- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3642 WP No. 10254 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10254 OF 2025 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. SRI NARENDRA BABU S/O SRI HANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 2. SRI NARASIMHAMURTHY N E S/O SRI EERAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 3. SRI VENKATESHA N A S/O SRI ANJANAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 4. SRI SUNIL S S/O SRI SRINVASAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS ALL THE PETITIONERS ARE RESIDENTS OF NAGARAU VILALGE DASANAPURA HOBLI BANGLAORE NORTH TALUK BANGALORE 562123. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR P.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3642 WP No. 10254 of 2025 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING VIDHANA VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETRARY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT 4TH FLOOR, MINTO ANJANEYA BHAVAN, ALUR VERNKATA RAO ROAD, CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU-560018. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, EX OFFICIO ENDOWMENT SURVEY OFFICER, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD, BANGALORE 560 009. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE NORTH SUB-DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD, BANGALORE 560 009. 5. THE TAHSILDAR BANGALORE NORTH KANDAYA BHAVAN K G ROAD BANGALORE - 560 009. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3642 WP No. 10254 of 2025 6. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, MILLERS ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR, BANGALORE-560052. 7. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU-562 162. 8. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, DASANAPURA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, BANGALORE-562 123. 9. CHANDAN SON OF LATE SHIVARUDRPPA, AGED 28 YEARS, NEAR SRI CHANNAKESHAVASWAMY TEMPLE, NAGARUR VILLAGE, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, BANGALORE-562 123. 11. PRAJWAL SON OF LATE SHIVARUDRPPA AGED 26 YEARS, NEAR SRI CHANNAKESHAVASWAMY TEMPLE, RESIDENTS OF NAGARUR VILLAGE, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, BANGALORE-562 123. 12. UMADEVI WIFE OF HAMENTH KUMAR, NEAR SRI CHANNAKESHAVASWAMY - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3642 WP No. 10254 of 2025 TEMPLE, AGED 45 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NAGARUR VILLAGE, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, BANGALORE-562 123. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI., AGA FOR R1 TO R7; SRI. YASHWANTH C R., ADVOCATE FOR R9 TO R10; R8 AND R11 SERVED) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO (I) DIRECTING THE FIRST RESPONDENT SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE THIRD RESPONDENT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DATED 15.12.2009 BEARING NO TO RESERVE 5 GUNTAS OF LAND IN SY NO 67/1A OF NAGARURU VILLAGE FOR SRI CHANNAKESHAVA TEMPLE THE COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED HEREWITH AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE G-4 TO THE WRIT PETITION; II) DIRECTING THE 3RD RESPONDENT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE FIRST PETITIONER AND OTHERS DATED 19.11.2022, AND 16.06.2023 THE COPIES OF WHICH IS PRODUCED HEREWITH AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE H-1, H-2 TO THE WRIT PETITION; III. DIRECTING THE 4TH RESPONDENT TAHSILDAR TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3642 WP No. 10254 of 2025 THE THIRD PETITIONER AND OTHERS DATED 08.10.2021 THE COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED HEREWITH AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE H TO THE WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The petitioners are residents of Nagarur Village, Dasanapura Hobli, Bengaluru North Taluk, and they seek directions for the maintenance of Sri Channakeshavaswamy Temple at Nagarur Village. The petitioners, to assert locus, contend that they have been taking initiative to distribute study materials, uniforms, laptops to the needy children and also participate in rejuvenation of borewells and renovation of Temples. The petitioners seek multiple reliefs including directions for implementation of certain recommendations. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3642 WP No. 10254 of 2025 Sri P Chandrasekhar, the the learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the petitioners' grievance would be addressed if there is a direction to the concerned to take immediate measures to renovate the Temple which is centuries old. Sri Yashwanth C, the learned counsel for the ninth and tenth respondents, proposes to contest the petitioners' locus to seek directions. However, Smt Saritha Kulkarni, the learned Additional Government Advocate for the first to seventh respondents who is assisted in person by the fifth respondent [the jurisdictional Tahsildar] places on record that recommendations have been forwarded to the third respondent for renovation of the temple after inspection. This Court is not inferring any locus in the petitioners, but because it is now placed on record that the fifth respondent has forwarded a recommendation to the third respondent, the petition - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3642 WP No. 10254 of 2025 must be disposed of directing the third respondent to act on the recommendations in accordance with law expeditiously. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/-