- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21944 WP No. 8995 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO.8995 OF 2025 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SEETHARAMA NAIK S/O SRI. CHIKKANAYAK, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS. 2. SRI. S. M. GANGADARAIAH S/O SRI. MUDDABASAVEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS. 3. SRI. RANGAYYA S/O SRI. BELURAIAH, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS. 4. SRI. SHIVARUDRAPPA S/O SRI. PUTTABASAVAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, THE RESPONDENTS NO. 4 TO 7 ARE RESIDING AT SASALAHALLI VILLAGE, TIPTUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MAYANNA GOWDA N R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT (MUZARAI), 6TH FLOOR, M.S.BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. Digitally signed by NAGARAJA B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21944 WP No. 8995 of 2025 2. THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT AT BANGALORE, NO.2 AND 3 FLOOR, MAHADESHARA VARTHA BHAVAN, VENKATARAO ROAD, CHAMARAJPET, BANGALORE-560 018. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMKUR, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 101. 4. THE TAHSILDAR TUMKUR, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 101. 5. SRI. MOHAN S/O DODDARAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS. 6. SRI. S. GOPINATH S/O LATE LAKSHMIKANTHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS. 7. SRI. S. RAMESH S/O SRI. SRIRANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS. RESPONDENTS NO. 1 TO 3 ARE RESIDING AT SASALAHALLI VILLAGE, TIPTUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. 8. SRI. RANGASWAMY S/O SRI. BASAVEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS. 9. SRI. J. V. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O VEDDALAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21944 WP No. 8995 of 2025 10. SRI. G. V. LINGARAJU S/O RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS. 11. SRI. GOVINDASWAMY S/O LATE. RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS. 12. SRI. B. J. HEMANTHA KUMAR S/O LATE JAYADEVA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS. 13. SRI. HEMACHALA S/O NAGARAJU G. S. AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, ALL RESPONDENTS NO. 3 TO 11 ARE RESIDING AT GANGANAGHATTA VILLAGE, TIPTUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. AMARANATHY, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. S. NAGARAJA., ADVOCATE FOR R5 TO R13) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED COMMISSIONER FOR HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT AT BANGALORE IN CASE NO.ADM/07 RP 30/2024-25 DATED 13/02/2025, AS PER ANNX-Z AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21944 WP No. 8995 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo dated 08.04.2026 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition as not pressed. 2. The said memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the above said memo, the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NBM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 47