- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45054 WP No. 17929 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 17929 OF 2022 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. RAMA GELAYARA BALAGA (REGD) PUTHILA NO.1-41 PUTHILA MUNDOOR VILLAGE AND POST PUTTUR TALUK D K DISTRICT - 574 202 REP BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI HONNAPPA NAIKA @ HARISH B K S/O KEPU NAIKA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, REG UNDER KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT 1960 2. ANIL KANNARNOOJI S/O LATE SRI VEERAPPA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT KANNARNOOJI HOUSE MUNDOOR VILLAGE AND POST PUTTUR TALUK D K DISTRICT -574 202 PRESIDENT OF SRI SHANAISHWARA POOJAR SAMITHI PUTHILA MUNDOOR VILLAGE AND POST D K DISTRICT -574 202 Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45054 WP No. 17929 of 2022 3. BALACHANDRA GOWDA KADYA S/O LATE SRI HUKRAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT KADYA HOUSE MUNDOOR VILLAGE AND POST PUTTUR TALUK D K DISTRICT - 574 202 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAJASHEKAR S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIKASA SOUDHA DR B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU -560 001 REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT 2ND FLOOR SRI MALAI MAHADESHWARA VARTHA BHAVAN ALUR VENKATRAO RAO CHAMARAJEPT BENGALURU - 560 018 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER D K DISTRICT MANGALORE - 575 001 D K - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45054 WP No. 17929 of 2022 4. SRI MRITHUNJAESHWARA TEMPLE NARIMOGARU MUNDOOR VILLAGE AND POST PUTTUR TALUK D K DISTRICT - 574 202 REP. BY THE PRESIDENT OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SRI LOKAPPA GOWDA …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R3 SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TOQUASH THE COMMUNICATION DATED 04.08.2022 VIDE NO.MSC.CR.77.2022.23 ISSUED BY THE R3 VIDE ANNEXURE- A.DIRECTING THE RE3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE P3 DATED 08.8.2022 AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE R4 TO ACCORD PERMISSION TO HOLD BHAJAN PROGRAMME AND SRI SHANAISHWARA POOJA ON 10.09.2022 AT SRI GOWRI SHANKARA SABHA BHAVAN, SRI.MRITHUNJAESHWARA TEMPLE,NARIMOGARY, MUNDOOR VILLAGE AND POST PUTTUR TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT-574202. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45054 WP No. 17929 of 2022 ORAL ORDER It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the parties that the prayer made in the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36 CT-SG