B.A. CHANDRASHAKER S/O LATE B.S. ANANDA POOJARI, AGED MAJOR GUYYA VILLAGE AND POST, SIDDAPURA - 571 253. 15. J.N. HALAPPA S/O NINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, GUYYA VILLAGE AND POST, SIDDAPURA - 571 253. 16. P.K. SHAJI S/O KARNAKARAN, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, GUYYA VILLAGE AND POST, SIDDAPURA - 571 253. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RADHA RAMASWAMY, AGA FOR R-6 TO R-8 & R-12) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD 12/04/2023 PASSED ON IA NO. XV IN EX.CASE NO. 25/2008 ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT VIRAJPET VIDE ANNEXURE-E. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42611 WP No. 24940 of 2023 ORAL ORDER 1. Matter called twice. There is no representation on behalf of the petitioners. 2. On the last date of hearing, this Court having taken note that there was no representation on behalf of the petitioners has passed a peremptory order finally granting a week's time to the petitioners to do the needful in the matter. 3. Till date, office objections raised by the Registry have not been complied. The writ petition is of the year 2023. Therefore, it is apparent that the petitioners are not interested in prosecuting the petition. In view of the peremptory order, this Court has no other option but to dismiss the petition for non- prosecution. Accordingly, petition is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1