- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010109432024 NC: 2026:KHC:51430 WP No. 5875 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.5875 OF 2024 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: SREE KONDANA SHREE PILICHMUNDI BUNTA AND MUNDATTAYA DAIVASTHANA, KONDANA, KOTEKAR VILLAGE, MANGALURU - 575022 REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT SRI KRISHNA SHWETTY @ KRISHNAIAH SHETTY TAMAR S/O LATE BHANDARI SHETTY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT NO.1-229/2/3, ‘SUKRUTHI’ NEAR VISHNU MURTHY TEMPLE KOTEKAR, ULLAL TALUK – 575022. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SAHANA JAYAPRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RANJAN KUMAR K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARANATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER FOR DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, 2ND FLOOR, SRI MALAIMAHADESHWAR VARTHA BHAVANA, ALUR VENKATARAO ROAD CHAMARAJAPET, BENGALURU – 560018. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010109432024 NC: 2026:KHC:51430 WP No. 5875 of 2024 AND CHARTITABLE ENDOWMENTS, DISTRICT DHARMIKA PARISHAT MANGALURU DAKSHINA KANNDA – 575001. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, DISTRICT DHARMIKA PARISHAT MANGALURU DAKSHINA KANNADA – 575001. 4. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOTEKAR, ULLAL TALUK, D.K. – 575022. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISHA A.S., AGA FOR R-1 TO R-4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECTING RESPONDENTS 2 AND 3 TO EXTEND THE TENURE OF THE PETITIONER’S TEMPLE COMMITTEE BY ANOTHER 6 MONTHS BY RE-CONSIDERING THEIR REPRESENTATION DATED 30.01.2024 (ANNEXURE-F) AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petition has become infructuous and files a memo to that effect. The memo reads as under: “The Petitioner respectfully submits that, the new Committee is formed as per the Government’s order w.e.f. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010109432024 NC: 2026:KHC:51430 WP No. 5875 of 2024 2024-25 and as such this Petition has become infructuous. Hence the above petition may be dismissed as having become infructuous, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. In view of the submission and memo filed, the present writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- ____________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA AT List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18