- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39755 WP NO.8513 OF 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 09TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.8513 OF 2019 (GM-WAKF) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SRI. SRI. MADRAS SWAMIJI MUTT (AVADHUTHA ASHRAMA) REP. BY ITS MATHADHIPATHY SRI. S. RAJASHEKHAR SWAMIJY, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, KARADIGUDDA, ARAMANE HONNEMACHANAHALLI DHAKLE, HULIYURUDURGA HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT. 2. SRI. GOPALAIAH S/O LATE RANGANATH, PRESIDENT OF SRI. SRI. SRI. MADRAS SWAMIJI AVADHUTHA ASHRAMA (MUTT) TRUST (REGD.), KARADIGUDDA, ARAMANE HONNEMACHANAHALLI DHAKLE, HULIYURUDURGA HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M. MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF WAKF BY ITS CHAIRMAN, 'DARUL WAQF', NO.6, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 052. Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39755 WP NO.8513 OF 2019 2. KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF WAQF REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, 'DARUL WAQF', NO.6, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 052. 3. TUMAKURU DISTRICT WAQF OFFICE REP. BY THE DISTRICT WAQF OFFICER, HAZRATH MADAR SHAH (RA) CAMPUS, ASHOKA ROAD, TUMAKURU - 572 101. 4. THE THASILDHAR OF KUNIGAL TALUK KUNIGAL,. TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 130. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SWATI ASHOK, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R4; RESPONDENT NO.3-SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 29TH DECEMBER, 2017 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 INSOFAR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONER-SRI. SRI. SRI. MADRAS SWAMIJI MUTT (AVADHUTHA ASHRAMA) VIDE ANNEXURE-P; AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner is challenging the order dated 29th December, 2017 (Annexure-P), wherein the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39755 WP NO.8513 OF 2019 respondent No.2 constituted a Managing Committee consisting of eleven members for the management of the petitioner-Mutt. 2. Heard Sri. M. Manjunath, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner; Smt. Swati Ashok, learned counsel appearing for respondents 1 and 2; and Sri. Mahantesh Shettar, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondent No.4. 3. Smt. Swati Ashok, learned counsel appearing for respondents 1 and 2 filed memo dated 12th October, 2022 for disposal of the petition, which reads as under: "MEMO FOR DISPOSAL In the present writ petition, the petitioner has questioned the order passed by the respondent No.2 dated 29th December, 2017 for a period of three years at Annexure-P. Since, the term of the Committee itself is over, the writ petition becomes infructuous. Wherefore, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to dispose the present writ petition in the interest of justice and equity." 4. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the Managing - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39755 WP NO.8513 OF 2019 Committee is appointed for a period of three years or until further orders whichever is earlier as per the impugned order and accordingly, the term of the Committee itself is completed by efflux of time. Therefore, the prayer sought for by the petitioner in the present petition does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1