- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010093442024 NC: 2026:KHC:54675 WP No. 5012 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.VIVEKANANDA WRIT PETITION NO. 5012 OF 2024 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. SUDHAKARA GOWDA S/O BOJA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT NADU AJJOLI HOUSE NADPAL VILLAGE, SEETHANADI POST HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DIST. - 576 112. 2. NAGARAJA S/O RAMA HARIJANA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT BAILUMANE, NANDALA NADPAL VILLAGE, HEBRI TALUK UDUPI DIST - 576 112. 3. VARADARAJA S/O ANNAPPAKULAL AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS MEL BANDIMATTA SEETHANADI POST HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DIST - 576 112. 4. DHEERAJ HEGDE S/O GANGHADHARA HEGDE AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS Digitally signed by PAVITHRA B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010093442024 NC: 2026:KHC:54675 WP No. 5012 of 2024 R/AT BALLEBBI, SEETHANANDI NADPAL VILLAGE, SEETHANANDI POST HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DIST - 576 112. 5. HARISH KULAL S/O SUNDARA KULAL AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT BELLARE MANE SEETHANDINADPAL VILLAGE SEETHANANDI POST, HEBRI TALUK UDUPI DIST - 576 112. 6. B. VIJAYA KUMAR SHETTY S/O LATE BHOJA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT VISHWAS KRIPA NADPAL VILLAGE, SEETHANADI POST HEBRI TALUK UDUPI DIST - 576 112. 7. SUDHARSHAN HEGDE S/O VITTAL HEGDE AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT AJJOLLI DARKAS SEETHANADI, NADPAL VILLAGE SEETHANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK UDUPI DIST - 576 112. 8. NAGESH S S/O LATE LINGAPPA NAIK AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS R/AT HELEYINDA AACHE NADPAL VILLAGE SEETHANADI POST, HEBRI TALUK - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010093442024 NC: 2026:KHC:54675 WP No. 5012 of 2024 UDUPI DIST - 576 112. 9. MANJUNATHA KULAL S/O JAYARAMA KULAL AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT MULKAADU BAILUMANE NADPAL VILLAGE, SEETHANADI POST HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DIST - 576 112. 10. MAHESH NAIK S/O NAGAPPA NAIK AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT HURULI KUMBRI NADPAL VILLAGE, SEETHANADI POST HEBRI TALUK, UDUPI DIST - 576 112. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NATARAJA BALLAL A, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR MAHADESHWARA VARTHA BHAVAN VENKATA RAO ROA, CHAMARAJPET BANGALORE - 560 018. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010093442024 NC: 2026:KHC:54675 WP No. 5012 of 2024 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UDUPI DISTRICT, 'RAJATADRI', MANIPAL UDUPI - 576 104. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS UDUPI DISTRICT, 'RAJATADRI', MANIPAL UDUPI - 576 104. 4. SMT. MANORAMA S. SHETTY AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS W/O DR. B. SHEKHAR SHETTY R/A ABHINETHRI HOUSE KUNJAL HOUSE, BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DIST. - 576 213. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. M. SRINIVAS KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. VIJAYA KRISHNA BHAT M, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) DIRECTING THE R1 AND 2 TO COMPLETE THE ENQUIRY WITHIN A MONTH IN RESPECT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SHREE DURGAPARAMESHWARI DEVASTHANA, SEETHANADI AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010093442024 NC: 2026:KHC:54675 WP No. 5012 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.VIVEKANANDA ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioners files a memo stating that the prayer sought in this petition has rendered infructuous due to subsequent development. 2. Taking the memo on record, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (T.P.VIVEKANANDA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14