- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010038592025 NC: 2026:KHC:42669 WP No. 1432 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 1432 OF 2025 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: U. VISHWESHWARA HEGDE, AGE 76 YEARS, S/O LATE PARAMESHWARA R. HEGDE, KOLLUR TEMPLE MUTT, KOLLUR, KUNDAPUR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 220. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.E.NAGESH., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SRI MOOKAMBIKA TEMPLE, KOLLUR, KUNDAPUR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 220. 2. THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT, SRI KOLLUR MOOKAMBIKA TEMPLE, KOLLUR, KUNDAPUR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 220, BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, KARNATAKA HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010038592025 NC: 2026:KHC:42669 WP No. 1432 of 2025 CHAMARAJAPET, BENGALURU - 560 019. 4. K. RAMACHANDRA ADIGA, S/O LATE RADHAKRISHNA ADIGA, SRI MOOKAMBIKA TEMPLE, KOLLUR, UDUPI - 576 220. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.DEVARAJ C.H., GA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI.VINAY N., ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS; QUASH THE LETTER OF THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DATED 30.10.2024 NO. E 1435188 HRICE ADMOAD MI/486/24 AS PER ANNX-M AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: "(a) Call for records; - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010038592025 NC: 2026:KHC:42669 WP No. 1432 of 2025 (b) Issue a Writ of Certiorari quashing the Letter of the Office of the Commissioner for Hindu Religious Institutions & Charitable Endowments dated: 30.10.2024 No..E 1435188 HRICE ADM0ADMI/486/2024 as per Annexure - M; (c) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 3rd respondent Commissioner to pass orders on his Letter dated: 03.06.2024 as per Annexure - K; (d) Issue a direction to the 1st respondent, the Executive Officer of Sri Kollur Mookambika Temple, not to allow the 4th respondent to act as Archaka of Sri Kollur Mookambika Temple by performing Chandika Homa and other rituals of the temple and receiving Suvarna Pushapa, Brahmaswa etc, unless and until he has been appointed as Archaka under Section 9(1) of the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions & Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 Dated-25-3-2022,12-10-2023 and 22-04-2024 as per Annexures - G, H & J;" 2. A memo dated 11.08.2026 has been filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the above petition has been rendered infructuous. 3. Accepting the said memo and submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE PSJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0