- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46817 WP No. 8922 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 8922 OF 2021 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: PACHAPENDRA S/O LATE PADMANABHALNDRA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS OCC-PRIEST R/A BASADI HOUSE MAHAVEERA NAGARA VENOORU VILLAGE VENOOR POST BELTHANGADI TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT- 574 214 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASAD B S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF KARNATAKA HINDU RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE- 560 001 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAKSHINA KANADA DISTRICT DAKSHINA KANANDA- 574 142 3. MANGALURU TALUKU JAINAMATHASTHAPANA COMMITTEE DHAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT COMMITTEE, MUDUBIDRE Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46817 WP No. 8922 of 2021 DHAKSHINA KANNADA- 574 197 REP BY SECRETARY 4. THAHASILDAR BELTHANGADI MANGALORE- 574 214 5. DR PADMA PRASAD AJILA S/O THIMMANNA, ALADANGADY ARAMANE ALADANGADI, BELTHANGADI TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT- 574 214 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTER, HCGP FOR R1, R2 AND R4; SRI. ANANDARAMA K., ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. K.CHANDRANATH ARIGA, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH IMPUGNED APPOINTMENT ORDER DTD 11.12.2018 ISSUED BY THE R-3 VIDE ANNX-B. 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 writ petition, the petitioner is assailing the appointment order dated 11.12.2018 (Annexure-B) wherein the respondent no.3 has issued Moktesari sannad, as per Annexure-B to the writ petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46817 WP No. 8922 of 2021 2. Sri.K.Chandranath Ariga, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.5, and Sri.Mahantesh Shetter, learned AGA appearing for respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4 in chorus submitted that, the writ petition is not maintainable as the respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4 have nothing to do with the affairs of the temple in question and accordingly sought for dismissal of the writ petition. 3. Though the said submission was opposed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, however, learned counsel has not made out any case in so far as under which enactment the redressal of grievances of the petitioner has to be decided. 4. In that view of the matter, taking into consideration the fact that, if the petitioner is being aggrieved by the issuance of Moktesari sannad, as per Annexure-B to the writ petition, it is open for the petitioner to approach the Competent Civil Court for redressal of grievance. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46817 WP No. 8922 of 2021 5. Reserving liberty to the petitioner as stated above, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE JJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7