- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53127 WP No. 20389 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 20389 OF 2022 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MAHALINGESHWARA TEMPLE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, THUMBE VILLAGE, BANTWALA TALUK D.K. DISTRICT - 574 211 REPRESENTED BY MR. A. JEEVAN ALVA GENERAL SECRETARY, UNREGISTERED 2. SRI. MAHALINGESHWARA TEMPLE RENOVATION COMMITTEE, THUMBE VILLAGE, BANTWALA TALUK D.K DISTRICT - 574 211 REPRESENTED BY MR. A JEEVAN ALVA GENERAL SECRETARY, UNREGISTERED 3. MR. A JEEVAN ALVA S/O LATE SACHIDANANDA LAVA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R.AT 3-92, AGARI HOUSE, SAJIPAMOODA D.K DISTRICT - 574 231. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SIDDHARTH B. MUCHANDI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE REVENUE Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53127 WP No. 20389 of 2022 DEPARTMENT (MUZARAI) VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 2. MEMBER SECRETARY ZILLA DHARMIK PARISHAD AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITALBE ENDOWNMENTS DEPARTMENT, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT DC OFFICE CAMPUS BUNDER, MANGALORE - 575 001, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, BUNDER, MANGALORE - 575 001, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. 4. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT BUNDER, MANGALORE - 575 001 DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1, R3 AND R4; R2 - SERVED UNREPRESENTED) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTIUTTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE ORDER BEARING NO. TRS.CR.10/2022-23 DTD 18.07.2022, PASSED BY THE R-3 VIDE ANNX-A AND ETC., - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53127 WP No. 20389 of 2022 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2. The petitioners herein are assailing the notification dated 18.07.2022 (Annexure-A) wherein the Administrators have been appointed to various temples of the Dakshina Kannada District for a period of six months. In that view of the matter, I am of the view that as the period is completed by efflux of time, no further orders have to be made in this writ petition. 3. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35