- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33902 WP No. 8330 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 8330 OF 2020 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. MAHISHAMARDINI TEMPLE CHARA CHARA VILLAGE, KARKALA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY MR.RATNAKAR SHETTY MANAGING TRUSTEE RESIDENT OF CHARA DODDAMANE, CHARA, KARKALA TALUK, PIN CODE-576112 DIST: UDUPI DISTRICT SINCE DEAD, VIDE ORDER DATED 02.07.2025 PETITIONER NO.1 IS NOW REPRESENTED BY PRESENT MANAGING TRUSTEE SRI. PURUSHOTHAM SHETTY S/O LATE M. SARVOATTAM SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, CHARA DODDAMANE, POST CHARA, HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT. AMENDED CAUSE TITLE AS PER ORDER DATED 02.07.2025 2. MR. RATNAKAR SHETTY S/O B.KRISHNAIAH SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS, RESIDENT OF CHARA DODDAMANE, CHARA, KARKALA TALUK PIN COEDE-576112 DIST.: UDUPI DISTRICT. SINCE DEAD REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33902 WP No. 8330 of 2020 2(a) SMT. SUSHEELA R. SHETTY AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, W/O LATE C.RATHNAKARA SHETTY 2(b) SMT. SUJATHA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, D/O LATE C. RATHNAKARA SHETTY 2(c) SUJANA R. SHETTY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O LATE C. RATHNAKARA SHETTY CHARA DODDAMANE, POST CHARA, HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PRAMOD, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAMESHCHANDRA, ADVOCATE; VIDE ORDER DATED 02.07.2025, SRI. PURUSHOTHAM SHETTY TO REPRESENT PETITIONER NO.1) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MUZARAI DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (IN CHARE) HINDU ENDOWMENT RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS UDUPI DISTRICT - UDUPI. 3. THE DY. COMMISSIONER UDUPI DISTRICT, DISTRICT OFFICE COMPLEX, 'B' BLOCK, 1ST FLOOR, RAJATHDADRI, MANIPAL, UDUPI-576 102 4. VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT HEBRI VILLAGE, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33902 WP No. 8330 of 2020 HEBRI, KARKALA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-576112. 5. ZILLA DHARMIKA PARSHITH REPRESENTED BY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (INCHARGE) HINDU ENDOWMENT RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI-576102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ANNEXURE-A ORDER DATED 30TH OF AUGUST 2019, T.R.S.C.R. 02/2019-20 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to raise the contentions urged in this petition, if necessary in future. 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the assertions made by the petitioners that by order dated 31.01.2025, Rajya Dharmika Parishath has decided that the petitioner No.1 is not a notified institution, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33902 WP No. 8330 of 2020 question of granting any liberty to the petitioners would not arise. 4. In view of the order of Rajya Dharmika Parishath as stated above, this writ petition has become infructuous and accordingly, stands dismissed as withdrawn. 5. In view of dismissal of the petition as withdrawn, pending I.As., if any, do not survive for consideration and the same stand disposed off. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE PMR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3