- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45548 WP No. 28180 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 28180 OF 2025 (GM-KSR) BETWEEN: MEGADDE MAVINADI HANUMANTHA DEVASTHANA AND DAIVASTHANA SEVA MANDALI TRUST R, REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATON ACT, 1960. REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT SRINIVASA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, S/O. SRI BALAKRISHNA SHETTY, R/AT MAVINADI MANE, MEGADDE, NADPAL VILLAGE, SEETHANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT- 576 112 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASANNA V R.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPT. OF HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU- 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES CUM DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES, UDUPI DISTRICT, RAJATADRI, A BLOCK, 1ST FLOOR, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES COMPLEX, MANIPAL-576 004 Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45548 WP No. 28180 of 2025 3. SRI. HANUMANTHA DEVASTHANA AADALITHA MANDALI R, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT, REGD UNDER KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGN ACT 1960. MR.NAVEEN KUMAR SHETTY, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGED MAJOR, R/AT MEGADDE, NADAPALU VILLAGE, HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 112 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; V/O DT 10/11/2025 NOTICE TO R3 D/W) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO- QUASHING THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION DATED 14.06.2024 IN NO.DRUD/SOR/21/2024-25, REGISTERING THE RESPONDENT NO.3 SRI HANUMANTHA DEVASTHANA ADALITHA MANDALI, MAGADDE, NADAPALU VILLAGE, KAPU-576112, UDUPI, AS A SOCIETY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960 BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT, VIDE ANNEXURE-A, THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45548 WP No. 28180 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The learned Additional Government Advocate is directed to accept notice for respondents No.1 and 2. 2. Notice to respondent No.3 is dispensed with in view of the proposed order to be passed. 3. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following reliefs: "(i) Writ of Certiorari, quashing the Certificate of Registration dated:14.06.2024 in No.DRUD/SOR/21/2024-25, registering the Respondent No.3 'Sri Hanumantha Devasthana Adalitha Mandali, Magadde, Nadapalu Village, Kapu-576112, Udupi, as a Society under the provisions of Karnataka Socieites Registration Act, 1960 by the 2nd Respondent, vide Annexure-A. ii) Any other Writ or direction, as this Hon'ble Court deems fit to meet the ends of justice." 4. On an enquiry, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the suit in O.S.No.49/2025 has been filed before the Principal Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., Karkala. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45548 WP No. 28180 of 2025 5. If that be so, it is for the petitioner to seek the relief which had been sought for in the present matter, in the said suit, if necessary by causing amendment thereto. 6. Reserving such liberty, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12