- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010149432024 NC: 2026:KHC:49760 WP No. 7409 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.VIVEKANANDA WRIT PETITION NO. 7409 OF 2024 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MAHALINGESHWARA TEMPLE KUKKEHALLI, BRAHMAVAR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY PRESIDENT OF MANAGING COMMITTEE 2. NAGARAJ BHAT S/O VADIRAJ BHAT AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT KUKKE HALLI VILLAGE UDUPI TALUK-576 124 PRADHANA ARCHAKARU SRI. MAHALINGESHWARA TEMPLE 3. KRISHNANAIKA S/O DEVAPPA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT ASHA NIVASA GADIGGE ROAD KUKKE HALLI VILLAGE UDUPI TALUK-576 124 4. SACHITHA R ALVA W/O ROHAN ALVA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS DHODDABEDU KUKKE HALLI VILLAGE UDUPI TALUK-576 124 Digitally signed by PAVITHRA B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010149432024 NC: 2026:KHC:49760 WP No. 7409 of 2024 5. SHILPA D/O GOVINDA MADIVALA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS KALABAILU, KUKKE HALLI VILLAGE, UDUPI TALUK-576 124 6. PRASAD HEGDE S/O SRINIVAS HEGDE AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS PARVATHA MANE, KUKKE HALLI VILLAGE UDUPI TALUK-576 124 7. MANJAYYA ACHARI S/O LATE SANNAYYA ACHARI AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS DEVASTHANA BETTU KUKKE HALLI VILLAGE UDUPI TALUK-576 124 8. JAYAPRASAD S/O B.M. NARASIMHA BAJE AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS GANGAVATHI, KUKKE HALLI VILLAGE UDUPI TALUK-576 124 9. HARIJEEVAN HEGDE, S/O LATE MUDDANNA HEGDE AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS DHODDABEDU, KUKKE HALLI VILLAGE UDUPI TALUK-576 124 10. NAGAPPA NAYAK S/O APPI NAYAK AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS KEREBETTU, KUKKE HALLI VILLAGE UDUPI TALUK-576 124 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI: GIRISH R, ADVOCATE -[VC]) - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010149432024 NC: 2026:KHC:49760 WP No. 7409 of 2024 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING, VIDHAN VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS IN KARNATAKA MALAI MAHADESHWARA BUILDING ALUR VENKATA RAO ROAD CHAMARAJPET BANGALORE-560 018 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAJATHADRI, MANIPAL UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI-576 104 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT BUNDER, MANGALURU DAKSHINA KANNADA-575 001 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTION, DISTRICT OFFICE COMPLEX, 'B' BLOCK, 1ST FLOOR RAJATHADRI, MANIPAL UDUPI DISTRICT-576 104 6. SHIRASTEDAR RRT DIVISION TAHASILDAR'S OFFICE UDUPI TALUK-576 104 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: DEVARAJ C H, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010149432024 NC: 2026:KHC:49760 WP No. 7409 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDERS (ANNEXURE-A) BEARING NO.HRICE- ADMDADM8/223/2023, E-11226912 BANGALORE DATED 19/01/2024 PASSED BY THE R2 APPOINTING SHIRASTEDAR, RRT DIVISION, TAHASILDARS OFFICE, UDUPI TALUK AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF PETITIONER TEMPLE AND QUASH THE ORDER (ANNEXURE-B) BEARING NO. DCUDP- 19011(TRS)/4/2023 E-107860 DATED 06/02/2024 BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, UDUPI DISTRICT, DIRECTING SHIRASTEDAR, RRT DIVISION, TAHASILDARS OFFICE UDUPI TALUK TO FILE A REPORT OF TAKING CHARGE AS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PETITIONER TEMPLE. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.VIVEKANANDA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the term of the Managing Committee of the petitioners has since expired, the prayer sought in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. Sd/- (T.P.VIVEKANANDA) JUDGE BGN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7